AI Week / Monday / Rheinland Pitch
Monday, 23 November · 6–9 p.m.

Rheinland Pitch
Special KI

See what AI startups in NRW are making possible.

Nine companies show what they are building, the problems they solve and how far they have come. Discover real AI applications and meet the people behind the ideas.

STARTPLATZ Düsseldorf · Speditionstraße 15a
Arrival and networking from 6 p.m. · followed by about 90 minutes of pitches · Programme ends at 9 p.m.

A founder pitching to an audience, with Rheinland Pitch signs framing the stage.
A previous edition of Rheinland Pitch · Photo from the STARTPLATZ media library
9AI startups from NRW
3Stages of development: pre-seed, seed and scale-up
5 + 5Minutes for the pitch and audience questions

From the first idea to a growing business.

Three startups pitch at each stage – from pre-seed through seed to scale-up. In one evening, see how an idea becomes a product and a product becomes a growing business.

Discover

Early ideas

Teams at the idea or pre-seed stage explain the problem they want to solve with AI and what they are building.

Understand

First steps in practice

Startups present their applications and share how they are developing their ideas through practical experience.

Look ahead

Companies ready to grow

More established teams share what they have built and where they want to go next.

An audience member asking a question at Rheinland Pitch.
Questions and conversation are part of Rheinland Pitch.

Your questions are part of the evening.

Each five-minute pitch is followed by five minutes of audience questions. What works already? Who could benefit from the solution? Where could a collaboration begin?

The evening brings together founders, investors, business leaders and the startup community across North Rhine-Westphalia. Discover applications, make connections and talk directly to the teams.

A stage for founders – since 2013.

Founded by STARTPLATZ and Vidar Andersen, Rheinland Pitch connects business ideas with personal encounters. This AI edition puts the spotlight on the diversity of AI startups across NRW.

Just the evening or the whole day?

An evening ticket costs €10 including VAT. The evening is included in the Monday day pass and the personal week pass.