prostep ivip Start-up Pitch. Where Innovation Meets Industry

prostep ivip Start-Up Pitch Award 2025:

Start-up Pitch Award 2026 – Your Chance for €2,500 and Valuable Connections!

Is your start-up revolutionizing industrial digital transformation? Then present your innovation at the prostep ivip Symposium 2026 – to exactly the audience you want to reach!

How it works: In just three minutes, you'll present your company to a high-caliber expert audience from industry, software vendors, and research institutions. Convince the experts why your solution is shaping the industrial future and deserves the €2,500 prize money. Immediately after all pitch presentations, the audience votes live via the event app – the winner is determined within minutes and crowned directly on stage!

What you win: In addition to the €2,500 prize money, you'll receive membership in the prostep ivip Association. This opens doors to Germany's leading community for PLM, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and Software-Defined Products – including access to project groups, research findings, and a unique network of innovation leaders.

Requirements: Your start-up is no more than three years old and focuses on topics related to industrial digital transformation.

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Elevating Patterns GmbH wins in front of 650 attendees

FOUR FINALISTS, ONE WINNER – A THRILLING PITCH COMPETITION AT THE PROSTEP IVIP SYMPOSIUM 2025.

Darmstadt, May 2025 – An exciting highlight at this year's prostep ivip Symposium: Four promising start-ups presented their innovative business ideas to nearly 650 international participants, competing for the coveted prostep ivip Start-up Pitch Award.

The four finalists impressed with their forward-thinking solutions:

  •     Andreas Trautheim-Hofmann (inPASS project)

  •     Marko Lah (CONTEXT64AI)

  •     Szabi Koppany (Raiqon GmbH)

  •     Dr. Michael Pfenning (Elevating Patterns GmbH)

Following impressive presentations, the audience decided by vote: Dr. Michael Pfenning from Elevating Patterns GmbH emerged as this year's winner. As the prize, he receives a one-year free membership with prostep ivip as well as the prize money of €2.500.

Darmstadt, May 2025 – An exciting highlight at this year's prostep ivip Symposium: Four promising start-ups presented their innovative business ideas to nearly 650 international participants, competing for the coveted prostep ivip Start-up Pitch Award.

The four finalists impressed with their forward-thinking solutions:

  • Andreas Trautheim-Hofmann (inPASS project)

  • Marko Lah (CONTEXT64AI)

  • Szabi Koppany (Raiqon GmbH)

  • Dr. Michael Pfenning (Elevating Patterns GmbH)

Following impressive presentations, the audience decided by vote: Dr. Michael Pfenning from Elevating Patterns GmbH emerged as this year's winner. As the prize, he receives a one-year free membership with prostep ivip as well as the prize money of €2.500."

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SEE YOU AT THE
PROSTEP IVIP SYMPOSIUM

The annual Symposium is the highlight of the prostep ivip community – a leading platform for industrial digital transformation. It connects industry, software vendors, and research to advance topics like Model-Based Systems Engineering, Software-Defined Products, digital twins, and AI-driven development.

SEE YOU AT THE
PROSTEP IVIP SYMPOSIUM

The annual Symposium is the highlight of the prostep ivip community – a leading platform for industrial digital transformation. It connects industry, software vendors, and research to advance topics like Model-Based Systems Engineering, Software-Defined Products, digital twins, and AI-driven development.

SEE YOU AT THE
PROSTEP IVIP SYMPOSIUM

The annual Symposium is the highlight of the prostep ivip community – a leading platform for industrial digital transformation. It connects industry, software vendors, and research to advance topics like Model-Based Systems Engineering, Software-Defined Products, digital twins, and AI-driven development.