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founders
fight
night
@diwido
02nd of september 2025
junkyard dortmund
open doors 18.30h
get ready To compete!
FOUNDERS FIGHT NIGHT @ #diwido 2025
Founders Fight Night – The toughest startup pitching competition in the universe!
What makes it so tough?
No screens, no slides, no safety nets – just founders, their words, and the will to win.
Each startup steps into the ring with an equal opponent. Only one will emerge victorious.
It’s battle rap meets pitch event – with the focus on fun, energy, and full audience involvement.
In this interactive format, the audience doesn't just watch – they decide who wins each round.
Just like in the real startup world, only one opinion matters: the market’s.
Adding to the challenge, our expert jury throws "Haymaker Questions" at the founders, trying to sway the audience and shift the momentum.
Only one startup will conquer the crowd and earn the title:
#diwido Founders Fight Champion
No other pitch event electrifies the room like Founders Fight Night.
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Investing, creating companies, and supporting corporations undergoing critical change—entrepreneurship and leadership are in his DNA. After more than two decades as a corporate executive, top consultant, and startup founder, Mirco Grübel founded the company to continue creating his own success stories (see, for example, Bakerix) and to invest in young entrepreneurs.
start2grow
If you want to start a business offering technological and/or digital products or services, start2grow is the right place for you. Founders from all over Germany can take part in the nationwide start-up competition organized by Wirtschaftsförderung Dortmund. There is a total of €94,000 in prize money to be won.
start2grow participants also have access to an active network of 600 coaches who cover a wide range of specialist areas with their expertise. Individual mentors can also be arranged if required. In addition, founders benefit from a variety of workshop and event formats that support them in further developing their business models.
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