User Group: Start-up

  • The Cyber Valley Start-up Network welcomes four new members

    The Cyber Valley Start-up Network welcomes four new members

    Beyondbots

    BeyondBots provides intelligent business automation solutions to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency. The company is an Intelligent Automation Provider, dedicated to scaling process automation using No Code / Low Code and AI-based technology. As a specialized solution partner, Beyondbots supports companies through every phase of their automation journey. This includes taking the initial first steps, developing an effective blueprint, and scaling existing initiatives in experienced organizations. Their holistic perspective on automation provides a unique advantage, combining expertise in change management, business processes, and technology.

    Casculate

    Casculate provides AI-based software solutions for the manufacturing industry. The company develops custom apps to streamline commercial processes from cost calculation to production planning. Integration with ERP systems ensures continuous monitoring throughout the entire product lifecycle. The design and development process is tailored to individual needs. It begins with domain experts visiting facilities to understand unique challenges. Subsequent steps involve collaborative design sessions with specialists to align visions with the development team. Development proceeds iteratively, with frequent feedback.

    NextStepHR

    NextStepHR specializes in employer branding and social media recruiting campaigns for small- and medium-sized businesses. The company is developing an artificial intelligence system that gathers data from job listings and filled positions across online portals. This AI system autonomously places job ads for companies on multiple platforms based on their location. It analyzes job postings and user activity on different channels, correlating this information to identify the best platforms for ad placement. The goal is to post job ads on platforms with a high concentration of qualified candidates and low competition. Additionally, the AI system can create social media ads if it detects promising opportunities to attract potential employees. All these processes are analyzed and evaluated automatically.

    Ventecon Technologies

    Ventecon Technologies is transforming the world of product management with AI. Product managers, the backbone of any company, juggle market demands, resource constraints, and fierce competition. To support them, Ventecon Technologies provides AI Co-Workers that streamline their work, making it easier to innovate and succeed. By enhancing product management with AI, the company solves internal challenges. Their AI Co-Workers boost efficiency, drive innovation, and ultimately improve the well-being of communities everywhere.

    In joining the Cyber Valley Start-up Network, these four start-ups enhance the diversity and collaborative culture of the Cyber Valley Community. We are pleased to have them on board.

  • Green AI Day 2024

    Green AI Day 2024

     

    Was ist der Green AI Day? 

    KI-Produkte und Anwendungen bieten wertvolle Möglichkeiten zur Verbesserung der Nachhaltigkeit von Geschäftsprozessen, zur Entwicklung von Lösungen für Umweltprobleme und zur Schonung endlicher Ressourcen. Das ist Green AI!

    
Zahlreiche Akteur:innen aus Stuttgart und der Region engagieren sich bereits aktiv in dieser Hinsicht und arbeiten an innovativen Ansätzen, um Green AI in die Praxis umzusetzen. Um einen Anstoß zu weiterführender Forschung, Vernetzung und Kooperation zu geben, haben die Wirtschaftsförderung der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gemeinsam mit der Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH 2023 den Green AI Day ins Leben gerufen. Dieser soll die Sichtbarkeit des Green AI-Ökosystems und der Green AI-Projekte in der Region erhöhen.

     

    Für wen ist der Green AI Day? 

    Zielgruppen sind KI-Interessierte und Akteur:innen aus etablierten Unternehmen, Start-ups, Forschungseinrichtungen und Cluster-Initiativen mit Anknüpfungspunkten zum Thema Green AI.

     

    Was erwartet Sie? 

    Der Fokus des Green AI Days liegt auf der Vernetzung dieser Teilnehmenden. Darüber hinaus bietet das Programm interessante Inhalte rund um das Thema Green AI. Dieses umfasst Keynotes, Panel-Diskussionen, Start-up Pitches und themenbezogene Breakout-Sessions.

     

    Wo? 

    Fridas Pier, Stuttgart

     

    Wann? 

    26. September 2024, 12 – 21 Uhr 

     

    Interesse? 

