HHL SPINLAB INVESTORS DAY 

Previous Investor Days

• 2023 Investors Day

  The event's thematic focus was on "Dry Powder" und "Improving the LP / GP relation" We were joined by speakers such as Rodrigo Maria Barradas Ferreira (Blue Future Partners), Stephan Heller (AlphaQ) and David Crux e silva (EUVC/ Isomer).

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to Vimum.

• 2022 Investors Day

  The event's thematic focus was on  Venture Debt and emerging VC alternatives. We were joined by speakers such as  Enrico Mellis (Lakestar), Khalil Hefaf (Target Global), and Carlo Schmid (Cherry Ventures).

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to Prodlane.

• 2021 Investors Day (November)

  The event's thematic focus was on  Diversity in VC and ESOP - Location disadvantage Germany? We were joined by speakers such as Tanja Emmerling (HTGF),  Bettine Schmitz (Auxxo Beteiligungen), and Dagmar Bottenbruch (Segenia)

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to Planted.

• 2021 Investors Day (June)

  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event was completely online, and focused on more startup pitches.

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to Breeze Technologies.

• 2020 Investors Day (September)

  The event's thematic focus was on  "Why do we require ESG?" and "Considering sustainability in deals". We were joined by speakers such as Luis Haneman (e.ventures), Andreas Schenk (seventure), Elfi Lange (MBG Sachsen) and Niels Müller (Rheingau Founders).

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to Breeze Technologies.

• 2020 Investors Day (January)

  The event's thematic focus was on international VCs and How to force exits? From Living Deads and Closed Funds. We were joined by speakers such as Stephan Wirries (Ventech) and Craig Douglas (SET Ventures).

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to aumio.

• 2019 Investors Day

  The event's thematic focus was on Team Due Diligence and VC Brand Building. We were joined by speakers such as Timo Lassak (EIT InnoEnergy), Alexander Kölpin (seed+speed Ventures) and Henrik Grosse Hokamp (Partech Partners).

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to idatase.

• 2018 Investors Day (November)

  The event's thematic focus was on "Is AI the future of VC" and "VC vs. public funding". We were joined by speakers such as Thorben Rothe (Iris Capital), Jochen Klüppel (Grazia Equity), Jan Alberti (bmp) and Andreas Winiarski (Earlybird).

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to Keleya.

• 2018 Investors Day (April)

  The event's thematic focus was on the impact of the crypto currency trend on the VC scene and how well corporate VC and classic VC fit together. We were joined by speakers such as  Dr. Alex von Frankenberg (CEO of High-Tech Gründerfonds), Prof. Dr. Tobias Kollmann (Chairman of the Young Digital Economy Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy), and Dr. Rouven Westphal (Managing Director, Hasso-Plattner Capital).

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to Motionscloud.

• 2017 Investors Day

  The event's thematic focus was on the new opportunities and challenges of software as a service, artificial intelligence, energy management and medical technology as well as the smart city. We were joined by speakers such as  Dr. Alex von Frankenberg (CEO of High-Tech Gründerfonds), Prof. Dr. Tobias Kollmann (Chairman of the Young Digital Economy Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy), and Dr. Rouven Westphal (Managing Director, Hasso-Plattner Capital).

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to urban mine.

• 2016 Investors Day

  The event's thematic focus was on e-health, e-education, Industry 4.0 and bio-economy. We were joined by speakers such as  Burkhard Jung (Lord Mayor City of Leipzig), Prof. Dr. Martin Hill (Vice-President SAP), and Prof. Dr. Detlev Riesner (Co-Founder and former member of supervisory board Qiagen).

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to Sensape.

• 2015 Investors Day

  The event's thematic focus was on “Digital Transformation of Industries” with the main focus on “Fintech” and “Connected Mobility”. We were joined by speakers such as  Michael Otto (Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Otto Group), Dr. Jan-Peer Laabs (Managing Director Deutsche Bank AG) and Stefan Groschupf (CEO Datameer Inc, San Francisco, USA) .

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to VermietButler.

• 2014 Investors Day

  The event's thematic focus was on e-business, including e-commerce, e-health and e-mobility. We were joined by speakers such as  Lukasz Gadowski  (Team Global) and Daniel Zimmermann (WilmerHale).

  The winner of the best pitch award was given to eWings.