Luxembourg 8th December 2023

The Junior Chamber International (JCI Luxembourg) is proud to announce the winners of this year’s CYEL Edition. On the 7th of December 2023, the CYEL awards were presented at the Chamber of Commerce for the 17th time. 

In a competition with 33 amazing applications, Matias Mäenpää from Videobot, a cutting-edge technology company has clinched victory, cementing his position as a leader in innovation and entrepreneurial prowess. His 14-month-old Finnish-Luxembourg company is already serving nearly 200 customers in 15 countries offering personalized video funnels designed to engage websites’ audience through human interaction.

The second place goes to Fabienne Stanitz from Fabstwines. The platform is dedicated to delivering memorable wine-sipping experiences by using artificial intelligence to offer its users a personalised connection with the winemakers.
Dmitry Panenkov from Emma took third place, an entirely agnostic cloud management platform that streamlines the process of deploying, managing, and scaling clusters, applications, and virtual machines through effortless access to all cloud providers.

This year’s “Coup de Coeur” was awarded by LuxProvide to Shahriar Agaajani from Spacetime. Established in 2019, Space Time is a startup with a focus on capturing the essence of physical spaces at diverse moments. This innovative approach enables the generation of 4D renderings, providing users the opportunity to revisit the foundational stages of their projects. 

Francois Neuberg, the director of this year’s competition described the selection of the winners as a tough decision-making process in light of the high quality of the 33 initial applications.

The winner was awarded a prize of away with 4000 Euros and free mentoring, the second place 2000 Euros and the third place 1000 Euros. Additionally, they received media exposure and access to the JCI international network. For the “Coup de Coeur”, LuxProvide offered the winner access and support to use their supercomputer, free consulting and workshops.

To end the competition the CYEL team also wants to express their gratitude to all Sponsors and Partners who have made this year’s competition possible: