From enterprise AI to cottage cheese, VentureFuel connects established organizations with startups that can solve a specific problem. Its most interesting move is making the buyer part of the experiment from the beginning.
A Singapore materials startup needed a European customer. Start2 Group helped turn the introduction into a pilot, and the pilot into a contract. Its business is making that awkward middle happen.
Zurich’s nonprofit startup hub pairs a free accelerator with paid workspace, corporate introductions and a route to city-backed climate grants. The useful part is what happens between the introductions.
A Munich nonprofit puts insurance giants and technology startups in the same room, then helps them find a reason to work together. Its next test is getting AI out of the demonstration and into the working day.
The Freiburg startup hub connects researchers, founders, investors and industrial buyers. Its most useful offering may be a chance to prove that a clever technology belongs in somebody’s business.