Start-ups receiving funding
From the first sketch to a market-ready business. Find out more about the start-ups currently shaping the future at HdM. Our currently supported start-ups demonstrate what is possible with passion and the right support. Take a look behind the scenes, read their personal interviews and discover how they overcome obstacles and turn their visions into reality.
RosiQ
RosiQ enables pupils facing language barriers to participate immediately in subject lessons through AI-powered live translation and learning materials tailored to their level.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027
iMTED
iMTED optimises energy consumption in commercial properties using an AI-based assistant that analyses smart meter data without the need for additional hardware.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 01/01/2026 – 31/12/2026
Iremia
Iremia is the first digital solution that detects panic attacks at an early stage, provides adaptive support during acute episodes, and offers long-term support through structured CBT exercises.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 01/01/2026 – 31/12/2026
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Casavero
Casavero offers an end-to-end XR platform that uses highly optimised real-time visualisation, AI-powered customer preference analysis and 3D scanning technology to seamlessly import living spaces into the XR app, where they can be customised.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 December 2025 – 30 November 2026
Locksmith
Locksmith makes green screens obsolete: the AI-powered matting box enables precise layer separation directly during film production.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 November 2025 – 31 October 2026
Abnoba
Abnoba digitises manual processes in recycling plants and conserves valuable resources through an AI-powered automation solution.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026
JawBuddy
JawBuddy helps people who grind their teeth (bruxism) with an app that actively reduces pain using AR feedback and evidence-based exercises.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026
Veralys
VERALYS ensures security in document verification: the AI platform reliably detects forgeries in ID cards, certificates and official documents.
- Funding: exist – Research Transfer
Kindori
Kindori makes mental health prevention accessible in everyday life for children through an emotion-based approach that builds emotional resilience from an early age.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 May 2025 – 30 April 2026
- Funding: Young Innovators
- Funding period: 1 May 2026 – 30 April 2026
HeyOtters
HeyOtters, a digital platform for healthcare professionals (HCPs) and healthcare organisations, supports burnout prevention and the improvement of organisational culture through specific content resources and future-proof technologies.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 April 2025 – 30 March 2026
Start2Fix
The smart app START2FIX can help with household repairs by identifying the problem and offering personalised recommendations and repair suggestions, such as linking to the manufacturer’s existing services or providing step-by-step instructions for carrying out the repair yourself.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 March 2025 – 28 February 2026
Detach
Detach is an AI-powered app for digital behaviour analysis and personalised recommendations designed to help users build healthy digital habits in a sustainable way. It identifies critical usage patterns and uses these to generate adaptive, personalised recommendations.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 April 2025 – 30 March 2026
meelo care
meelo care combines advanced AI algorithms with therapeutic techniques to help users identify, process emotionally and cognitively, and document their core memories.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 March 2025 – 28 February 2026
HeyCarla
HeyCarla is the digital hub for care services, automating processes and thereby making day-to-day work in the care sector more efficient.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
iKnowly
iKnowly bridges the gap at the start of a career and connects talented individuals seeking personalised advice directly with experienced experts from leading companies.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
fara.ai
FARA.ai analyses the fashion market in real time: the AI identifies trends and product features in images and provides valuable data for retailers and designers.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Bloom
Bloom bridges the gap between school and the world of work: this AI-powered tool helps pupils with career guidance through in-depth user research.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Mindboost
Mindboost boosts your concentration by up to 35% – by combining speech masking with harmonious soundscapes for your headphones.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 September 2023 – 30 August 2024
- Funding: Young Innovators
- Funding period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Coreway
The YANA app is a digital health app that enables people with chronic bowel conditions to connect with others in a similar situation.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 September 2023 – 30 August 2024
- Funding: Young Innovators
- Funding period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Edison
Edison streamlines post-production: the tool enables users to work with different frame rates easily and creatively within film production workflows.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
PVision
PVision is revolutionising the maintenance of photovoltaic systems: electricians use AI image analysis to identify damage immediately and efficiently draw up repair quotes.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024
- Funding: Young Innovators
Funding period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Relionite
Relionite is the adaptive management software that is revolutionising communication and planning during pre-production and on set.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 February 2024 – 30 January 2025
Noiseworks
Noiseworks simplifies audio dynamics processing in music production, podcasting and video sound design through intelligent automation.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 March 2023 – 29 February 2024
Constellatio
Constellatio is the digital learning platform that provides law students with structured content and tools to support them throughout their law degree.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 February 2024 – 30 January 2025
Preservation
Proservation replaces environmentally harmful polystyrene with an innovative, plastic-free packaging alternative made from cereal waste.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 March 2021 – 28 February 2022
- Funding: Young Innovators
- Funding period: 1 March 2022 – 28 March 2023
RCS
RCS offers a unique coaching system that uses audio frequencies and light pulses to help you take your skills to the next level.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 June 2022 – 31 May 2023
Cosonify
Cosonify makes music production more collaborative: the tool offers artists a simple way to plan projects and communicate, helping them bring their ideas to fruition efficiently.
- Funding: exist – Start-up Grant
- Funding period: 1 May 2022 – 30 April 2023