Main Software 50 Germany

30 November 2022

LOFTHAUS Düsseldorf, Germany

The Main Software 50 Germany 2022 ranking has been announced!

We look back on a fantastic event with more than 100 software entrepreneurs at the Lofthaus in Düsseldorf. The central theme of the event was the social impact of business software. Fives special awards were presented during the ceremony: The Overall Champions Awards for the top 3 in the ranking, the Highest Growth Award, for the company that achieved the highest revenue growth between 2021-2022, and the Cloud Champion Award for the company with the highest cloud-based revenue between 2020 and 2021.

The 1st Overall Champion is cleversoft, a software company that provides end-users with solutions for compliance and integrated risk management.

The 2nd Overall Champion is Conceptboard, a software company that builds a solution for remote collaboration for teams in organizations.

The 3rd Overall Champion is d.velop AG, a company that delivers software solutions for document management and digital processes.

The Highest Growth Award is awarded to Evermood, a software company that offers a platform for human resource management.

The Cloud Champion Award is presented to Link11, a company that provides software for cyber security.

openHandwerk GmbH is the most promising new and emerging company in Germany of 2022 and wins the Main Accelerator Award! OpenHandwerk is a software company that provides solutions for craftsmen and the construction sector.

Pictures Main Software 50 Germany 2022

14:30 – 15:00

Doors open

15:00 – 15:15

Main Sotware 50 Facts & Figures: Q&A session with Sven van Berge Henegouwen

15:15 – 15:45

Panel Discussion Healthtech: how software drives efficiency and quality within the healthcare

15:45 – 15:55

First Award Ceremony: Highest Growth Award

15:55 – 16:30

Keynote with Najat Messaoud (Microsoft)

16:30 – 16:40

Second Award Ceremony: Cloud Champion Award

16:40 – 17:10

Break

17:10 – 17:40

Panel Discussion Talent Management: how to attract and retain talent for the software industry, and how to close the gap between the education system and labor market

17:40 – 18:20

Award Ceremony: Main Software 50 & Overall winners

18:20

Drinks & Food

“The Main Software 50 looks at a set of balanced KPIs which gives a much better picture of how companies are really doing”

''The Main Software 50 Award we won in 2013 felt like a recognition for all the hard work of the previous years. It was tremendously important! Also for other reasons. For our investors it reconfirmed the correctness of their decision. It helped us in recruiting new people. And it helped us find the courage to keep going. A wonderful gift.''

''I think it's cool that the Main Software 50 is there. It gives publicity to the Dutch software industry. People often look at the United States and India. But there are many successful and fast-growing companies in the Netherlands too. For OBI4wan specifically, the list meant a great deal for our visibility and branding.''

''I am holding the physical award in my hands. It took me six seconds to find it, even though I've moved to the United States and my house here is being renovated as we speak. This goes to show that the award has meant a great deal to us. Software is not an easy business when it comes to PR. If you call a journalist and tell them there is a new version of your software that also supports MySQL, they will say, ‘So what?’ So this was an incredibly important recognition.''

''We participated to enhance external visibility and also because we wanted to measure ourselves against others. Are we really doing it right, that question. It's not easy to get this insight from the company’s own accounts, certainly not in the early years. We also chose to participate in the Main Software 50 after the initial growth slowed down, because it looks at more than just percentage sales growth, which means that participation remains interesting.''

''Before we were acquired by the Norwegian company Visma, we participated in the Main Software 50 every year. We did that for the purposes of traction and marketing. For customers, a nomination is a confirmation that you are an established party. It also helps with respect to prospects. The award radiates authority.''

''The Dutch software sector could use some more attention. The sector is very dynamic: a lot is happening and there are big successes to celebrate. And not all of this is seen by the media and society. The more the successes become visible, the more this commotion will attract people. That is why the Main Software 50 is a good initiative.''

Where will you rank?

Since 2012, hundreds of companies register for the Main Software 50 each year. A mention in the top 50 is quite an achievement. Next to the top 3 Overall Champions, we also award the highest growth and the company with the highest cloud-based revenue.

Worldwide exposure

The Main Software 50 ranking is watched closely by media, investors and strategic partners in the software field worldwide. A place in this listing can have a huge impact on your company’s future. Main Capital Partners, leading software investor in the Benelux, DACH and Scandinavia, is the initiator of the ranking.

Experience the award show

Only Main 50 participants will receive an invitation to the exclusive award ceremony on November 30. Experience the announcement of the Main Software 50 2022 live, together with other greats of the German software industry.

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