In the meantime our brand ASPHALTKIND is not as unknown as it was at the beginning of our journey. This is probably also due to the fact that we can now inspire many other people for our vision, our product and the material. We also do this at various business competitions. After all, we are a young start-up that is almost exclusively self-financing and where prize money is always a small relief, which can be reinvested to create value.

In a business competition, start-up teams from often different sectors compete to convince a jury of experts and investors with their business idea. We have been very successful in doing so in recent months, so here is a list of the awards received by ASPHALTKIND.

1st Place at StartUP.InnoLab

StartUP.InnoLab is an incubator programme for business start-ups sponsored by the City of Dortmund, the Technology Centre Dortmund, the Technical University Dortmund, the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund and the University of Applied Sciences Hamm-Lippstadt. The WILO Foundation supports the programme by providing the prize money totalling €11,000. The focus here is on future topics that will change the world and the region.

The grand finale of the programme is a final competition in which pre-selected teams present their idea to the jury in a pitch.

Of course we are very grateful for the first place awarded to us by the jury. We feel strongly confirmed in our creative process and will continue to work hard.

3rd Place at start2grow

Start2grow is a Germany-wide business competition organised by the Dortmund Economic Development Agency. After an exclusive pre-selection, only the most innovative ideas may take part in the competition. Companies from all over Germany take part. In addition to a pitch, the jury will also be provided with a detailed business plan to evaluate the business idea.

Here too, we feel very honoured to have been awarded third place, because some of the companies that took part in start2grow were also established companies, which is why we are even more proud of this award.

3rd Place at start2grow

Start2grow is a Germany-wide business competition organised by the Dortmund Economic Development Agency. After an exclusive pre-selection, only the most innovative ideas may take part in the competition. Companies from all over Germany take part. In addition to a pitch, the jury will also be provided with a detailed business plan to evaluate the business idea.

Here too, we feel very honoured to have been awarded third place, because some of the companies that took part in start2grow were also established companies, which is why we are even more proud of this award.