Capital City Power on Stage
The day got off to an early start – with an exclusive networking lunch at NENI Berlin, sponsored by Projekt Zukunft. Over a delicious meal and in a relaxed atmosphere, everyone had time to get to know one another at their own pace, build on initial conversations, and get in the right frame of mind for the afternoon before things really got underway.
After that, the event continued in the IBB Atrium, where the ten female founders each had five minutes to convince the jury and the audience of their ideas. Hats off to everyone for their strong pitches:
Hanan Al-Haddar · Dythalis
Nora von Breitenbach · Quouch
Isabella Steiner · nüchtern
Jana Heinemann · Parent Plastic / Impari
Regine Heilbronn · EpiBlok
Veronika Pfender · dotch
Ashley Kasraee · SyncroBot
Bengi Cos · OGIMA
The winners of the evening
Jury victory for insellar: Selina Greuel won over the jury and secured her spot in the grand German final on September 10, 2026, at the Waschhaus Arena in Potsdam! On top of that, she received €1,000 in prize money from Berliner Sparkasse, a consulting voucher from Dimler&Karcher worth over €2,500, a KRAVAG logistics package, and pitch deck polishing from Blueberry Walnut.
Audience Award for MAD: With a strong 40% of the votes, the Audience Award went to Marta Agueda & Manuela Garcia. They won €1,000 as the Audience Award from the Berlin Finance Crew and also a consulting voucher worth over €2,500 from Dimler&Karcher.
Congratulations to all the winners!
A big thank you to our network
An event of this magnitude depends on strong support – and for that, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to:
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The jury (Anna Wanderwitz, Florina Anca, Frederike Kugland, Ira Philip, Katharina Beitz, Katrin Robeck, Katrin Tobies & Marcia Schranner) for their expert feedback.
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To the speakers: Lisa Paus for her inspiring opening remarks, Rossi Ivanova for her powerful keynote address, and Angelina Knopf for her charming moderation.
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Our photographer, Elvina Kulinicenko, who perfectly captured the unique energy and the most beautiful moments of the day in her photos.
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To the partners and organizing teams of the IBB and the BACB, as well as all sponsors: IBB, IBB Ventures, IBB Business Team, KRAVAG, Projekt Zukunft, BerlinPartner, Siemens Energy Ventures, Berliner Sparkasse, Berlin Finance Crew, Dimler&Karcher, Blueberry Walnut, Weberbank, and Ostwerk.
Next Stop: Das große Finale in Potsdam!
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