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On behalf of the Department for Economic and Structural Development, the MAFINEX e.V. and the MAFINEX Gründerverbund Rhein-Neckar e.V. as well as the Kompetenzzentrum Virtual Engineering Rhein-Neckar we invite you to the 19th Mannheim Open Innovation Forum.

Come to the KVE Rhein Neckar, John-Deere-Straße 98, Mannheim at 17:30 on July 19, 2018. 

For the first time they are "on tour" in the Competence Center Virtual Engineering Rhein-Neckar. In addition to a lecture by Alexander Lemken of ioxp GmbH, the KVE will be shown and possible uses will be presented. Afterwards the 3D-Cave will be visited in a live demonstration. For reasons of space, only the first 30 applications can be considered. We therefore ask for binding registration.

Please find the flyer for the event attached. If you’re interested please sign up at https://www.gruenderverbund.info/veranstaltung/19oif/.

Please note that the event is going to be held in German!

We wish you an exciting event with many new impressions and ideas!

The German Startups Association e.V. needs your voice! The survey for the 6th German Startup Monitor (DSM), the "most important study on young companies in Germany" (DIE ZEIT), has just been launched: The DSM takes an in-depth look at the status of our startup ecosystem. Based on past survey results, we were able to advocate for a more startup-friendly environment. Make sure to be represented in this central piece of research with your startup and take part in the DSM survey now!

Click here for the survey: umfrage.deutscherstartupmonitor.de/dsm236

Thanks to the input of the founders in Germany, the Startup Association has been a successful political player in recent years. The current coalition agreement contains more than 30 of our demands. With this year's Startup Monitor, we will make it clearer to the government that these promises need to be implemented quickly. That is why the startup association needs your input!

As a thank you for your commitment, you can win various prizes, e.g. a wildcard for the German Valley Week - a delegation trip of the Startup Association to Silicon Valley - as well as a total of ten tickets to football matches of our national team.

Participate now: umfrage.deutscherstartupmonitor.de/dsm236

Fido is a portable, compact device in the shape of an e-cigarette (or a vape) which one could use to check on their breath anytime, anywhere to get immediate, unbiased feedback.

Go to the survey here: https://goo.gl/forms/ni5qKwIj6NUvvwqE3

This press release was translated from its offical version in German. Please find the original PDF further down. 

Fight against hackers - Automated crash test for websites attracts investors

Checking web applications for security holes costs developers a lot of work, time and money. The four founders from Munich, Felix Brombacher, Janosch Maier, René Milzarek and Daniel Schosser have set themselves the goal of automating this safety check. With success: Since the founding of their Crashtest Security GmbH in February 2017, the founders have already convinced over 180 users of their security tests, including well-known agencies and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) service providers.

This has now attracted the interest of several investors. As part of a seed financing round, the company raised a mid-six-digit amount at the end of March 2018. The lead investor in the financing round comes from the BayStartUp network. The past president of the Information Security Society Switzerland (ISSS), long time Cyber Security Lecturer at the ETH Zurich and President of the Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC) Thomas Dübendorfer is still among the investors. In addition, many internet entrepreneurs are now investing in Crashtest Security GmbH. Among them are the founders of Contovista Gian Reto à Porta and Nicolas Cepeda, the founders of Grünspar Gerrit Ellerwald and Sebastian Kotzwander, as well as graduate and DAA founder Pascal Tilgner.

"Thanks to Crashtest Security, I now find hard-to-find vulnerabilities in websites much faster and more reliable. Those who want to avoid a data leak on their website and avoid possible hefty penalties as a result of the EU data protection regulation that will come into force in May 2018 now have a professional tool to efficiently and automatically check their websites for security vulnerabilities after each adaptation", says Thomas Dübendorfer.

Investors strengthen sales skills

The investor money flows above all into the structure of the sales department. "The experience of our new shareholders will help us a lot," says Crashtest Security co-founder and CEO Felix Brombacher. "They all have already successfully sold SaaS solutions across Europe." They also know the business in which Crashtest Security operates. The Munich-based company focuses on web applications in its automated security tests - regardless of whether they are already in productive use or are still under development. The security scans are particularly suitable for SaaS providers as well as software agencies that develop web applications on behalf of customers. "The numerous customers prove the benefits of the security software. The fact that it is operated as a service in the cloud greatly increases its scalability", says Gerrit Ellerwald. For example, new customers can have their applications checked for vulnerabilities directly after logging in.

Crashtest Security GmbH helps its customers not only to discover software vulnerabilities in the development cycle with the help of artificial intelligence and to automatically document them in PDF vulnerability reports, but also to shut them down immediately thanks to helpful explanations in a security wiki. This in turn strengthens today's indispensable protection against hacker attacks and increases data security for companies, users, operators, and developers alike.

About Crashtest Security

Crashtest Security GmbH is a Munich IT security company founded in February 2017. Their Crashtest Security Suite gives web developers the ability to perform automated penetration testing during software development and live operation. With the help of artificial intelligence, weak points are detected, the protection against hacker attacks is increased and better data security is created for companies, users, operators, and developers.

