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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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.
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.
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.
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, streamlining transactions and creating transparency in a formerly untransparent market.
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.
Bringing lasting order to kitchen drawers with innovative solutions
A leading manufacturer of high-quality Austrian furniture fittings set out to create a direct-to-consumer sales channel for its inserts and organization products—aiming to transform kitchen spaces with lasting order and enhance everyday living.
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.
Turning 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.
Industrial inspection with drones by Smart Inspection
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.
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.
Developing revolutionary camping concepts with Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group
The camping concept developed with Falkensteiner Group blends nature immersion with premium comfort, aiming for rapid scalability and implementation.
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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.
Launching an intrapreneurship program to empower employees to build new ventures
TenneT PowerLab is an intrapreneurship program at TenneT, a leading European electricity operator. The program enables employees to accelerate their entrepreneurial projects in a systematic and sustainable way.
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.
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 industrial innovation at RHI Magnesita
RHI Magnesita launched an innovation initiative to bring modern methodologies into the heart of product development. The focus was on exploring new ideas to drive smarter, more resilient solutions in the world of high-performance materials.
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.
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—enabling improvements in supply chain efficiency, customer experience, and counterfeit detection across various industries.
Designing unique investment fundraising products in tourism
International leader in tourism & hospitality, Falkensteiner, introduced a unique investment offering through their FMTG Invest platform, enabling their international guests and customers to directly participate in the capital raising for their hotels, apartments & camping projects.
Facilitating overseas shopping for Chinese consumers with DHL
Chiloobal breaks down barriers of cross-border e-commerce for Chinese shoppers, by providing a streamlined, reliable way to buy tax-free goods from abroad and have them delivered directly within China.
Revolutionizing logistics communication with Heylog
Heylog is a communication service for modern logistics. The SaaS tool simplifies the communication between dispatchers and their drivers. It integrates messaging services like WhatsApp, Meta Messenger, and Viber on one platform and combines them with additional features for dispatching.
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.
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.
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