The IFA Next Pitch Battle runs on the Dream Stage in the IFA Next area at Messe Berlin, organized by IFA Management GmbH in partnership with the Startup-Verband. Startups pitch in competition format to an audience of investors, buyers and industry leaders across three days, 4 to 6 September 2026, with the finale on the last day.
Twenty companies reached the semi-finals.
Semi-finalists, 4 September 2026: Prolo Ring, Optiqb, Cellbricks Therapeutics, Grovero, HaptonTech, INMO, Eatingpapers, LeydenJar, MoliEye, Alpenglow Tek.
Semi-finalists, 5 September 2026: Janus Cyber, Studki, TRAKKER, Turing Space, Benario XR, Next Integral, VMFi, All The Time, DeCloak, Neuronova.
Finalists, 6 September 2026: HaptonTech, Eatingpapers, Cellbricks Therapeutics, VMFi, TRAKKER, Neuronova.
Winner: Cellbricks Therapeutics.
Alumni, and what they raised since
From confirmed claims and our round records - not from a list the programme keeps about itself. "Since" runs from the cohort year, so a round that closed before they walked in is not counted here.
| Company | Cohort | Raised since |
|---|---|---|
| LeydenJar | 2026 | €7,800,000 |
| Cellbricks Therapeutics | 2026 | €7,000,000 |
| Benario XR | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| Studki | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| TRAKKER | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| Grovero | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| HaptonTech | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| INMO | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| Morphace | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| MoliEye | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| Prolo Ring | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| Optiqb | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| Eatingpapers | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| VMFi | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| All The Time | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| DeCloak | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| Janus Cyber | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| Next Integral | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| Turing Space | 2026 | nothing disclosed |
| Zeroth | 2026 | nothing disclosed |