Watch out Newcomers: This could be your chance to kickstart your startup!

Do you have an exciting business idea? Or have you just entered the journey of creating your own startup? Are you a newcomer in NRW? If so, this is a competition for you.

The Rheinpreneur Award offers you not only the opportunity to work on your concept and get feedback from experienced trainers, jury members, and peers, but also – 🥁🥁🥁 – 27.500€ seed capital in total plus individual coaching and support for the winners!

What is in it for you?

We know it’s not all about the prize money. The Rheinpreneur Newcomer Award has even more to offer:
Great opportunities
to network – online and offline.
Valuable feedback
on your ideas and plans from experienced entrepreneurs and experts.
Visibility
and the chance to present your (future) business to a larger audience if you are nominated as a finalist.
Our Prizes:
And this is how it works:
Everything you need to know.
Still wondering if this is for you? Take a look at our FAQs and read the conditions for participation.
Our Press Release
Find the official press release for the Rheinpreneur Award, celebrating outstanding newcomer entrepreneurs in the NRW region.
Rheinpreneur Press Release
Our Jury
We are assembling a panel of industry experts, investors, and entrepreneurs who will evaluate applications and select the finalists for the Rheinpreneur Award.

🔹 Who will they be? Stay tuned—we’ll reveal our jury soon!

🔹 What will they do? Assess innovation, impact, and business potential to recognize the best newcomer startups in NRW. Check back for updates and meet the experts shaping the future of entrepreneurship! 🚀
Evaluation Criteria

Evaluating the entrepreneurs’ business ideas, analyzing potentials, and deciding which (future) businesses should win the big prize is not an easy task – but our expert jurors like a little challenge!


As a team with diverse backgrounds and expertise, they not only pre-select the six finalists to compete for the public voting prize, but also evaluate their live pitches at the final award show.


Decisions on the winners of the 3 main prizes are based on the following criteria:

  • degree of innovation of product or service solution
  • clear understanding of and attractiveness for a target group
  • competition in the market
  • feasibility
  • business model
  • entrepreneur / team and network
  • business responsibility
Our Events
Meet our team
Contact our Project Lead!
  • Izabella Neves de Morais
    Izabella Neves de Morais is a Project Lead with 15 years of experience. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Advertising & Publicity, a Master’s in Service Design, and a Postgraduate qualification in Social Innovation Management.
    She has five years of experience in the financial sector and two years leading EU-funded programmes. With expertise in the Latin American, European, UAE, and Indian markets, she has managed high-impact global projects, large-scale startup events, and equity product development. As a teacher, speaker, and mentor, she specialises in developing scalable solutions for immigrant women and international communities with an impact-focused approach.
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SINGA Deutschland was founded in 2016 to create meaningful connections between newcomers and locals and shift the paradigm of migration. Today we have devoted our work to building impactful, ground-breaking, and sustainable solutions for inclusive societies and innovative economies.
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