    Mehr Information zum Green AI Day 2024 erhalten Sie hier. 

     

    Sie möchten dabei sein? 

    Falls Sie es noch nicht getan haben, können Sie sich hier anmelden unter: https://events.bwcon.de/events/green-ai-day/#Anmeldung

  • The Cyber Valley Start-up Network continues to grow

    The Cyber Valley Start-up Network continues to grow

    AskUI

    AskUI is an AI-powered automation platform that allows users to automate user interfaces (UI) across different operating systems, devices, and applications using natural language instructions. It does not rely on traditional selectors like XPath or CSS to identify UI elements. Instead, it uses computer vision and machine learning to visually recognize and interact with UI components.

    Subsequent

    Subsequent is a provider of highly accurate, real-time tracking systems and motion analysis based on simple video recordings. No complex multi-camera infrastructures are required. Subsequent's customers include sports clubs and associations, as well as clinics, research institutes and home fitness companies.

    NeurCG

    NeurCG provides cutting-edge AI-based graphics technologies and services that produce realistic human faces. It aims to revolutionize various industries by leveraging their advanced AI capabilities to generate highly realistic human faces, offering innovative and intelligent services to their clients. 

    EndoSurge 

    EndoSurge provides robotic interventional tools compatible with existing clinical magnetic reasonance imaging (MRI) scanners. This extends surgeons' capabilities by enabling radiation-free and image-guided treatment of heart disease for improved patient outcomes. 

    Ventus Technologies

    Ventus Technologies specializes in high-resolution weather forecasts and nowcasts for roads, enhancing the safety and efficiency of electric and autonomous vehicles. Utilizing advanced physical downscaling and AI, the start-up delivers precise, location-specific weather data. It also helps car makers and fleet operators integrate these into exisiting range and consumption estimation systems. 

    In joining the Cyber Valley Start-up Network, these five start-ups enhance the diversity and collaborative culture of the Cyber Valley Community. We are pleased to have them on board!

  • Excellence meets capital: Deep Tech & Investor Day brings AI start-ups and investors together

    Excellence meets capital: Deep Tech & Investor Day brings AI start-ups and investors together

    Stuttgart, June 20, 2024 – On the second day of the Cyber Valley Days, the Deep Tech & Investor Day is dedicated to the financing of AI companies. By fostering connections between start-ups and investors, Cyber Valley supports the development of Baden-Württemberg as a hub for technology transfer. It aims to bring decisive innovations in AI into application. One of the day’s highlights is the scientific symposium of the first ELLIS Institute in Tübingen. 


    Cyber Valley builds bridges between investors and entrepreneurs  

    “We don't just want to conduct outstanding research – we also want to put it into practice and thus help shape our future as a business location. With the Investor Day, we are connecting visionary ideas with the necessary capital to bring innovation into application,” says Rebecca C. Reisch, Managing Director of Cyber Valley GmbH.

    For investors, the day offers the opportunity to network with the most innovative AI start-ups with roots predominantly in the excellent research of the Cyber Valley Community and are looking for strategic partnerships for further development and market implementation.  

    “We started working with selected investors around five years ago. These included Atlantic Labs from Berlin, Grazia from Stuttgart and IT Farm from Tokyo. This has now resulted in a community of early-stage companies all the way through to companies that are becoming SMEs and hidden champions. They benefit from the close connection to our Cyber Valley Investor Network – and vice versa, more and more investors are also looking at our start-ups,” says Alex Diehl, Investor and Cyber Valley Senior Advisor. “We think that the number of start-ups will continue to grow in the future thanks to our AI Incubator. The quality is also increasing as a result of our growing international network.”

