The tenth round of the city pitches of the #believebandich Challenge will take place in Vorarlberg this year. On Tuesday, March 12th, seven startups from the Sustainability category will compete in Dornbirn. They present their innovative ideas to a top-class jury. The event takes place from 6:00 p.m. in the Postgarage Dornbirn. Registration to attend the event live as a spectator can be found here.
The winning startup will then compete in Vienna on April 3rd with the winners of the other city pitches for the title “Startup of the Year 2024”. The winning teams of the City Pitches also receive a cash prize of 1,000 euros from Erste Bank and Sparkasse as well as two annual licenses for wîse up, the digital platform for training and further education for Austria’s economy.
2049 Sustainability
The Viennese startup 2049 Sustainability develops and markets replacement covers and protective covers for parasols internationally. These covers should make it possible to avoid replacing entire parasols and instead of just replacing the cover. This should make it possible to conserve resources and save CO2.
Infrared City
Infrared City, a spin-off from the Austrian Institute of Technology, offers a platform for intelligent and resilient design based on AI. The young company wants to make complex environmental simulations accessible and understandable for all actors in the built environment. This should make building and urban planning much more sustainable.
Inmox
Gearboxes in various industries such as wind power require regular maintenance. However, this usually always takes place at the same intervals. As a result, system operators often recognize damage too late or waste money by carrying out investigations too early. The Viennese startup Inmox wants to solve this problem. The young company is developing an intelligent chip detector and software that detect wear particles in wind turbine gears and thus determine exactly when maintenance is advisable.
MIQALab
MIQALab from Innsbruck offers tailor-made contract analysis, consulting and certification in the field of microplastics specifically for companies in the cosmetics, cleaning products and beverage production sectors.
myflexbox
The young company myflexbox, founded by energy service provider Salzburg AG, offers intelligent lockers that customers can use to pick up packages contactlessly at any time. Among other things, the young company cooperates with the supermarket chain Billa.
Optinatura
Insects as a revolution in animal feed: This is the vision of Optinatura from Upper Austria. The young company breeds black soldier fly larvae as natural and sustainable food for farm animals such as fish, chickens and pigs, pets such as birds, dogs and reptiles, and wild animals such as birds and hedgehogs.
Timber One
Affordable living in the DACH region is the declared goal of Timber One from Vorarlberg. The startup is a system developer and provider for affordable real estate projects. The target group are municipalities. Timber One has developed a standardized and affordable construction concept (2,000 euros per square meter). The team from Austria and Germany has a combined 20 years of experience in the areas of wooden modular construction and digital.
The jury in Dornbirn
The startups will once again compete in front of a top-class jury. This decides which young company will make it to the final of the #believebandich challenge. The jury members are:
The winner of the City Pitch will receive 1,000 euros and of course promotion to the final! The prize money is 10,000 euros and a PR package worth 10,000 euros.
-> All further information about the #believebandich Challenge 2024 can be found here.