My name is Christian Brüggemann. I’m a co-founder of Graphmasters
and this is our office at the Hanover TECHNOLOGY CENTER.
Graphmasters is the new way to avoid traffic.
Our goal is not only to point out alternative routes,
but to prevent traffic jams altogether by making the best use of our infrastructure.
We also provide special applications for the logistics sector
that determine the order and timing of distribution,
minimizing the time spent delivering packages, or completing logistical tasks.
Conventional navigation systems are connected to a data source
that transmits the current traffic situation.
The navigation device calculates a detour based on this information.
But as more and more devices use this technology,
everyone receives the same data and uses the same detour.
Nunav works the other way around.
Our routes aren’t calculated by the device but in the cloud,
which means people use individual detours.
And as they don’t use the same roads to start with, traffic doesn’t build up in the first place.
More than 8 years ago, one of my fellow students and I set out on our long journey
to develop a new routing algorithm that began with the Microsoft Imagine Cup, a competition we won in 2012.
This was the impetus to found our own start-up.
We took it one step at a time.
Today, we occupy the entire floor and intend to keep growing.
We decided to set up shop in the TECHNOLOGY CENTER
because we were already in close contact with hannoverimpuls due to various start-up competitions.
This was our opportunity to move from our living room to our first office.
hannoverimpuls provides amazing support
They‘re always at your side when you need them, which is great.
The TECHNOLOGY CENTER is the perfect location for start-ups,
because you get to meet so many other young businesses.
Our annual summer party is the perfect occasion to mingle.
People also bump into each other in our kitchens,
and suddenly there’s this lively exchange between companies,
discussing new ideas and development possibilities.