    Yann LeCun and other world-leading AI researchers visit Tübingen  

    One of the day’s highlights is the scientific symposium organized by the first ELLIS Institute in Tübingen, the new center for basic AI research. ELLIS stands for “European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems”, and the institute is the lighthouse project of the Europe-wide network for artificial intelligence. Internationally renowned AI experts such as Yann LeCun and Max Welling will provide an insight into the AI research of the future. “The ELLIS Institute will continue to advance modern AI in Tübingen, while being embedded in European values. We want to attract the best talent and build a special place together,” says Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schölkopf, Scientific Director of the ELLIS Institute.

    Cyber Valley Days are a three-day event in Stuttgart and Tübingen from June 19 to 21, 2024 to celebrate the Cyber Valley Community. The program focuses on entrepreneurship and scientific innovation in artificial intelligence and modern robotics from Baden-Württemberg. 

    Information about Cyber Valley Days

    cyber-valley.de/cyber-valley-days 

    About Cyber Valley 

    Cyber Valley is Europe’s largest and leading center for excellence in artificial intelligence and modern robotics. Its mission and public mandate are to advocate for the research, development, application, and acceptance of technologies and methods in the field of intelligent systems. Cyber Valley encourages entrepreneurship by uniting scientific excellence with innovation and technology transfer. In addition, Cyber Valley facilitates critical reflection on the ethical and social implications of AI through public engagement. Cyber Valley envisions a future in which the full potential of intelligent systems is leveraged for the greater good of the world.    

    About the ELLIS Institute Tübingen 

    The ELLIS Institute is set to become a world-renowned center for pioneering basic research in the field of artificial intelligence. The Institute aims to attract the world's best machine learning talent, providing them with outstanding conditions to conduct research in a state-of-the-art facility located in Tübingen, Germany. The vision is part of a broader initiative, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS), which aims to build a pan-European institution for machine learning research.

    Media Contact 

    Rebecca Beiter  
    Rebecca.beiter@cyber-valley.de  
    +49 (0) 160 9448 1797

  • Start-up BW Summit 2024

    Start-up BW Summit 2024

    Was ist der Start-up BW Summit?

    Beim Start-up BW Summit erwartet Euch ein abwechslungsreiches Programm mit hochkarätigen Speakerinnen und Speakern, eine Messe mit spannenden Start-ups, Pitches und Wettbewerben sowie viele Angebote für Gründerinnen, Gründer und alle, die es werden wollen. 

    Auch der AI Start-up Community in Baden Württemberg wird beim Start-up BW eine Bühne geboten.

    Cyber Valley veranstaltet ein Panel zum Thema KI-Innovation in Baden-Württemberg: Chancen und Herausforderungen für Start-ups mit:
     

    1. Elias Schneider (CEO, Codesphere)
    2. Max-Frederick Gerken (Geschäftsführer, Optocycle)
    3. Martin Phelan (CEO, EndoSurge)
    4. Frauke Goll (Institut für angewandte KI)
       

    Moderiert von Rebecca C. Reisch (Managing Director, Cyber Valley).

     

    Wir freuen uns sehr, ein aktiver Teil der Jury zu sein, die 3 Start-Ups für den Venture Partnering Award in den folgenden Kategorien auswählen wird: Innovation | Impact | Kontinuität. Der Preis wird von Gründermotor organisiert und von der L-Bank finanziert. Die 3 Gewinner werden am Veranstaltungstag bekannt gegeben!
     

    Außerdem können Sie uns an unserem Stand treffen und den ganzen Tag über mit Cyber Valley Start-ups in Kontakt treten!

     

    Wo?

    Messe & Kongress: Haus der Wirtschaft, Stuttgart

    Festival: Börsenplatz, Stuttgart

     

    Wann? 

    Messe & Kongress: ab 10:00 Uhr 

    Festival: ab 17:00 Uhr

     

    Interesse?

    Mehr Informationen über den Start-up BW Summit 2024 finden Sie hier. 

     

    Sie möchten dabei sein? 

    Falls Sie es noch nicht getan haben, können Sie sich noch hier anmelden unter: https://anmeldung.startupbw.de/register

  • The AI Festival in Baden-Württemberg: Cyber Valley Days Begin!

