AiDiA Pitch 2024

"From Startups to Shooting Stars - Afronauts launching visions, landing success."

The time had come again on 7 September. The AiDiA Pitch entered its third round. Eight promising start-ups had the opportunity to present their business models on a large stage at the Startup Pitch. They were put through their paces by our renowned jury. Prize money totalling €53,000 was awarded as well as other sponsorship prizes.

360ties

The pitch event of the year

Live Acts

Be there and be entertained by our unique live acts.

Afrofusion cuisine

Enjoy our lovingly prepared food from the Afrofusion kitchen.

Afterparty

Celebrate in a great atmosphere and expand your network.

AiDiA Pitch Event

What awaits you

AiDiA is not just a pitch event where we bring the latest ideas from the Black community to the big stage and celebrate them. It's a place where we come together for a more inclusive society, share visions for the future, socialise, have fun and pursue opportunities.

Look forward to rousing live acts, inspiring speakers, Afro-German fusion cuisine and a legendary after-show party to round off the evening.

Our event partners

These start-ups were launched

Finalists

Founder pitch

ADDOBEA

ADDOBEA

Ghanaian cuisine

ADON HEALTH

ADON HEALTH

Digital treatment platform for male hypogonadism

KONZOOM

KONZOOM

Exceptional on-demand grocery delivery

SERVERLESS SALAD

SERVERLESS SALAD

Empowers entrepreneurs with AI

ZULA

ZULA

Children's diverse digital library

Idea pitch

BLUE HOUSING INTERNATIONAL

BLUE HOUSING INTERNATIONAL

Integrated hybrid building solution

FUNDING CREW

FUNDING CREW

AI Speeds Evaluation Tool

STAY & PAY

STAY & PAY

A Restaurant Payment & Management Solution
These people chose the winners

Jury

Irène Kilubi

brandPreneurs & brandFluencers

Irène Kilubi

Founder & Managing Director @ brandPreneurs & brandFluencers

LinkedIn

Utena Treves

Moojo

Utena Treves

Co-Founder & CEO @ Moojo

LinkedIn

Niddal Salah-Eldin

Axel Springer

Niddal Salah-Eldin

Member of the Executive Board @ Axel Springer

LinkedIn

Janna Linke

RTL

Janna Linke

ntv journalist, presenter & podcast host

LinkedIn

Benjamin Visser

allygatr

Benjamin Visser

Founder & CEO @ allygatr

LinkedIn
These people spoke on our stage

Speaker

Armand Zorn

Speaker

Armand Zorn

Armand Zorn (SPD) has represented the constituency of Frankfurt am Main I in the German Bundestag as a directly elected MP since September 2021. In the German Bundestag, he is a member of the Finance Committee, the Committee on Digital Affairs and the Parliamentary Advisory Council on Sustainable Development.

Alexandra Antwi-Boasiako

Moderator

Alexandra Antwi-Boasiako

As a presenter, Alexandra also sees herself as an architect who facilitates authentic encounters and stimulates conversations about culture, business, society, ideas and thoughts. With her passion and experience, she knows how to create an experience for the people on stage and in the audience.
These artists inspired the audience

Artists

Aisha Vibes

Singer

Aisha Vibes

On 13 September, Aisha Vibes returns with her second EP, which she created with a self-assembled team of musicians and creatives in Santorini at Blackrock Studios. An EP for the soul, the hips, long car journeys, loud car journeys or simply for a good mood.

BENSH

Singers

BENSH

With his new solo project, BENSH, who has already torn up the country's stages with Peter Fox, has finally come into his own. He combines the universal power of a good song with a unique sound between Afrobeats, R&B and post-everything pop. It's time for a new departure.

Born To Sing

Choir

Born To Sing

Born To Sing aims to (re)establish a healthy relationship with the body and the voice as an instrument through vocal technique and musical coaching. The choir offers singers, especially queers, black people and people of colour, a space to empower themselves through their own voices.

From Startups to
Shooting Stars

Afronauts launching visions,

landing success.

Afronauts symbolise the determination and pioneering spirit of founders, similar to astronauts exploring space and overcoming obstacles to successfully realise their visions. Afronauts encourage us to pursue our dreams and reach for the stars.

AiDiA Pitch 2023

In 2023, AiDiA once again offered Black founders a stage on which they and their ideas took centre stage. Once again, we were not only able to listen to exciting pitches, but also welcome inspiring speakers, fantastic artists, a competent jury and a great moderator to our stage. And there was just as much going on off the stage.

View highlights from 2023

AiDiA Pitch 2022

2022 was the first time that AiDiA offered a stage on which Black founders and their ideas took centre stage. The pitch event thrilled the audience of startup enthusiasts and representatives from the Black community with exciting pitches, great entertainment, exciting networking opportunities and generous prize money.

View highlights from 2022
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