Award in Dortmund
gapcharge wins Digital Logistics Award 2020
The winners of the Digital Logistics Awards 2020, one of the most important awards in the logistics start-up scene, have been announced: the start-ups gapcharge, Boxwise and Everstox have made it to the top three places in the competition. The winners were presented with prize money worth a total of 24,000 euros at the "Future Logistics Congress - 38th Dortmund Talks" on September 16.
The final of the Digital Logistics Award took place on the first day of the Digital Logistics Congress. A jury of experts had previously nominated eight start-ups and start-ins that had applied for the Digital Hub Logistics award with their digital and innovative logistics solutions.
First place and the prize of 15,000 euros went to the team from the start-up gapcharge from Duisburg. The company has developed a wireless charging system for electric logistics and light vehicles such as logistics scooters, which, in conjunction with digital condition monitoring, makes logistics processes more efficient. The idea was the most convincing to the participants of the "Zukunftskongress Logistik", who were able to vote for the winners after the digital pitches of the eight finalists.
Second place went to Boxwise, based in Rotterdam - the first ever social start-up to win the Digital Logistics Award. With their online platform Boxtribute, the young entrepreneurs want to ensure that humanitarian aid deliveries arrive faster in areas in need and are better distributed. The founders themselves worked as volunteers in a refugee camp in Greece a few years ago. Boxwise won second place in the Digital Logistics Award and secured a cheque for 6,000 euros.
Third place, along with prize money of 3,000 euros, went to the Munich-based start-up Everstox, which aims to take on Amazon with its API-controlled platform for warehousing and logistics. The solution offers flexible warehouse logistics and fulfillment services for e-commerce, wholesale and retail companies, with the aim of promoting the growth of offline and online stores in Germany, the UK and throughout Europe.
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