    The AI Festival in Baden-Württemberg: Cyber Valley Days Begin!

    Stuttgart, June 19, 2024 – Our future will be shaped by the brightest minds of our time, especially through the use of AI. Experts from the German and international AI and robotics community will celebrate Cyber Valley Days from June 19 to 21. For today's kick-off event, entrepreneurs from the Cyber Valley Start-up Network, international AI experts from the Cyber Valley Community, and political representatives are gathering in Stuttgart at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.  

    “Our Cyber Valley Innovation Campus represents groundbreaking research and serves as a best-practice example of close collaboration between science and industry”, says Dr. Stegmann, Minister of State and Head of the State Chancellery. “Cyber Valley Days – with their numerous regional and international partners – show us the level of expertise in AI technology we already have here, as well as the significant untapped potential. The event proves the leading role of this internationally renowned research consortium. Through collective efforts, we are shaping the future of trustworthy AI in Germany and Europe to drive important innovations forward.” 

    “The Cyber Valley Days mark an important milestone: With our network, we have already established ourselves as an internationally recognized, excellent research location with spin-off dynamics. Our community is not only innovative – it is also growing, according to the motto #bettertogether. In this way, we are putting Baden-Württemberg on the global map in the field of intelligent systems in the long term,” says Rebecca C. Reisch, Managing Director of Cyber Valley GmbH.  

    The AI Incubator as a springboard for founders  

    At the Expo, the exhibition of the Cyber Valley Community, the public can get to know the minds behind the future of AI and gain an insight into Baden-Württemberg’s innovative power. With close to 70 AI companies, the Cyber Valley Start-up Network is active in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, construction, mobility, and agriculture. Established and leading AI companies from Baden-Württemberg include vialytics, Sereact and Computomics. Other network members such as preML, hydrop systems and Swarm Logistics Technologies will be showcasing the latest AI trends at their booths at the Cyber Valley Days opening.

    Pitches from the participants of the AI Incubator in the afternoon will provide an insight into what the AI business models of the future will look like. Through The AI Incubator program, Cyber Valley supports AI researchers and young entrepreneurs in expanding their start-up ideas and successfully implementing them in the market. Renowned entrepreneurs and start-up coaches are on hand to provide them with free advice and support. The program is currently in its fourth round with 25 AI founders. The AI Incubator is financed by the Carl Zeiss Foundation.  

    Cyber Valley Days are a three-day event in Stuttgart and Tübingen from June 19 to 21, 2024 to celebrate the Cyber Valley Community. Its program focuses on entrepreneurship and scientific innovation in artificial intelligence and modern robotics from Baden-Württemberg.  

    Information about Cyber Valley Days 

    cyber-valley.de/cyber-valley-days

    Photos of the Cyber Valley Days can be downloaded from 18:00 CEST. 

     

    About Cyber Valley 

    Cyber Valley is Europe’s largest and leading center for excellence in artificial intelligence and modern robotics. Its mission and public mandate are to advocate for the research, development, application, and acceptance of technologies and methods in the field of intelligent systems. Cyber Valley encourages entrepreneurship by uniting scientific excellence with innovation and technology transfer. In addition, Cyber Valley facilitates critical reflection on the ethical and social implications of AI through public engagement. Cyber Valley envisions a future in which the full potential of intelligent systems is leveraged for the greater good of the world.   

     

    About the Cyber Valley Start-up Network 

    The Cyber Valley Start-up Network builds and promotes a vibrant community of AI entrepreneurs. Members get access to exclusive events and a diverse network of AI researchers, investors, and other start-up founders. The prerequisite for membership is a connection to Cyber Valley, such as being members or alumni of the Cyber Valley Community, or a location in Baden-Württemberg. The business models must have intelligent systems at their core. Further information: cyber-valley.de/start-up-network. 

    Media Contact: 
    Rebecca Beiter 
    Rebecca.beiter@cyber-valley.de 
    +49 (0) 160 9448 1797