The startup competition "Gründerwettbewerb - Digitale Innovationen", organised by the Federal Ministry of Economics, has been in existence since 1997. Around 500 startups have been honoured so far. On 20 November, the time had come again: Another 21 young companies were able to add their names to the list of winners, including two from Hamburg: TimeTeller and toern.
On 20 and 21 november, the Federal Government's Digital Summit took place in Jena. Around 1,000 participants from politics, business, science and civil society met there to get up to speed on the digital transformation. One of the highlights was the award ceremony for the startup competition, which is held twice a year. The prerequisites for participation were, that the company must be based in Germany and, in the case of corporations, a maximum age of six months at the start of the application process.
