Helping start-ups and learning from them

The IoT startup Synctive was founded in 2021 by Manuel Rüsing, Albert Gorlick and Alexander Wunder in Bielefeld and has developed a management software for subscription models in the machinery industry that bundles all information and business processes in one place. Thanks to Synctive's all-in-one solution, any machinery manufacturer is enabled to take a step toward a usage-based Equipment-as-a-Service business model quickly and easily: and without a complex, lengthy, and costly integration of multiple unconnected software solutions. Synctive works with customers from a wide range of machinery sectors. These include manufacturers of machines for logistics, construction, metalworking, food processing, and many more.

Vytal operates Germany's first digital and deposit-free reusable system with high-quality, 100% leak-proof food packaging for takeaway and delivery meals without a deposit. It is aimed at canteen operators, restaurants, supermarkets and delivery services who are fighting the disposable packaging craze and pay Vytal per fill. Customers register once in the Vytal app or buy a Vytal membership card and can use it to borrow free freshly rinsed bowls from any partner and return them.

Lookthrough provides tools to streamline the collection and organization of bulk ESG data. Fueling reporting on real estate for better and more socially responsible investing. From investment due diligence and reporting to task delegation and automation. With a full audit trail to assure individual and corporate responsibility with limited liability.

Qdrant brings applied AI solutions to the next level making metric learning practical. Its flagship product - neural search engine, provides a production-ready service with a convenient API to store, search, and manage vectors along with the additional payload. Qdrant is tailored to extended filtering support, making it useful for all sorts of neural-network or semantic-based matching, recommendations, faceted search, and other applications.

As Germany's greenest food startup, the nu company wants to challenge the food industry and change it towards a more sustainable future. Their goal: to create healthy, plastic-free and climate-positive snacks to show that positive business is no longer a utopia. Driven by their DNA "food for a nu world" they rethink food: natural origin in organic quality, vegan, without refined sugar and in home compostable packaging. And if it wasn't enough: for every sold product a tree is planted!

Lesido is the digital children’s book library with an integrated video-chat, enabling reading to children even over the distance. The library consists of high-quality licensed content by renowned publishers from all over the world as well as original content, which we develop using a data-driven approach.

WETHEBRANDS is a technology-driven e-commerce company that buys, grows and operates Amazon businesses. They focus on profitable Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) brands with outstanding organic ranking, positive customer reviews and a proven track record of minimum 12 month in high-growth niches. WETHEBRANDS goal is to build a diversified portfolio of Amazon FBA brands to become the next leading direct to consumer brand.

VREEDA is striving to gradually build a real, participatory ecosystem in the sense of a cooperative "cross-industry" platform with partners from a wide range of sectors. They offer an ecosystem "as a service" to manufacturers and service providers of products related to life and living, which enables the easy and quick production of high-quality, smart products in the digital age through the access to IoT devices.

With its AI-powered add-on for online retailers, neocom makes it easier to find the right products when shopping in online stores. Neocom generates a unique sequence of questions and asks intelligent questions based on the user's previous selection. The algorithm also eliminates invalid questions from the flow. Thus, each conversation is unique to a user and provides an optimized customer experience. Several online stores already rely on this 'Guided Selling Solution'.

"Grandma's cake tastes best" – that's why grandmas and grandpas bake at Kuchentratsch! The idea behind it: to make life more worth living. On the one hand, it is about grannies and grandpas doing something meaningful, becoming part of a community and being able to pursue their passion for baking. On the other hand, that all cake lovers can enjoy freshly baked granny cakes.

Medipee believes that regular, affordable and easy-to-perform urine monitoring helps people to significantly improve personal wellness and detect diseases early. Their platform system is a great way to educate people in a simple and intuitive way, enabling them to better understand their bodies. In many cases, this allows proactive action while there is still time for disease therapy.

Text-based search is a source of costly friction—especially for companies that manage products, component parts or other items that are essential to customer, supplier or employee. nyris is a visual search platform that gives people a more natural way to find what they are looking for. Up and running in minutes, only nyris’ technology is designed and engineered to handle any search challenge.

Mika stands for: my interactive cancer assistant. Mika is a medical device. Even more, Mika is a DiGA. That means: the app Mika can be prescribed by a doctor. Because as the first digital health application (DiGA) for cancer patients, the Mika app is included in the directory of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices of Germany. This means that the costs for using the app are covered by the statutory health insurance funds.

Agrando is the leading independent solution provider for digital agricultural trade. They bring together all the players involved on Germany's largest trading platform, simplify traditional trading processes and enable unique market analyses that help businesses of all kinds to remain competitive in the long term in the complex agricultural economy.

Digital Health Ventures (DHV) is a sector-focused Venture Capital Fund. They are experienced early-stage investors with a track record that includes several strong European healthcare innovators. Their mission is to build a sustainable Digital Health ecosystem in which their network in tech and healthcare leverage Start-up's potential.

Aaron.ai is a doctor assistant powered by conversational AI. The software-as-a-service product bridges the widening gap between a shortage of health care staff and an increasingly demanding, ageing population. Thousands of doctors already use Aaron.ai's conversational phone assistant, which has also supported the German Federal Ministry of Health and the National Medical Association in fighting the pandemic.