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.
Trusted by industry leading companies
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Enabling startup collaboration with a world leader in mineral-based specialties for industry
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Trusted by corporate leaders. Proven by results.
We create measurable business innovations that drive real growth.
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