Together with our clients we create lasting business growth.
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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Developing energy communities
For one of Austria’s leading energy providers, we built up the offering and team for energy communities. With a set of services and a digital platform we enable new ways for customers to participate in the energy transition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trusted by corporate leaders. Proven by results.
We create measurable business innovations that drive real growth.
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