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IAA MOBILITY Founders Fight: Startup Pitch Duell

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  • Hall A1Yellow Forum
  • Language: English
  • Type: Lecture

Lecture description

The Founders Fight is a unique mix of competition, entertainment, and networking. It is a pitch duel where two startups face off with no slides, each getting one minute to pitch, one minute to attack, and one minute to defend. Experts ask tough questions, but in the end, the audience decides the winner. Because, just like in the real world, the market always has the final say.
The IAA MOBILITY Founders Fights 2025 combine entertainment with added business value!


Jury:
Roger Atkins (Electric Vehicles Outlook Ltd)
Claudius Jablonka (Leitmotif)
Simon Herzog (TUM Venture Labs) 
Charlott Christin Buchholz (Amazon Web Services)
Christian Vorländer (Messe München GmbH)
Johannes Kirschner (EIT Urban Mobility)


Fighter: 
KARUSO GmbH
Bareways
Manex AI
Hive Power
Magic Lane
UNIO Enterprise


Fight 1: Bareways vs Manex AI
“Frontier Intelligence vs. Factory Intelligence”
Bareways’ Travel AI turns messy, real-world conditions into reliable, condition-aware routing beyond the paved grid. Manex AI’s Qualitatio is a manufacturing optimization agent used by leading OEMs to detect, prevent, and reduce defects at scale.

Bout 2: Karuso vs Hive Power
“Micromobility Meets Megawatts”
Karuso makes safe bicycle parking easy to find and manage — enabling real urban modal shift. Hive Power’s FLEXO automates smart charging and V2X for fleets and energy players, turning EVs into flexible grid assets while cutting costs.

Rumble 3: UNIO vs Magic Lane
“Always-On vs. On-Device”
UNIO’s Move platform fuses terrestrial and satellite links to keep mobility services online when cellular drops out. Magic Lane delivers privacy-first mapping & navigation SDKs for low-latency, on-device experiences across vehicles and IoT.

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