For many kids, brushing their teeth is a boring chore. Not with Playbrush! The award-winning attachment transforms any manual toothbrush via Bluetooth into a game controller for educational games that are fun and at the same time teach you how to brush your teeth properly. Since September 2018, this smart idea has also been available as an electric sonic toothbrush: Playbrush Smart Sonic. The result: healthy teeth, motivated children and relaxed parents. In 2019, they celebrated a premiere- with the launch of Playbrush Smart One, the range has been expanded by a revolutionary sonic toothbrush for adults. The ingenious software, with new feedback features, best-in-class app and unique dentist services, forms the heart of the new model. The technology start-up is supported by University College London, Eastman Dental Hospital and renowned dentists in the UK and Austria. Playbrush is available in 25 countries.
tigermedia offers sophisticated media experiences for children – safe, age-appropriate and with plenty of heart. The Hamburg-based startup by Till Weitendorf and Martin Kurzhals develops content, devices and suitable streaming services that meld the analog world with the digital one. The common goal of the family fathers: to open up a protected space full of radio play, stories and adventures for children, in which they can move independently, have fun and grow. One of the most successful products is the tigerbox TOUCH with the matching tigertones streaming service and app. With an average usage time of more than four hours per day, they easily outperform any other streaming service.
For over six decades, the schools of the Bernd Blindow Group have been offering vocational training and continuing education in a wide range of fields, including health and social care, natural sciences and technology, graphic design and fashion, and business. With a practical and experience-based approach, students at 17 locations across Germany are thoroughly prepared for their professional careers.
A cooperation with DIPLOMA University of Applied Sciences also enables students to combine vocational training with academic study.
In addition, students can earn university entrance qualifications such as the Fachhochschulreife or the Abitur at the group’s specialized secondary schools and vocational grammar schools.
JUPUS is a German legal tech start-up founded by lawyer René Fergen in January 2022 while he was still studying in Trier. The software complements any existing law firm network with the help of tools that automate client onboarding and documentation from the initial contact. The platform for maintaining and managing clients is supplemented by an AI chatbot that can be implemented as a code snippet in a law firm’s online presence and automatically accept inquiries. For the expansion in Germany, JUPUS founder Fergen recently raised 500,000 euros from well-known investors, including legal tech expert Dr. Philipp Hammerich and Foodpanda founder Felix Plog.
DIPLOMA college is an interdisciplinary university of applied sciences under independent private sponsorship, which operates nationally and internationally in accordance with the regulations of Hessian higher education law. It is permanently recognized by the state and has its headquarters in Bad Sooden-Allendorf (near Göttingen) in northern Hesse. The university focuses on practical research as well as application-oriented and innovative degree programs in the fields of business, law, health & psychology, social studies & education, design & media and technology.
Dreiv is a digital learning platform that enables blended learning for theory lessons in driving schools. It was developed by the Passau-based startup Educatio. Since April 2021, it has been available on the German market not only in German, but also in High Arabic, Turkish, Russian and English. Educatio is a subsidiary of the Hungarian edu-tech group Nexius. The digital learning system for Hungarian driving schools is called EduKRESZ and has been successful on the market for ten years.
At the western end of the Reeperbahn, Hamburg’s most innovative, casual and at the same time ultra design-loving coworking space opened in May 2019: the Hamburger Ding. On 4,000 square meters and five floors, companies, freelancers and startups have 330 workstations, 8 event spaces, lounges, several kitchens, a podcast studio and a roof terrace at their disposal. Last but not least, the Hamburger Ding is the sportiest coworking space on the Kiez. In the WORKout zone, users can work dynamically: Simply place the laptop above the treadmill and off you go! In addition, the Towers Zone is a modern fitness area equipped by Technogym. Hamburg’s first e-sports playground for gaming professionals and training area for everyone also opened in summer 2020.
“el origen” means “the origin” – and is therefore a fitting name for the food start-up founded by Gordon Prox in 2019, which places great value on natural ingredients and respect for people and the environment. The el origen range includes five types of chips made from plantain and cassava as well as two sweet crispy snacks with chocolate, bringing the joie de vivre of Latin America and its authentic flavors to Europe. All products are vegan, palm oil-free, gluten-free and contain only natural, certified organic ingredients.
The Stuttgart-based start-up twenty:three was founded in 2021 by Julian Reick and Mikael Tas. With their bed linen made from eucalyptus fibers (TENCELTM Lyocell), the founders want to set new trends. The focus is always on sustainability and social action. This begins with the ecological management of the natural eucalyptus forests and also includes fair and inclusive working conditions, certified textiles and climate-neutral and plastic-free shipping. The super-soft covers are now available in five different comforter sizes and two pillow sizes, as well as ten stylish designs. Deliveries are made to Germany and all EU countries. Returns are recycled into cloth bags and similar products or donated.
The HaselHerz brand stands for pure hazelnut and chocolate love without palm oil and white sugar. To give her nut compositions the perfect sweetness and creaminess, food revolutionary Ebru Erkunt uses coconut blossom sugar and agave. Her spreads, chocolates and bars contain only 100% natural and certified organic ingredients. With the exception of one spread, which also contains milk, all products are vegan. HaselHerz is also committed to Orang-Utans-in-Not.ev.
Nordic-Haus is a dynamic team with the aim of individually planning and quickly realizing solid, high-quality residential log houses made of Finnish polar pine using all the ecological and biological advantages combined with the latest technologies. The log houses produced in Germany are a convincing alternative to conventional construction methods thanks to their positive ecological balance, the high prefabrication rate of 95% and the possibility of contributing your own labor.
Beiersdorf has stood for innovative skin care for more than 130 years. The biggest success factor of the parent company, famous for much-loved brands such as NIVEA, Labello, Eucerin and 8×4, is a continuous joy of innovation that leads to the consistent further development of the products. The company’s own research center continues to set new standards and develops skin care products that people all over the world trust. The pioneering role of Germany’s top employer also extends to the corporate culture, which is expressed, among other things, in an internal and external dialogue.
Hamburg First is the media marketer from Hamburg and for Hamburg and combines the unique regional competence with the media presence of Hamburger Morgenpost and its partners. A constantly growing range of print titles, from MOPO to glossy magazines, appeals to different target groups. The most successful Internet portals in the region broadcast Hamburg brands on a permanent basis, while professionally organized events inspire local Hamburgers.