Startup Boost

Startup Boost by Messe München is the central contact point for startups at Messe München, to inform interested parties about relevant events, as well as general offerings and services.

In the long term, Startup Boost by Messe München is due to be developed as an independent platform for startups, a place where recently-founded companies, regardless of which economic sector they come from, can obtain information about relevant events. In particular, it serves to provide transparency about the existing initiatives of individual trade fairs for startups.

In addition, medium and long-term services for startups will be developed. In the medium term, young companies will be supported in their applications to participate in the startup programs of relevant trade fairs or the preparations for a trade fair appearance with very specific tips and assistance. In the long term, a mentoring network is due to be established via this platform, which will offer selected startups exclusive access to sector insiders and cross-sectoral experts from Messe München's networks.

Startup Boost by Messe München is to provide business founders with a platform for successful implementation of their business ideas and help find partners, employees and suppliers, as well as further development and globalization of their business ideas.

EXPO REAL

About the fair

About the fair EXPO REAL is Europe's largest B2B trade fair for real estate and investment. It covers the entire value chain of the international real estate industry – from the idea and conception through financing and realization down to marketing, operation, and use. Find out more about EXPO REAL and its trade fair profile.

About the Startup Program

Over 700 startups have applied; 300 were accredited to the Real Estate Innovation Network Contest and the Forum; 25 startups presented their business models and products to the jury. For 2018, workplaces will be available for 75 startups and 25 of them will be given the opportunity to pitch their business models in front of the jury.

Advantages

Select startups will have access to the Real Estate Innovation Forum Startup Alley, including their own booth, which provides an ideal platform for exchanging ideas with potential investors and partners.

Categories

Invest, Market, Smart City & Work, Manage & Operate

Participation

Applications at real-estate-innovation.net/de/contest/. Please take note of the terms of participation

ISPO Munich

About the fair

As the only multi-segment trade fair for the sports business, it offers participants from all over the world the opportunity to identify synergies and cross-selling potentials across various sports, and discover new segments and trends at an early stage. The event presents the latest products from the segments Snow Sports, Outdoor, Health & Fitness, Urban and Team Sports, as well as visions, trends, innovation & industry services, manufacturing & suppliers.

About the Startup Program

ISPO Brandnew has been in existence since 2000. It is staged for the 30th time in 2018. Out of around 400 applicants per year, the top 50 newcomers to the industry will be awarded. Each year, the jury also consists of winners from previous years.

Advantages

The awarded brands will be conferred the recognized ISPO Brandnew label, plus a booth in the ISPO Brandnew Village exhibition area, support by the ISPO Academy and media support via the international ISPO platform.

Categories

Seven categories that will be adjusted depending on the applications.

Participation

Applications at ispo.com/awards/ispo-brandnew. Please take note of the terms of participation

electronica

About the fair

The leading international trade fair electronica and conference is the very first place to see which components, systems, applications and solutions make new developments such as smart homes and connected cars possible in the first place. Here visitors see the entire world of electronics.

About the Startup Program

In 2016, 35 participants from 16 countries joined in the electronica Fast Forward venture, the start-up-week powered by Elektor.

Advantages

1st place: € 75,000 prize money from Elektro, including an exhibition booth at electronica 2020;

2nd place: Elektor media campaign worth € 50,000, while 3rd place will be awarded media exposure via the international Elektor network worth € 25,000.

Categories

Automotive, Embedded AI, Solid State Lighting / LED, Smart Grid / Smart Energy, Industrial IoT, Electronics in Medical & Healthcare (including wearables), Cyber Security.

Participation

Registration and submission of idea / prototype at electormagazin.com

GoPro

2005: ISPO Brandnew finalist

2012: 2.3 million cameras sold

2014: IPO, USD 430 million

2017: >1,300 employees

ON Running

2010: Overall winner ISPO Brandnew

2017: 130 employees in Switzerland, U.S. and Japan—“product of the year” winner at ISPO, resulting in >60 retail contracts. Total of >2.5 million ON Runners sold and available in >3,000 shops in >50 countries today.

MODERAN

“We made a lot of high-quality contacts and signed our first deal from the EXPO Real meetings just three months later. The great advantage of the Real Estate Innovation Network stand is that all visitors are open-minded and come there expecting to see something innovative. Everyone's goal was to learn about new solutions, discuss and generate new ideas that help them support their own business."