Hamburg Start-up toern wins the Digital Logistics Award

The Digital Logistics Award was presented for the 7th time yesterday. As part of the “Future Congress Logistics – 42nd Dortmund Talks” and the “AI24”, the 6 finalists had the opportunity to present their diverse and innovative logistics solutions to the audience in a five-minute elevator pitch. Afterwards, the audience and expert jury voted for their favorites. The festive award ceremony of the Digital Logistics Award took place during the evening event of the Dortmund Economic Development Agency in the halls of the art exhibition “Phoenix des Lumières”.

(Dortmund) The Hamburg start-up toern offers an all-in-one SaaS solution for returns management, encompassing a wide range of services for online shops. With this idea, toern impressed both the audience and the expert jury yesterday, securing first place, which comes with a prize of 9,000 euros and access to the network of Europe’s best Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH). The solution allows returned items to be forwarded directly to the next customer, reducing CO2 emissions and return costs, and covers all components throughout the process along the customer journey in one package.

Logistikbude secures second place

Second place goes to Dortmund: The start-up Logistikbude GmbH presented its software solution for managing reusable load carriers such as pallets, containers, and shelves during the pitch. The platform automates and streamlines tracking, inventory management, and coordination processes, lowering personnel costs and increasing transparency and efficiency in logistics operations.

Third place goes to S2data

The third place was secured by the start-up with the longest journey: S2data traveled from Graz, Austria, and impressed with software for optimized procurement and distribution logistics. The software leverages synergies through intelligent FTLs, LTLs, milk runs, and the coordination of inbound and outbound transports in conjunction with intelligent consolidation between sources and sinks of cargo space and orders.

About the Digital Logistics Award

The Digital Logistics Award is organized by the Digital Hub Logistics Dortmund and is one of the most highly endowed awards in the logistics start-up scene, with total prize money of 14,500 euros. “We are pleased that in the 7th edition of the Digital Logistics Award, numerous and high-quality applications were received again. For the first time, the focus was on artificial intelligence, which means that every business idea had a clear connection to this forward-looking technology.

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