Jul 1, 2024
DIVE is WECONOMY Top 10 Start-up 2023
DIVE is one of Germany's top 10 most innovative pre-seed start-ups 2023. Every year, ‘Weconomy’ selects ten start-ups that will work with top managers on their business model over the next few years.
Gösta Reißmann
CFO
What is WECONOMY?
At WECONOMY, founders win what money can't buy. The contest brings founders together with experts and executives up to the board level of the German economy.
Since 2007, WECONOMY has been selecting the most innovative startups in Germany: CureVac, FOND of, komoot, Kinexon, inveox and many other strong teams have convinced the WECONOMY-jury over the last 17 years.
WECONOMY has been initiated by Wissensfabrik, Unternehmertum and Handelsblatt.
What did we learn in WECONOMY?
In four different meetings across Germany, DIVE could meet industry leaders and obtain valuable guidance.
In November 2023, Gösta went to BASF in Ludwigshafen and received mentoring from Melanie Maas-Brunner, former BASF board member and CTO, and Stephan Bross, CTO of the KSB Group.
In January 2024, Philipp and Wulf travelled to Vector Informatik in Stuttgart. Dr. Stefan Krauß, the CEO of Vector Informatik explained how to build up a company from 2 employees to 3k employees.
In April 2024, Philipp and Gösta visited Boehringer Ingelheim in Ingelheim. Ringo Schmelzer, COO of TÜV Nord, pointed out the value add of inspection in a joint session.
At the last WECONOMY meeting in June 2024, Philipp and Gösta travelled to LBBW in Stuttgart. Stephan Mayer from TRUMPF gave valuable advice on the semiconductor industry, its entry-barriers and sales cycles. An impressive meet-up with Franz Fehrenbach, former CEO of Robert Bosch GmbH, und Jürgen Hambrecht, former CEO of BASF, followed.
We would like to thank our partners and funding bodies for their support. DIVE is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and the European Social Fund as part of the EXIST research transfer program (funding reference: 03EUTSN217). DIVE is supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the Just Transition Fund.