” Envote is the ideal way to receive intuitive and quick feedback in all kinds of situations. Imagine the following: You are at the mall - not sure about which pair of shoes to buy? Or you just cannot  figure out whether you want your new website design in green or blue. With Envote it has never been easier to launch a short social survey. By sharing it with your friends or even other Envote users you will immediately gain insight on the better choice. So next time you are feeling lost use the Envote App and end your confusion! “

Envote was brought to life by Cedric Dahl and Yannick Wiesner - an experienced and passionate founder team of two. Based on long term trust and friendship, they decided to found the “Dahl & Wiesner GbR“ in August 2017.

Way before taking up his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the University of Mannheim, Cedric developed his first application “Brainian“ back in 2014 – which was actually ranked among the top 20 trivia games in Germany. Speaking of Envote, Cedric is responsible for the development of the iOS Application and the overall design. Yannick Wiesneris a bachelor’s student in Business Informatics at the DHBW Mannheim. In 2013, he was awarded by “Jugend forscht“ for his application „BioSearcher“. Just last year, Yannick was honored as one of the top ten Junior Application Developers 2017 by WorldSkills Germany. He develops the server and database for Envote.

While taking our course “MAN 633 - Entrepreneurial Spirit”, the team presented Envote at Startup Lounge #43 on October 24, 2017 and was also among the best three student startup from the fall semester 2017 featured at Startup Lounge #46 on December 5, 2017.

Due to an increasing workload, Yannick and Cedric are currently looking for a third team member, respectively a third Co-founder – ideally a passionate and flexible developer, ready to tackle the Android development. We will welcome Envote at our MCEI booth “Startup as a Career Choice“ on April 17, 2018 at the Career Fair. A great chance to connect and get startup insights from Yannick and Cedric.

Additionally, Envote recently reached the third beta testing phase and there are still slots available to join the beta program. If you’re interested in shaping the development and have access to an iPhone, feel free to register on their website.

On behalf of the Department for Economic and Structural Development, the MAFINEX e.V. and the MAFINEX Gründerverbund Rhein-Neckar e.V. as well as the Graduate School Rhein-Neckar we invite you to the 17th Mannheim Open Innovation Forum.

Come to the MAFINEX Technology Center (Julius-Hatry-Straße 1) at 17:30 on February 20, 2018. 

Den Nutzer im Fokus von technischen Innovationen

Prof. Kirstin Kohler will be your speaker. 

After the talks, you can network at a "get-together".

Please find the flyer for the event attached. If you’re interested please sign up at https://www.gruenderverbund.info/veranstaltung/neu_17oif/.

Please note that the event is going to be held in German!

We wish you an exciting event with many new impressions and ideas!

Don´t miss the chance to experience the Manheim startup ecosystem from a new perspective. Get to know the different startup hotspots in Mannheim by participating in the first Startup Crawl here in Mannheim. All participating startups open their doors for entrepreneurship enthusiasts on Friday, 10 November. Chat with founders and employees of regional startups and gather first-hand insights on what it is like to work in a startup. This event is perfect to build or broaden your entrepreneurial network in Mannheim. Find more information on Facebook.

Friday, 10 November 2017

Startup Crawl: 15:00 - 19:00

Get-together: from 19:00 at Mafinex Lounge

Entry fee: free

Registration via Facebook

Join our Startup Lounge - Enactus Special on November 7. We are happy to welcome 2 student projects called Fluchthelfer Upcycling and Clothing the Gap. The projects evolved from the student organisation Enactus, which is a collecting point for students who are interested in addressing social issues through entrepreneurial activity.

Fluchthelfer Upcycling, in cooperation with the new label “Selig”, are designing unique upcycling accessories to prevent stuff being thrown to the trash. But more than that they want to hire underprivileged people to work in their start-up. There are many job-seeking in Mannheim who otherwise won`t get a chance on the regular job market.

Clothing the Gap are developing fitting and fashionable clothes for wheelchair users at affordable cost. While there are not many suppliers in the market, the few remaining sell the clothes at substantially higher costs. The student project does not only focus on improving the life of 1.6 million wheelchair users in Germany but also provides jobs for refugees as tailors.

Your first time to the Startup Lounge? The Startup Lounge is your place to get inspired to create something new, to discuss great ideas while hanging out with cool people and to meet startups, students and creative minds in a laid-back atmosphere. Join us if you are into startups and want to build a network in the Rhein-Neckar area. As usual, the first rounds of drinks are on us.

Join the Facebook Event!

Date & Time: November 7, 2017 from 7:30 pm

Location & full address: Cafe L3, L3 9, 68161 Mannheim

After the Pitch from Victoria and her team of MIRABESQUE in Startup Lounge #42, we are happy to welcome Cedric from Envote in the Startup Lounge. Envote is the ideal way to receive intuitive and quick feedback in all kinds of situations. Did you ever struggle with decisions like which shoes to buy or in which color to design your website? Envote addresses these problems and enables you to get direct feedback from your friends or random users immediately!

Your first time to the Startup Lounge?
The Startup Lounge is your place to get inspired to create something new, to discuss great ideas while hanging out with cool people and to meet startups, students and creative minds in a laid-back atmosphere. Join us if you are into startups and want to build a network in the Rhein-Neckar area. As usual, the first rounds of drinks are on us.

Join the Facebook Event!

Date & Time: October 24, 2017 from 7:30 pm

Location & full address: Cafe L3, L3 9, 68161 Mannheim