AMBITION
Together, let’s accelerate growth
From entrepreneur to entrepreneur, we speak the same language. As part of the ODDO BHF Young Entrepreneurs Awards, the Group brings together its circle of business angels, experts, and business leaders to support the startups and their creators, helping them to fulfill their ambitions as well as their financial and economic goals.
Key dates
Application
September 1st 2024
Application opening
October 31st 2024
Application platform closing date
Selection
December 2024 – January 2025
Selection by experts and deliberation by expert committee
February 26th 2025
Pitch presentations of the finalists to the jury and nomination of the winners (excluding the People‘s Choice Award)
Reward
March 19th 2025
Award ceremony and live voting for the People's Choice Award
RULES
Winning with integrity
Integrity and data protection are central to our commitments. All entries are looked at with equal care and presented in a consistent way to the jury members. The audience present on the evening of the ceremony also votes live for the People’s Choice Award.
REQUIREMENTS
01.
Startup founded after 2020 (max. 3 years old)
02.
Registration in the commercial register has taken place
03.
Registered head office of the company in DACH
04.
Prototype and business model must exist
05.
First seed financing has taken place
06.
Only teams (no individual founders)
07.
Operating Sector*
- Health-Care
- Life Sciences
- Med-Tech
- Proptech
- Engineering
- Clean Energy & Storage
- Mobility & Transportation
- Digital Business Models
- Artificial Intelligence
- Industry & Material
* The corporate purpose must not be to offer innovative, technology-based application systems in the financial sector (so-called "FinTechs").
