Co-Founder Wanted 9.0

Great technology alone is not enough to build a successful startup. 🚀

Behind many breakthrough technologies is a missing piece: someone who can bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and a product that people actually want to buy. Someone who sees the business potential, understands the market, and knows how to turn an innovative idea into a viable business.That's exactly what Co-Founder Wanted is all about.We bring together people with brilliant tech ideas and those with the entrepreneurial mindset and business skills to bring them to market. It's about finding the right match, building a team, and turning a shared vision into something real.And last week, we got to see that happen! 🙌💡 32 ideas were pitched by ambitious innovators.🤝 6 teams made it to Day 2, where they rolled up their sleeves, developed their ideas further, and worked on transforming them into promising startup concepts.🏆 1 winning team impressed our jury with the strongest investor pitch deck and presentation.The winning team, Transition, is working on a quantum technology solution that aims to improve the accuracy of photon measurements and increase the efficiency of photon-based technologies.Their vision? "Transition: Resolving the future. Photon by photon."Congratulations to Mukund Bharadwaj, Postdoctoral Researcher, Jan Behling, and Kaiwen He and the rest of the team.What made this event special wasn't just the technology. It was watching people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills come together around an idea and start building something bigger. Because sometimes, the missing piece between great technology and a great startup is simply the right co-founder.

So, whether you're a researcher looking to bring your technology to market, an aspiring entrepreneur searching for a great idea to build on, or someone who wants to test their pitch and connect with like-minded people, Co-Founder Wanted is the place to be.

🙏 Special thanks to all our partners, universities and institutions RWTH Collective IncubatorFuturyRWTH InnovationAndreas HellMaria Pennanenhessian.AIHIGHEST – Innovations- und GründungszentrumGUTENBERG innovateGoethe-UnibatorFrankfurt School of Finance & ManagementMax-Planck-Innovation GmbHClemens F.

‍📅 Next edition: May 2027.We hope to see you there!