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By collaborating with your employees through intrapreneurship or with innovative startups through corporate-startup programs, there is great potential for identifying new business opportunities or revenue streams. Explore the recent programs we have been running together with leading corporates in a variety of industries.

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“At VERBUND X Accelerator we scout promising start-ups and connect them to leading corporates to achive new solutions within months. Our program provides a fast and innovative space for working on concrete pilot projects in joint project teams. We empower co-creation to come up with innovative ways to tackle the challenges of the world.”

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“At VERBUND X Accelerator we scout promising start-ups and connect them to leading corporates to achive new solutions within months. Our program provides a fast and innovative space for working on concrete pilot projects in joint project teams. We empower co-creation to come up with innovative ways to tackle the challenges of the world.”

“At VERBUND X Accelerator we scout promising start-ups and connect them to leading corporates to achive new solutions within months. Our program provides a fast and innovative space for working on concrete pilot projects in joint project teams. We empower co-creation to come up with innovative ways to tackle the challenges of the world.”

“At VERBUND X Accelerator we scout promising start-ups and connect them to leading corporates to achive new solutions within months. Our program provides a fast and innovative space for working on concrete pilot projects in joint project teams. We empower co-creation to come up with innovative ways to tackle the challenges of the world.”

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.

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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.

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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.

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Protecting high-value goods from counterfeiting

PixoAnalytics is a spin-off venture of the DPDHL Intrapreneurship Program. The technology allows sorting operators to identify fake and re-used stamps on letters and parcels.

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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.

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GO AUSTRIA: Empowering Asian startups in their expansion to Europe Fall 2023

The Global Incubator Network Austria, initiated by the Austrian Federal Government, acts as a connecting link between Austrian and international startups, investors, incubators and accelerators with a focus on selected hotspots in Asia. GO AUSTRIA is a program that aims to enable Asian startups to enter the Austrian and European markets.
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Imerys Open Innovation Challenge 2023

Startups, SMEs, and technology providers wanted! Want to work with an industry leader and revolutionize the minerals industry and its end applications? Enter a partnership with the world’s minerals leader Imerys. Join the Open Innovation Challenge today.
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OMV Group Sphere Batch 2: Co-creation through open innovation

Accelerate your business by collaborating with one of Europe’s leading industrial companies and shape a sustainable future together. If you are a venture of a forerunner in your sector ready to make an impact, apply now for the OMV Group Sphere open innovation challenges and collaborate with OMV, Borealis and OMV Petrom to solve them.
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VERBUND X Accelerator: Shaping the future of energy and infrastructure

VERBUND X is a leading European co-creation platform that connects the world’s best startups with leading corporates across various industries. Initiated by VERBUND, a leading Austrian utility company, the program is at its 3rd edition and has already created 10 long-term partnerships, validated 18+ proofs-of-concept, and received 700+ applications from top-class startups.
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TenneT PowerLab: Tackle your project like an entrepreneur

TenneT PowerLab is an intrapreneurship program at TenneT, a leading European electricity operator. The program enables employees to tackle their entrepreneurial projects in a systematic and sustainable way. So far, we have validated seven projects, and established four ideas successfully.
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OMV Sphere Batch 1: Co-creation through open innovation

OMV Sphere is a corporate-startup collaboration program by OMV, Austria's leading industrial company. The program enables startups, scaleups and strategic partners to work on new business opportunities together with OMV with one objective in mind: re-inventing essentials for sustainable living.
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