🚀What happens when startup founders, investors, business angels, artists, and innovators come together in Berlin's most daring makerspace?
⭐️You get an unforgettable evening where bold ideas converge with the skills and funds needed to turn them into reality—also known as Demo Day!
Last Friday, 31 May, our innovation hub and makerspace in Alt-Treptow saw over 370 people gather to experience an action-packed evening featuring an exhibition of over 30 startups, artists, and designers from the MotionLab.Berlin community. This event provided a platform for our talented members to showcase their bold ideas and groundbreaking projects in the unique atmosphere that defines MotionLab.Berlin. It was the perfect way to celebrate the vibrant community and ecosystem that has been cultivated here.
Sparks flew at the investor speed dating, fostering rapid and meaningful connections between startups and potential investors, including CROSSBIE GmbH, IBB Ventures, Brandenburg Capital, HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds, bmp Ventures, Sansar Ventures, Edelweiss Innovation, and business angels.
The stage show was another highlight, with pitches from our Hardtech Innovation teams, an inspiring keynote from Bernd Brunke, and an award ceremony that was as fun as it was insightful.
Guests mingled over food and drinks or took a deep dive into the innovative exhibitions, while a full line-up of DJs kept the dance floor alive until dawn, with a mesmerizing midnight aerial performance by the fantastic Fifi Fantome.
Thanks to our generous sponsors, we awarded €10,000 to Hoop Solar, the most promising startup chosen by the jury, and a second prize worth €3,500 to MAD, the audience favorite of the night.
Demo Day marks the finish line for the forward-thinking climate tech startups in our Hardtech Innovation Accelerator program. This seven-month program supports early-stage hardware startups committed to shaping a greener future through sustainable technology and innovation.
This year’s Demo Day was truly exceptional. It was a celebration of creativity, collaboration, and the incredible projects brought to life by our talented members. A big thank you to everyone who exhibited their work, and to everyone who joined us to celebrate.
➡️To read more about Demo Day, or to register your interest in applying for the next Hardtech Innovation accelerator program, head to the link in the comments section.
🙏And, a special shout out to our:
🔹Sponsors - NexPCB, Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH, ReTraNetz-BB (Berlin Partner Unit for Mobility and Logistics), Berlin.Industrial.Group. (B.I.G.), Berliner Sparkasse, NTT Advanced Technology Corp, and Digital Hub Initiative.
🔹Jury members - Dr. Corinna Sinzig, Danny Grant, Chika Yamamoto, Georg Meuser
🔹Keynote - Bernd Brunke
🔹Mentors - Fernando Germán Torales Chorne, Daniel Shor, Daniel Flynn, Tim Dieryckx
🔹The Hardtech Innovation teams (linked below)
🔹DJs (linked below)
🔹And the whole MotionLab.Berlin team!
