September 2025

PropTech Germany Award 2025 ✨

The winners of the leading innovation award in the construction and real estate sector have been announced!For the fifth year in a row, the REAL Pitches & PropTech Germany Award was presented last Thursday as the most important recognition for innovation drivers across the entire building lifecycle. The award ceremony was hosted by blackprint, the national innovation hub for the construction and real estate sector, as part of the 2nd Frankfurt School Real Estate Day.Ahead of the event, 217 PropTechs from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Canada had showcased their solutions across two stages during the REAL Pitches at the Real Estate Arena in Hannover.Alongside the 11 category winners, the overall award this year went to Lichtwart, a true pioneer in smart building efficiency. 🏆

With its IoT platform for intelligent lighting and energy management, reducing both costs and CO₂ emissions, LichtWART convinced the expert jury across all categories.As Orla Nolan C. Nolan, Managing Partner & COO of blackprint, puts it: “With the REAL Pitches and the PropTech Germany Award, we create a stage where innovation drivers and established players can connect in a targeted way.”This year’s winners impressively demonstrate that the real estate industry is ready to move forward: digitalization, sustainability, and artificial intelligence are already at the core of the sector.

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