Berlin celebrates variety: migrant companies in the spotlight!

Berlin celebrates variety: migrant companies in the spotlight!

On June 18, 2025, the award ceremony "Diversity is made - Berlin recognizes migrant companies" in the Red City Hall in Berlin. This event aims to recognize the achievements of entrepreneurs with a migration background. According to berlin.de A jury from experts from business, science and civil society rated more than 70 applications in three categories.

The competition, which took place for the fourth time in 2025, honored the winners in the categories for companies with more than 30 employees, companies with fewer than 30 employees and for founders: inside. In addition, a special price for company succession was awarded.

The winners of the evening

In category A for companies with more than 30 employees, the following winners were in the foreground:

• Safiye Ergün | Dosteli GmbH: A cultural-sensitive nursing service that offers outpatient care, a senior café and dementia-shared in Berlin. With 99% female workforce, predominantly with a migration background, Dosteli is considered the largest cultural -specific nursing service in Germany.
• Amin Guellil | Ucastme: A personnel service provider who specializes in student staff.
• Aynur Özdemir | Forever Clean: A cleaning company that creates jobs for people with disabilities.

In category B for companies with up to 30 employees, the following prices were awarded:

• Seneit Debese | Greta & Starkks Apps GmbH: Employer of the "Greta" app, which enables a barrier-free cinema experience for visual and hearing impaired people.
• Fihmi Mousa and Sueib Mousa | MCS Data Labs GmbH: Focus on the development of AI-based health technologies.
• Oz Ben David & Jalil Dabit | Kanaan GmbH: an Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin.

The founder: Inner price for companies that have been working for over a year and less than five years, advised:

• Ali Abderrahmane & Burak Erkovan | Juhi GmbH: A platform that mediates everyday help for those in need of care.
• Amir Bashari et al. | PantoHealth: Solutions to digital monitoring rail infrastructure.
• Dimitri Bilyarchyk & Alexander Petrow | Every Health GmbH: A telemedical platform that is aimed at the LGBTQIA+community.

The special prize for company succession was awarded to Azadeh Farshidfar for the takeover and expansion of their physiotherapy practice. These awards are associated with 10,000 euros each and a cinematic corporate portrait. The prices were awarded by Franziska Giffey , the mayor and senator for economy, energy and business.

background and meaning of the award

The Berlin Senate Department for Economy emphasizes that the winners: Inside with a migration background not only shape the cityscape, but also the Berlin economy. It was found that people with a migration background found companies more often than those without any immigration history. The reasons for this can often be found in difficulties on the regular labor market, such as non-recognized degrees and discrimination, such as reported.

In Germany, people with immigration history contribute significantly to innovative strength and employment dynamics. The Bertelsmann Foundation makes it clear that without the growing number of self-employed people with a migration background, the economic pressure in Germany would have increased even more. Therefore, political measures are being tested to promote this group and interest in their economic and social contribution is growing steadily. The debate about the appropriate support offers, especially for women and migrants: inside, is in progress in order to better use the potential of this group; This is also dealt with in a current discussion paper, which offers more answers to these questions, such as Bertelsmann-Foundation