Announcing the 3 DDX Award Winners of 2024
DDX Award Winners
On May 11th, the DDX Awards honored
three remarkable startups for their outstanding
achievements in digital innovation & user experience!
Chosen from a fierce competition, the winners
(Phont, Swifty, and Suitcase) impressed with their
commitment to innovation & positive impact.
Pitching in front of a prestigious jury comprising
investors and experts from UnternehmerTUM,
Google, Microsoft, Meta, TUM Venture Lab, Plug and Play,
Munich Innovation Ecosystem, and many others,
the startups showcased their groundbreaking concepts
and future potential.
We would also like to thank all the incredible nominees who have been selected from the competition and delivered amazing pitches in front of +300 people:
Atopia Space: The Metaverse for Arts & Culture
Existing digital offerings, such as two-dimensional, one-way media (e.g. a concert video) rarely become real experiences.
HEIDI - Heimat Digital®: The City at Your Fingertips
There is too much information in too many places. HEIDI, an open-source platform for digital citizen services, bundles this information and makes it visible using AI.
Cre[ai]tion: Discover the Unseen
Design consists of many repetitive tasks, but Cre[ai]tion tackles this by offering a tool that is closely aligned with designers' workflows through an interactive AI-based platform, fostering creativity for designers, creators, and artists.
Raily: Meets on the Move
Raily, a social travel hub designed specifically for travelers, addresses this need with the integration of AI, AR, and gamification that enhances the travel journey and allows users to earn exclusive NFTs and cashback while connecting with fellow travelers.
Flowrabbit.ai: AI Workflow Revolution
Flowrabbit – It’s a No Code platform for user-centric AI Workflows. Visually construct applications with the power of AI, infinity canvas, automations, and a comprehensive suite of integrations.
Meetreet: Elevating Team Bonding Across Europe
Meetreet gives access to Europe's most inspiring venues for offsites/retreats. Hosts fill gaps outside the holiday season and gain access to valuable guests.
ZAUBAR: Time Travel Made Possible with AR
ZAUBAR tackles the gap in digital innovation within physical venues by offering a generative AI-powered SaaS platform for easy AR content creation that turns existing multimedia content into an interactive experience
At the DDX'24 Munich - Design & Innovation Conference,
we were fortunate to have an exceptional panel of jury members.
Their professionalism and commitment were instrumental
in evaluating the pitches and selecting the winner.
Here's a special thank you to each member of our jury:
Antoine Leboyer, Jennifer Kaiser-Steiner, Martin Tantow,
Mick Champayne, Wolfgang Bremer, Philipp Steiner,
Catherine Nygaard Jan-Erik Baars, Mustafa Kurtuldu,
Casey Hudetz, Fabian Scheugenpflug, Layla Keramat,
Lea Bachmman, Paul Lafata, Moritz Rodermund,
Fabrice Pöhlmann Kiran Jainani, Marcus Paeschke,
Simon Kindler, Philip Prestele, Simon Ehses,
Angela Migliaccio, and Yasmin Al-douri.
Swifty: Auto-GPT for Travel Business
Swifty is an AI business travel agent that solves the problem of long and fragmented business trip arrangements for SMEs. With Swifty, travelers can book their entire trip in just 5 minutes, including planning, booking, payment, and invoicing—all within the natural language interface.
PHONT: As Diverse as Language Itself
Subtitles don't convey how something is being spoken but only what. PHONT solves this by making subtitles emotional. Through integrating AI-driven emotion recognition combined with dynamic and tested design, PHONT delivers a more inclusive and immersive media experience.
