Corporate venture builder

We build and scale ventures for corporates.

Our approach

We leverage corporate power to create successful ventures and new revenue streams.

Empowering Corporate
Innovation

We are your partner for creating result-driven intrapreneurship programs, corporate startup collaborations, and strategic frameworks for success with innovation.

Building & Scaling
New Ventures

We are experienced entrepreneurs and build exciting new ventures and products. We shape the business model, create the brand, drive sales, and build the team.

10+

Companies created with more than €1M turnover

€10M

yearly turnover for our portfolio companies

45+

hands-on entrepreneurs

Customer projects

Success Stories

Shaping the future of logistics: Global intrapreneurship program

3 years of development and continuous support of a global intrapreneurship program with the world’s leading logistics company

60 teams evaluating and validating, 9 running projects, multiple projects in business lines & successful spin-offs

Amazon for spare parts in the energy sector: SPAROX

Development of a scalable B2B platform business model for spare parts in the energy sector

Creation of transparency in a non-transparent market, reduction of storage and capital costs as well as reduction of plant failures

Multiple partners onboarded

Revolutionizing the energy sector: Alperia Startup Factory

Startup Factory and scout startups with revolutionizing solutions for the energy industry

140 startup applications from all over the world

Two innovation projects have emerged from the program

5% less fuel consumption due to PV foil on truck trailers

Finalist of the world‘s largest Climate-Tech Accelerators „Climate Launchpad“

Most Innovative Product of the Year 2018 at the Freight Transport Association Awards

Trusted by
leading corporates

Portfolio of companies

We turn ideas into
successful ventures

woodspace.co

WOOD_SPACE

Make it yours!

High quality modular block house to unlock new living experiences. From your dream home, to guesthouse, coffee place or shop – make it yours. Smart, sustainable, affordable mobile tiny blockhouse of high quality made from 98% wood
Joint venture between RUBNER woodwork and WhatAVenture, uniting highest quality woodwork and business model innovation
57 sold WOOD_SPACE in the first 6 month
#jointventure with an established company

www.variand.net

VARIAND

Versatile and flexible modular furniture system

Variand is a modular furniture system that offers more flexibility and pleasure when furnishing and designing rooms. Through the system’s adaptable nature, users are encouraged to engage with their furnishings and surroundings creatively.
Thanks to the clever design, the modular furniture from variand can easily be moved, arranged, expanded and quickly adapted to any taste and living situation.

#investment in existing startup

gleam-bikes.com

GLEAM

Cargo eBike revolution

GLEAM is an electric cargo bike with a unique tilting technology providing you with an amazing driving experience for urban mobility
Thereby, it caters to various use cases, from family cargo bike to B2B usage for messengers. It reduces emissions by optimizing last mile delivery and urban mobility
We established GLEAM in 5 European countries within 4 months
#investment in existing startup

pixofarm.com

PIXOFARM

Optimize your harvest.

- The mobile app is radically innovating the way you manage and optimize your orchards
- Easily measure fruit size, get predictions and take the right actions to get the most out of your apple orchards
- #partnership with startup

It was an excellent keynote speech on guiding business ideas to investment-readiness, as part of our Executive Innovation Program. Thanks to the profound theoretical knowledge and vivid examples, our top-level management obtained deep insights into business modelling in the field of mobility.

Yvonne Pirkner

Open Innovation Project Leader, ÖBB

WhatAVenture really got our employees’ attention, motivated them to leave their comfort zone and gave them the courage to simply try out ideas – and that was the exact goal!

Martina Tagunoff

Innovation Manager, ÖAMTC

With the support of WhatAVenture we were able to significantly develop our innovation management further. They perfectly understood our needs and developed sustainable strategies, processes and tools in a joint effort with our team following lean innovation principles.