Munich, March 2025
The 16th Innovation World Cup® and HANNOVER MESSE have announced the Top 12 Techpreneurs of 2025 across the Industrial, Robotics, Energy, and Mobility categories, along with the Top 3 of the ST Innovation Challenge and the Top 3 EBV Innovation Heroes.
Industrial:
- Apogeo Space Srl, Italy
- MotionMiners GmbH, Germany
- ZeroKey Inc, Canada
Robotics:
- ArgosVison Inc, South Korea
- Sarcomere Dynamics Inc, Canada
- TOP seven GmbH & Co KG, Germany
Energy:
- LAVA Power, Israel
- Perovskia Solar AG, Switzerland
- Spark e-Fuels, Germany
Mobility:
- Inteliports, United Kingdom
- TechNovator, Poland
- PULSETRAIN GmbH, Germany
ST Innovation Challenge:
- Pubinno Inc, Turkey
- Sensos, Israel
- Vigalab, Chile
EBV Innovation Heroes:
- PULSETRAIN GmbH, Germany
- Incoretex GmbH, Germany
- SOLO Workout, Poland
These Top 17 Techpreneurs will showcase their groundbreaking innovations at the official pitch and award ceremony during HANNOVER MESSE – the world’s leading trade fair for industrial transformation, featuring 6,500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors. The grand finals will take place on April 1st, 2025, from 16:00 to 18:00 CET at the Tech Transfer Stage in Hall 2 B02. The event is open to all interested attendees.
A distinguished panel of judges will select the winners in each category:
- Laura Engelhardt, Head of Strategy and Transformation, Siemens
- Koen Geurts, Investment Manager, HTGF
- Juliane Salten, Project Manager Startup Machine Services and Max Stein, Project Manager, VDMA
- Simone Ferri, APMS Group VP and MEMS SubGroup General Manager, STMicroelectronics
- Dr. Michael Hoeck, Co-founder Earlybird-X & Venture Partner, Earlybird
- Dieter Groß, Business Development Manager IoT, UV, Home & Building, Selim Bakirtas and René Blaue, Account Managers, EBV Elektronik
- Dr. Harald Ranke, Innovation World Cup Ambassador Energy, former Managing Director Selas-Linde
- Thomas Waldmann, Start-Up & Venture Manager, Würth
- Julian Riedlbauer, Partner, Drake Star
- Guillaume Noel, Business Development Manager, CSEM
- Thomas Klem Andersen, Executive Director, DeepTech Alliance
The 17th Innovation World Cup® 2026 is now open for submissions. Participation is free of charge. Further Information at: www.innovationworldcup.com.
Behind the scenes – The Innovation World Cup® Series
The Innovation World Cup® Series is the global open innovation platform that connects corporates and Techpreneurs. It acts as a catalyst for future innovations. The Innovation World Cup® Series was initiated by Navispace GmbH in 2003. Partners include STMicroelectronics, HTC VIVE, Google Cloud, Ericsson, Intel, EBV Elektronik, Swisscom, Würth Elektronik, Samsung, Telefonica, Telit, VARTA Microbattery and world leading trade fairs such as HANNOVER MESSE and MEDICA. A panel of international industry experts selects the best solutions based on the level of innovation, marketability, and sustainability.
More information: www.innovationworldcup.com, www.techprnrs.com
Press Contact
Hanna Sterzik | Project Manager
Innovation World Cup® Series – Techpreneurs GmbH
