Second place at the Digitalization Award Schleswig-Holstein 2026
On September 23, the state government of Schleswig-Holstein awarded the Digitalization Award 2026. anymize took second place, endowed with 15,000 euros. This year, seven projects were honored, from agriculture,…
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On September 23, the state government of Schleswig-Holstein awarded the Digitalization Award 2026. anymize took second place, endowed with 15,000 euros.
This year, seven projects were honored, from agriculture, medicine, crafts, environment, and education. We are very pleased to be in second place in this field. Especially since this is our second award in September: Two weeks earlier, we had already secured second place at the start-up competition “Überflieger".
Raitschin Raitschew and Nils Karow at the award ceremony on September 23.
An award with a special jury
The Digitalization Award has been awarded by the state since 2018 every year, and the number of applications grows from year to year. The jury consists of representatives from the state government, the city association, the digital economy of Schleswig-Holstein, and the Independent State Center for Data Protection.
The latter means a lot to us. We are building a tool whose core is data protection. Being awarded by a jury that includes the data protection authority of our state is a special confirmation for us.
What the jury highlighted
The jury particularly appreciated the potential for the medical field. There, the handling of patient data has so far slowed down many AI projects.
This is exactly where anymize comes in. Names, IBANs, birth dates, or file numbers are recognized and replaced with placeholders before a text goes to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or another language model. In the response, anymize reinserts the real information, visible only to you. This way, medical practices, law firms, and consultancies can use the best AI models without sensitive data reaching the AI.
The video
The state of Schleswig-Holstein has released a short video for the award, in which anymize and our vision are presented.
Congratulations to all award winners
We congratulate everyone who was awarded with us: Silolytics from Kiel for first place, Revolvie from Kuden for third, PROGEEK from Wees for the special award Green Coding, and Dentability Institute, edaira, and Softstack for the special awards in education.
Thank you
To the state government of Schleswig-Holstein and Digitalization Minister Dirk Schrödter, to the jury, and to DiWiSH, the Digital Economy of Schleswig-Holstein, who accompany us as part of the digital community in the state.
Try it out yourself
Do you want to see what convinced the jury? Test for free for 14 days.