Competitions

Milestones that sharpened the platform.

Each competition moved OpenPulse from a broad open wearable idea toward a sharper B2B biosensor-platform story.

Blue Ocean#1 EuropeEuropean winner
Jugend gründetTop 14Pitch event Munich
STARTUP TEENSTop 5Health category
SamsungPlannedApplication in preparation
Early storyOpen-source fitness wearable
Current storyB2B modular biosensor platform
Blue Ocean Entrepreneur Competition

1st place in Europe

Ranking1st place in Europe
ResultEuropean winner

What OpenPulse was

For Blue Ocean, OpenPulse showed its potential as a differentiated startup idea: not another closed wearable, but a modular biosensor system that can adapt to different customers and use cases.

What we learned

Winning Blue Ocean showed us that the OpenPulse concept is understandable and exciting beyond just the technical side. It confirmed that modularity, openness and control over biosensor data are strong themes when explained clearly.

OpenPulse at the Jugend gruendet pitch event
Jugend gründet

Top 14 in Germany

RankingTop 14 in Germany
ResultInvited to the pitch event in Munich

What OpenPulse was

At Jugend gründet, OpenPulse was still mainly presented as an open-source, modular fitness and health wearable. The original idea was to give users more control over their data, sensors, algorithms and hardware than closed consumer wearables allow.

What we learned

The biggest learning was that "everyone" is not a real target group. After the competition, especially through conversations at the Munich pitch event, we understood that OpenPulse needed a clearer market focus. This became one reason we shifted from a broad B2C fitness wearable toward a focused B2B platform.

STARTUP TEENS - still ongoing

Top 5 in Health

RankingTop 5 in Health
ResultSelected among the leading health startups

What OpenPulse was

At STARTUP TEENS, OpenPulse was presented with the newer strategy: a modular B2B biosensor platform with interchangeable sensor pucks, open integration possibilities and data ownership for the customer. B2B became the primary market, while B2C remained secondary for open-source, privacy-conscious and quantified-self users.

What we learned

This competition helped us communicate OpenPulse less as a normal fitness tracker and more as a flexible platform. We learned that the strongest part of OpenPulse is not just "more sensors," but the combination of modular hardware, open software integration, data control and use-case-specific configuration.

Planned application Samsung Solve for Tomorrow

Upcoming / in preparation

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow

Upcoming application

StatusPlanned application
ResultUpcoming / in preparation

What OpenPulse will be

For Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, OpenPulse will likely be presented in a version that fits the competition especially well. This does not mean changing the core OpenPulse strategy. It means adapting the framing for the challenge while keeping the long-term direction focused on modular B2B biosensor infrastructure.

What we want to learn

The goal is to test how well OpenPulse can be connected to a concrete social or practical problem, instead of only presenting the technology itself. This helps us become better at turning the platform into specific, understandable use cases.