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– for Startups and Investors Only.
Make more prosperous connections: We offer an exclusive environment for you to accelerate deal flow with high-quality, de-risked opportunities.
For Startups
Get on a fast-track to raise or finalize your investment round
For Investors
Get exclusive access to pre-selected investment opportunities within our global network
About Cashwalk
Make High-Quality Investment Connections
At Cashwalk, we select high-potential startups with strong growth signals, early traction, and investor-readiness to pitch their business to an exclusive audience of investors and VC judges. Tailored networking provides investors and passionate founders with the opportunity to have a one-on-one conversation in a discrete setting.
While we don’t always know which deals close, surveyed startup participants say that most of them made relevant investor connections during the event. Likewise, many investors return to Cashwalk year after year, because they appreciate the high-quality pitches.
Startup Selection
Participating startups are vetted by German Entrepreneurship. Our team of startup advisors supports nearly 800 startups annually across a multitude of programs. Over the past 15 years, German Entrepreneurship has proven itself to be an expert at evaluating the potential and viability of each startup and in helping them scale accordingly.
Today’s hot product categories for investment include deep dech, cybersecurity, climate tech, life sciences, and AI. However, these are not limitations: All startups are welcome to apply.
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Find the Event that Suits You Best
The events are independent from each other. Different startups will pitch at each event, clustered by their industry segments.
Each sector group brings out a winner.
Cashwalk Vol. 15
BERLIN – May 2, 2023
This Event has ended.
Cashwalk Vol. 16
MUNICH – May 16, 2023
This Event has ended.
Cashwalk Vol. 17
October, 2023
More Information coming soon.
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Jury of 15th and 16th Edition
Carla Schell
Auxxo Fund Management GmbH
Sophie Ahrens-Gruber
Acton Capital Partners
Johannes Triebs
Earlybird Venture Capital
Linda Erb
coparion
Stephan Vogel
World Fund
Bastian Bullmann
Atlantic Labs
Franz Diekmann
Capnamic
Johannes Pöllmann
Reimann Investors
Marc Alexander Kühn
UVC Partners
Juliane Elsner
Nauta Capital
Alena Redeker
Auxxo Fund Management GmbH
Christian Pürzer
SevenVentures GmbH
Martijn Balder
2bX
Natalia Ahmadian
Earlybird
Ion Hauer
APEX Ventures
Silvia Ersetti
IRIS
Isabelle Thierfelder
seed + speed Ventures
Manal Belaouane
HV Capital
Thomas Kirchner
OMA Ventures
Jason Grüninger
Capnamic
Mascha Bonk
Ananda Impact Ventures
Nina Neumann
Picus Capital
Leonie Schilling
coparion
Timo Bertsch
High-Tech Gründerfonds
Tobias Schulz
High-Tech Gründerfonds
Beatrice Böhm
Green European Tech Fund
Jakob Lilienweiss
High-Tech Gründerfonds
Paul Kurz
YZR
Martha Smets
Life Sciences Valley
Frederic Martin
HV Capital
Laura Bonomini
Wayra
Matthias Wolf
BayernKapital
Mila Cramer
Project A
Cihat Cengiz
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures
Bernhard Janke
468 Capital
Matthias Buchinger
Bayern Kapital
Sophie Tribius
ALSTIN Capital
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