There is always need for innovation

The Prowinter Startup Award goes digital

This year, due to the Corona crisis, the Prowinter Startup Award 2020 will be held completely digitally! After all, there has never been a time more in need for innovation than now. The 6 selected finalists have all been carefully scouted from the global winter industry and are going to compete in short pitch sessions to the jury and the live audience. Not just for one prize, no: there are two prizes to be won - and only the best of the Alpine pioneers will be able to claim them. 

Don't miss this unique competition, and join us now on Zoom!

6 Startups
7 Judges
2 Prizes
1 Live audience

And the winners are...

The first Prowinter Startup Award was successfully held on the digital platform Zoom on thursday, april 23rd.

100 participants followed this unique competition of 6 of the most innovative startups in Europe, voting for their favourite candidate. A jury panel then concluded the event by choosing the jury award winner.

And the winners are:

Winner Prowinter Audience Award: Glide Nano ski wax

Winner Prowinter Jury Award: RideOn Vision

The contestants

Meet our jury

Eva Ogriseg, CEO TiroleanBusiness Angels Network

Georg Gufler, CEO Doppelmayr Italia

Gernot Nischler, Head of R&D TechnoAlpin

Thomas Mur, CEO Fiera Bolzano Spa

Andrea del Frari, CEO Skirama Kronplatz

Sofia Khadiri, Innovation Manager LDV20

Sebastian Mayrguendter, Automation / Alpine NOI

Full program

15:00 Opening speech

15:10 Startup Jury Award 

15:40 Startup Audience Award

16:10 Presentation Trend Report

16:30 Winner Ceremony

16:45 End of event 

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