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.

Active shareholder

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.

Mobility & Logistics

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.

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.

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.

Mobility & Logistics

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.

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.

Energy & Utilities

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.

Construction

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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