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We are awarded for excellence and trusted by industry leaders for our honest and hands-on entrepreneurial approach, stemming from building over 40 ventures. To date, over €700 million has been invested across the ventures we have launched.
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Facilitating overseas shopping for Chinese consumers
Chiloobal breaks down barriers of cross-border e-commerce for Chinese shoppers. It provides a streamlined, reliable way to buy tax-free goods from abroad and have them delivered directly within China.
Changing mobility with a new category of bikes
An electric cargo bike venture introduced a new category of mobility, combining tilting technology with multi-use design—scaling across 9 countries and building a strong distributor network within two years.
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Enabling startup collaboration with a world leader in mineral-based specialties
A global leader in industrial minerals, launched a structured innovation program to identify new solutions in calcium carbonate and construction waste recycling. The initiative led to strategic partnerships with startups now implementing cutting-edge approaches to mineral recycling.
Identifying business opportunities for dynamic electricity tariffs
Enpulse, venture building unit of a leading energy company, identified and assessed business opportunities at the intersection of electric vehicles and dynamic electricity tariffs, revealing opportunities for smarter energy use.
Digitalizing the scrap business with Metaloop
Metaloop provides a B2B marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of scrap metal. It streamlines transactions and creates transparency in a formerly untransparent market.
Founding and scaling a corporate venture for modular wood buildings with Rubner
Wood_Space is a joint venture with Rubner Holzbau, and it creates sustainable modular buildings made of solid wood. The Wood_Space modules are delivered prefabricated, assembled on-site, and ready for occupancy within just a few days. The modules can be configured in multiple ways and are environmentally friendly and cost-effective.
Building a joint venture for fruit growth optimization
Through machine vision and an intelligent AI algorithm, the agri-tech startup provides fruit producers with the capability to optimize their orchards by leveraging reliable yield monitoring and forecasting data.
Partnership with CERN Venture Connect Programme
Making pioneering research available to the public economy more quickly: The partnership aims to accelerate the uptake of pioneering CERN technologies, in fields such as lasers, detectors, and chips, by startups and corporate ventures to create a positive societal impact.
Launching a platform to instantly book full truck load routes
A digital logistics platform was launched to simplify truck route booking through a high-convenience portal powered by automated pricing—streamlining freight logistics and enhancing user experience.
Empowering intrapreneurs to build lasting ventures in the energy sector
PowerLab is the intrapreneurship program of TenneT, a leading European grid operator. Over the years, it has grown into a well-positioned and structured process for TenneT intrapreneurs. It is supported by a clear decision-making approach, hands-on coaching, and a strong focus on validation. The program enables employees to tackle relevant challenges by developing validated projects with real impact in the energy industry.
Predicting the electricity balancing market with FlexPowerHub
FlexPowerHub fully automates European balancing market processes through precise forecasting models and digital workflows. The platform enables energy providers to automate bidding, marketing, and settlement of flexible assets from data collection to execution, maximizing revenues while minimizing manual interventions through intelligent algorithms and customizable update cycles.
Streamlining logistics communication
Heylog is a communication service for modern logistics. The SaaS tool simplifies driver registration and communication with logistics service providers simply and efficiently. It integrates messaging services like WhatsApp, Meta Messenger, and Viber on one platform and combines them with additional features for dispatching.
Transforming existing real estate into innovative burnout prevention concept
Austrian healthcare provider repurposed existing hotel in the Tyrolean mountains into innovative prevention center, developing offer packages focused on well-being and mindful leadership.
Building the marketplace for spare parts & services in the energy sector
Born out of a corporate venture initiative, a digital marketplace is transforming the energy sector by streamlining access to spare parts and services across the German-speaking region.
Co-creating the future of steel at voestalpine
As a strategic partner in the VERBUND X accelerator, voestalpine joined forces with leading corporates and institutions to future-proof steel production. By teaming up with selected startups, the initiative is unlocking new possibilities to increase efficiency, reduce emissions, and drive sustainable impact in industrial manufacturing.
Validating smart home solutions for next-gen kitchen furniture
A leading manufacturer in the furniture and kitchen industry explored extending its product range into smart home solutions—enhancing the customer experience within the home.
Revolutionizing the furniture industry with Variand
Variand offers modular furniture that can be adapted to any style or living situation. The team's vision is to offer a furniture system that can accompany customers throughout their lives, instead of being thrown away and replaced after a few years.
Designing unique investment fundraising products
International leader in tourism & hospitality, Falkensteiner, introduced a unique investment offering through their FMTG Invest platform. International guests and customers can now directly participate in the capital raising for their hotels, apartments & camping projects.
Integrating e-cars as flexible assets into the grid
Enpulse, venture building unit of a leading energy company, validated the potential of connecting individual electric vehicles to the grid as flexible assets. Parked cars are turned into a powerful new energy resource.
Enabling a smart parcel box network for cities
A utility company ventured into an adjacent market by providing infrastructure for shipping and logistics companies to deliver directly to well-situated parcel box locations. This bold move led to their position as the largest supplier-independent player on the market.
Reducing fuel consumption on truck trailers using PV foil
TRAILAR uses clean energy from the sun to reduce a truck’s total fuel consumption by up to 5%. Special challenges such as the difficult market entry into the logistics sector or the need for rapid prototyping were mastered to make the project an overall, sustainable success.
Building a venture arm for discovering new business models
The Miele Intrapreneurship Program has its roots in the New Growth Factory business unit which is responsible for identifying and tapping new growth fields outside Miele's core line of business.
Protecting high-value goods from counterfeiting
PixoAnalytics is a spin-off from DPDHL’s Startup Lab. Its machine vision technology creates unique “fingerprints” of inhomogeneous surfaces such as paper, cardboard, plastics, and more. This enables improvements in supply chain efficiency, customer experience, and counterfeit detection across various industries.
Industrial inspection with drones
Smart Inspection, a corporate spin-off based in Vienna, leverages drone technology and AI-powered fault detection for efficient and automated inspections across various industrial assets, including power plants and wind turbines.
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