Industrial Collaboration with FASTTRACK

This is a concrete opportunity for B2B startups in Europe and Israel to further develop and test their technology in a pilot project and possible long-term collaboration with HAWE Hydraulik SE, Hirschvogel Automotive Group, HOERBIGER Deutschland Holding GmbH and Max Aicher Group, four leading steel manufacturing “Mittelstand” companies and suppliers to the automotive industry. The three established FASTTRACK in 2017 to pursue their ambition of continuous innovation. The final event, FASTRACK PITCH DAY, is a one-day event on October 29, 2019 in Landsberg am Lech, Germany. Selected startups will be invited to personally meet several decision makers of FASTTRACK to identify solid collaboration opportunities. We are especially looking for solutions in the field of:

• Actuators, Robots, and Handling Systems
• Electrification of Mobility
• Sensors and Artificial Intelligence
• Recycling, Sorting, and Circular economy
• Augmented Reality and Digital Communication
• Innovative Materials and Processing Technologies
• Process Automation of Admin Tasks

Application is open until 08 September 2019. Invited startups can participate for free and will only need to come up for the travel and accommodation costs. The conference language for this event will be English.

Digital Energy Innovation Award 2019

Munich Network along-with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is looking for disruptive solution with high growth potential and a plausible business model for this year’s startup award. The award ceremony will take place during the Innovation Forum which is going to be THE annual meeting of the ‘new’ energy industry, i.e. all related sectors, and for all those involved in this ecosystem. Digital Energy Innovation Forum is going to take place on 13 November 2019 at Fraunhofer-Venture in Munich, Germany after a pitch preparation the day before (November 12th) for the nominated startups. We’ll have interesting speakers and 15 startup pitches with a 5,000€ startup award at the end.

This year’s startup award will honour the startup with the most promising innovation in one of the technology fields below:

• Digital Energy Industry
• Energy in Real Estate Industry
• Energy in Mobility Industry

Application is open until 15 September 2019. Nominated startups can participate for free and will only need to come up for the travel and accommodation costs. The conference language for this event will be German.