Nominations
In 2025, Stage Two gathers 45+ startups nominated by 40+ university-affiliated entrepreneurship centers and 4 wildcards. All spin-offs will pitch their business models live in front of more than 70+ top European venture capital firms and 30+ industry leaders.
+ € 5 Million
Investments
Skilling & Accelerate
Workshops
Nominees
Prizes
100k Media Cash Price
Stage Two Movement Award
The victorious startup will have the opportunity to use a budget of 100k for their media campaign (e.g., Handelsblatt) that they can plan together with DvH Ventures.
1 Mio.
World Fund investment prize
Subject to due diligence by World Fund, one startup individually selected by World Fund gets offered a potential investment worth 1.000.000€.
1 Mio.
IQ Capital investment prize
Subject to due diligence by IQ Capital, one startup individually selected by IQ Capital gets offered a potential investment worth 1.000.000€.
1 Mio.
Seaya investment prize
Subject to due diligence by Seaya, one startup individually selected by Seaya gets offered a potential investment worth 1.000.000€.
850K
HTGF German Deep Tech Award
Subject to due diligence by HTGF, one startup individually selected by HTGF gets offered a potential investment worth 850.000€.
In collaboration with
750K
Redstone investment prize
Subject to due diligence by Redstone, one startup individually selected by Redstone gets offered a potential investment worth 750.000€.
In collaboration with
500K
b2venture investment prize
Subject to due diligence by b2venture, one startup individually selected by b2venture gets offered a potential investment worth 500.000€.
In collaboration with
500K
xdeck investment prize
Subject to due diligence by xdeck, one startup individually selected by xDeck gets offered a potential investment worth 500.000€.
In collaboration with
300K
Earlybird investment prize
Subject to due diligence by Earlybird, one startup individually selected by Earlybird gets offered a potential investment worth 300.000€.
In collaboration with
250K
AtlanticLabs investment prize
Subject to due diligence by AtlanticLabs, one startup individually selected by Atlantic Labs gets offered a potential investment worth 250.000€.
In collaboration with
Skilling
Problem Solving Workshop
The winners of the Stage Two Innovation and Movement awards will receive valuable support, guidance and mentoring from McKinsey & Company.
Sponsored by
Skilling
Tech for Good Award
The winners of the Tech for Good award will receive valuable impact management training and coaching from experienced Value for Good impact advisors.
Sponsored by
Skilling
Start2explore UAE
The winners of the Start2explore UAE award will receive valuable guidance and coaching from experienced Start2 advisors on their strategic and commercial internationalization.
Accelerate
Fast-track-to-IC
The victorious startup will have the opportunity to learn about what it takes to present directly to the investment committee in a dedicated 1:1 workshop with experienced investors. During this session, it will be determined if SquareOne initiates the due diligence process.
Sponsored by
Accelerate
Company building with Chemovator
Chemovator gives you a kickstart into business develpment and company building. Tap into our team's experience, take a shortcut with distilled learnings from our rockstar team and leverage the BASF network!
Sponsored by
Accelerate
Fast-track-to-IC
The victorious startup will have the opportunity to present directly to the investment committee. During this session, it will be determined if APEX Ventures initiates the due diligence process.
Sponsored by
Accelerate
Fast-track-to-IC
The victorious startup will have the opportunity to present directly to the investment committee. During this session, it will be determined if Armilar VP initiates the due diligence process.
Sponsored by
Accelerate
Fast-track-to-IC
The victorious startup will have the opportunity to present directly to the investment committee. During this session, it will be determined if Food Labs initiates the due diligence process.
Sponsored by
Accelerate
Workshop
The winners of the Accelerate award will receive valuable guidance and coaching from experienced HV Capital investment professionals on their fundraising and investment strategy.
Sponsored by
