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Challenge Providers

Every year, established businesses from our region choose current real-world problems in the fields of KI and Data-Science and collaborate with start-ups from throughout Europe to develop solutions. Acting as Challenge Providers are companies such as Evonik, Open Grid Europe, Vonovia, RAG, and STEAG.

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Partners

In addition to launching our #DataChallenges to the public and showcasing the successes of the collaborations we help to promote, the Hands On Data conference provides us with a fantastic opportunity to foster connections between start-ups, experts, corporations, and enthusiasts in the fields of data science and AI. This is only possible with the support of companies and institutions such as: Materna Information & Communications, Gründerfonds Ruhr, Techniker Krankenkasse, LUEG AG, BO-I-T - Bochumer Institut für Technologie, Land NRW.

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Meet the companies who embrace us

Community Members

Members of our community closely follow all steps of Hands On Data. They have assured attendance at our events and activities, fully access to our network, and benefit from membership by connecting directly to other data science and artificial intelligence specialists who are also members of our community. Businesses like VIVAWEST, Funke Medien Gruppe, TÜV Nord Group, Tengelmann Energie, and EGLV are among the members of our community.

Discover the start-ups with the most creative concepts

Start-Ups

In recent years, dozens of startups have taken part in the Data Challenges that Hands On Data has organized in collaboration with businesses from the Ruhr region. They all submitted applications, presented their concepts, and were selected to collaborate with our partners for three months on creating their Proofs of Concepts and putting their suggested solutions into practice. A few of them adjusted so successfully that they won these businesses as new clients and have kept up this partnership ever since.

Die Hands On Data
Community

RAG-Stiftung

Founded:

2007

Main Goal:

Financing the the perpetual obligations left behind by the German coal industry

Status:

Initiator

RAG-Stiftung Website

Initiativkreis Ruhr

Economic alliance:

More than 70 companies and institutions

Fields of action:

Economy, education and culture

Status:

Initiator

Initiativkreis Ruhr Website

Evonik

Employees:

About 33,000

Locations :

Production plants in 27 countries, activities all around the world

Status:

Challenge Provider

Evonik Website

OGE

Founded:

1926

Pipeline network:

approximately 12,000-km

Status:

Challenge Provider

OGE Website

RAG Aktiengesellschaft

Founded:

1968 as Ruhrkohle AG

Headquarters:

Essen

Status:

Challenge Provider

RAG Aktiengesellschaft Website

Iqony

Expertise:

Decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitalisation of the energy supply.

Employees:

Around 2,300

Status:

Challenge Provider

Iqony Website

Vonovia

Residential Units:

549.000+

Employees:

about 15.900

Status:

Challenge Provider

Vonovia Website

nilg.ai

Founded:

2018

Status:

Start-up

nilg.ai Website

Othermo

Founded:

2018

Status:

Start-up

Othermo Website

Tengelmann Energie

Energy Portfolio:

3,0TWh

Employees:

51

Status:

Community Member

Tengelmann Energie Website

deeplify

Founded:

2020

Status:

Start-up

deeplify Website

Vivawest

Employees:

2.000+

Homes:

120.000

Status:

Community Member

Vivawest Website

TÜV Nord Group

Core Brands:

4

Digital Experts:

52

Status:

Community Member

TÜV Nord Group Website

Gapzero

Founded:

2019

Status:

Start-up

Gapzero Website

Funke Medien Gruppe

Daily newspapers:

12

Magazines:

18.85 Mio. Readers per issue

Status:

Community Member

Funke Medien Gruppe Website

Roomhero

Founded:

2014

Status:

Start-up

Roomhero Website

Gründerfonds Ruhr

Founded:

2017

Vision:

to further expand the entrepreneurial spirit in the region.

Status:

Partner

Gründerfonds Ruhr Website

Techniker Krankenkasse

Business Area:

Germany

Status:

Partner

Techniker Krankenkasse Website

EGLV

Headquarters:

Essen

Status:

Community Member

EGLV Website