Laupheim students triumph with a smart app at the federal competition!

Laupheim students triumph with a smart app at the federal competition!

Laupheim, Deutschland - In the pulsating heart of Berlin, more precisely in the Axel Springer high-rise, an innovative project was put into the spotlight: The "Timeable" app, developed by a fresh team of young entrepreneurs from Germany, has won the "Startup Teens" challenge in the "Apps and AI applications" category. Jakob Zick from Laupheim and his business partners Ben Tovote, Valentin Hemm and Johannes Schießl were able to look forward to a prize money of 10,000 euros, which they now want to invest in the further development of their app. The Wise Guys of this campaign have a clear goal: to facilitate the everyday school life of their classmates through intelligent organization of timetables, homework and appointments. The Schwäbische.de reports.

Participation in the challenge was not a sugar. Over 1,000 projects from more than 5,000 students from all over Germany competed for the best ideas. The "Startup-Teens" challenge, which took place for the tenth time this year, is organized by the non-profit organization "Startup Teens". In addition to the prize money, the founders were also able to win business coaching with Stefanie Senger, the managing partner of the Senger Autohaus Group.

a team with big plans

All four team members are between 16 and 17 years old and have found each other via the LinkedIn career network and the “Startup-Teens” Bayern Challenge. While Jakob visits the Carl Laemmle-Gymnasium in Laupheim, Ben Tovote and Valentin Hemm go to the Marktbreit high school near Würzburg, while Johannes Schießl goes to school in Munich. To realize "Timeable", they have taken on different roles; Valentin and John in particular are responsible for programming.

"TIMEABLE" aims to avoid the slipchaos and forgotten tasks in everyday school life. The app automatically assigns tasks to the subject, deadline and priority. Particularly practical: it offers AI-supported speech recognition and enables homework to be recorded by photo. The user interface is designed in such a way that users can customize their design while the effort for daily use is reduced to less than a minute.

room for innovation and support

A look at the overarching program "Startup Teens" shows how important the promotion of tech-entrepreneurship for students in grades 7 to 12 is. The aim is to encourage students to develop their entrepreneurial skills through technology -based projects. The program offers mentorship and practical guidance in areas such as coding and AI, as well as the opportunity to present projects investors and win prices. If you want, you can also get access to internships from global companies.

In addition, there are regular events that serve as a platform for the exchange of experiences and ideas. The "startup future" initiative organizes free online conferences in which interested teachers and student companies can go into exchange. The target group is as broad as the topics that are treated there: from business model development to pitching methods.