OUR WORK

40+ launches. Some of our favorites here.

40+ new businesses launched since 2012 — as equity holders, operators, advisors and venture architects. Across industries, company sizes, and business models.

€700M+ investment in projects we launched

Our Portfolio: ROI-positive

Arcneo

Sustainable Residential Projects

A residential real estate venture that reinvents financing and development of sustainable housing projects.

Active shareholder

Gleam

Electric cargo-bikes

An electric cargo-bike business with full sales and distribution network across 9 countries.
Note: closed in 2023 after supply chain disruptions made materials unavailable.

Closed

Go Primal

High-quality supplements

A consumer health brand selling high-quality science based performance nutrition.

Active shareholder

Heylog

SaaS tool for logistics communication

A SaaS platform that digitalises and professionalises driver communication workflows in logistics.A joint venture with Schmitz Cargobull, LKW Walter and ninepointfive.

Active shareholder

Pixofarm

AI-powered harvest optimization

A machine vision agritech solution that helps farmes forecast and optimise harvests.Notes: Joint venture with UPL. Closed in 2023 due to shift in strategic direction of strategic investor.

Closed

Variand

Modular furniture

A modular furniture brand developing and selling modular wall shelf systems.

Holding Equity

Wood_Space

Wood construction using 3D modules

An innovative wooden construction company  leveraging mass-produced wooden modules.
Founded as joint venture with Rubner.

Active shareholder - Partial Exit

Real responsibility — on every project.

In each of our projects, we took an active role — as operator, equity holder, or venture architect. Some we launched from scratch. Others we scaled after the idea was proven. All involved real operational responsibility, not advisory distance.

Strategic Partners We've Built With.

Energy & Utilities
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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.

Consumer Goods

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.

Consumer Goods

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.

Energy & Utilities

Driving sustainability through open innovation at OMV Group

With the launch of the OMV Sphere platform, the group initiated an organization-wide program to tackle key sustainability challenges. Across five focus areas — sustainable aviation fuel certificates, smart energy management, sustainable packaging, circular by-products, and B2B retail intelligence — the initiative identified collaboration partners to unlock new business opportunities.

Industrial Goods & Services

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.

Energy & Utilities

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.

Energy & Utilities

Enabling investments in solar power for consumer without rooftops

Consumers without their own rooftops are enabled to invest in large-scale solar projects and use the produced energy through a dedicated energy community —making solar power accessible to more people through one-time investments in energy communities.

Mobility & Logistics

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.

Energy & Utilities

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.

Consumer Goods

Enabling disruptive innovations in the food industry with MAXFIVE

REWE Group's innovation agency MAXFIVE looks for new ways to identify attractive solutions and implement radically new business models for food retail.

Consumer Goods

Building and scaling a D2C brand for a leading manufacturer

The newly launched sales channel and D2C fulfillment operations unlocks new revenue streams for a leading manufacturer in the furniture space. Together, we transform kitchen spaces and enhance everyday living with drawer inserts and organizational products.

Industrial Goods & Services

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.

Consumer Goods

Inspiring peak performance with GoPrimal

GoPrimal is a venture that produces supplements rooted in science designed to address the micronutrient deficiencies of modern life. Their goal is to improve the longevity of all athletes, from amateur to professional.

Tourism

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.

Energy & Utilities

Pioneering subsea technology for next-gen offshore grid connection

Innovating how offshore wind energy is connected to the grid. By adapting proven subsea technology we simplify offshore infrastructure, reducing size, cost, and lead times. A step toward faster, more scalable energy solutions.

Energy & Utilities

Creating a sustainable innovation culture and a venture capital arm

A leading regional energy provider is embedding innovation into its core—boosting business outcomes and employer branding through a dedicated corporate venture arm.

Tourism

Building a boutique outdoor hotel with tiny houses

Das Seehäuser in Salzburg features unique tiny house accommodations designed and built by Wood_Space, offering a sustainable lakeside experience.

Industrial Goods & Services

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.

Industrial Goods & Services

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.

Consumer Goods

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.

Energy & Utilities

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.

Energy & Utilities

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.

Mobility & Logistics

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.

Construction

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.

Trusted by corporate leaders. Proven by results.

We create measurable business innovations that drive real growth.

700M+

investment in projects
we launched

35+

hands-on entrepreneurs

40+

ventures built with
our partners