EXHIBITION

Welcome to the Hinterland of Things Startup Exhibition, where visionaries, trailblazers, and doers gather to shape the future. Discover emerging technologies, connect with like-minded innovators, and experience the cutting-edge solutions transforming our world—right here in the heart of the hinterland. Join us, and be part of a movement driving meaningful change from the inside out.

our exhibitors 2026

ABOUT CIRCULA

Circula is a digital platform for all types of employee expenses: travel expenses, business expenses, credit cards, and employee benefits. Circula is committed to simplifying financial and payroll accounting while ensuring legal compliance through intelligent automation—so that employees can do their best work and don’t have to spend a lot of time on administrative tasks.

Headquartered in Berlin, Circula is a leading expense management solution for medium-sized European companies such as About You, DATEV, Deutsche Fußball Liga, Noerr, McMakler, and Securitas. Today, more than 150,000 employees use Circula. The company was founded in 2017 by Nikolai Skatchkov and Roman Leicht.”

akeno develops an autonomous production planning platform for process manufacturing companies.

encentive helps industrial companies reduce energy costs and lower their carbon footprint. Our AI-based smart energy management platform optimises and controls electricity consumption so that businesses use energy precisely when it is green and affordable. To achieve this, the platform applies AI-driven data analysis and optimisation algorithms, generates intelligent operating schedules and automatically controls our customers’ systems.

In addition, we support companies with simulations that assess whether investments in storage solutions are worthwhile.

With its first product, QualiSpec, CERPRO has introduced one of the most advanced AI models for recognizing and interpreting technical drawings. The software automates inspection and documentation workflows and creates a unified data foundation connecting OEMs and suppliers. More than 100 companies across five European countries already rely on CERPRO, particularly in industries with the highest quality requirements such as aerospace, medical devices, and mechanical engineering.

Stackgini is the first platform for modern IT Demand Management in medium-sized and large enterprises. Our SaaS solution reduces the workload for IT teams, promotes the reuse of existing solutions, and automates compliance checks. It brings together all teams and tools – from IT service management and enterprise architecture to compliance and procurement. The platform enhances the internal IT knowledge of its customers with millions of market data points. With the help of our proprietary AI, companies gain deep insights into their IT portfolio for intelligent, data-driven IT decisions.

In addition, we support companies with simulations that assess whether investments in storage solutions are worthwhile.

AI Agents for supply chain to automate administrative tasks for producers, distributors, logistics companies and retailers.

Talent2Go is a cloud software for efficient and digital training & apprenticeship management. The innovative all-in-one solution enables companies of any industry and size to recruit, manage, promote and develop young talent such as apprentices, trainees and dual students into skilled professionals. Talent2Go combines training management, talent management, e-learning and recruiting. GDPR-compliant, ISO-certified and seamlessly integrable into existing HR system landscapes. We are shaping the digital future of professional training and apprenticeships!

In addition, we support companies with simulations that assess whether investments in storage solutions are worthwhile.

Phaina – We make product data understandable and visible for AI.
Phaina is shaping the future of digital product consulting for small and medium-sized businesses. Our solution combines clear question logic with AI-powered intelligent consulting – for more leads, better visibility, and higher conversion rates.
Essentially, we prepare product data in such a way that language models can understand and find it: through data parsing, indexing, and RAG-optimized storage. Onsite consultations automatically generate content and FAQs that make brands and products visible in AI search systems. Phaina stands for the transition from digital consulting to networked AI agents that intelligently combine knowledge, data, and visibility.

XFA secures every device used for work by identifying risks and verifying compliance at login – while preserving privacy and requiring minimal effort.

XFA is a device security solution for companies. With its discovery tool, XFA can identify all devices accessing organization’s business tools and reveal those that might otherwise go unnoticed, providing a clear overview of device landscape without compromising user privacy. With XFA, the team stays informed through real-time security alerts and insights. Moreover, XFA automatically blocks unsafe devices at login, ensuring organization’s security policies are consistently enforced. All of this without needing direct control or management of the devices.

In addition, we support companies with simulations that assess whether investments in storage solutions are worthwhile.

ABOUT vuse xr

VUSE-XR is the no-code SaaS-platform that transforms how industrial and life science teams market, sell, and support complex products – through immersive 3D and XR experiences they can create, adapt, and scale instantly. It replaces costly demos, outdated videos, and static PDFs with interactive simulations that boost understanding, accelerate decisions, and reduce effort across training, sales, and support. On any device, in any location. 

Mercury.ai is the leading German platform for conversational AI in the industry. They help mid-sized companies and large corporations automate their customer communications using voice and chatbots—without compromising on data security or process control. At a time when companies must strike a balance between the innovative power of generative AI (GenAI) and strict compliance requirements, Mercury.ai offers the technological solution. Their platform is based on “Mercury Intelligence”: a technology architecture that orchestrates the linguistic flexibility of large language models (LLMs) with the precision of deterministic workflows.

paygood closes the reward gap in operations—and brings the commission model to where the real work happens.
When a salesperson closes a deal, they know immediately what they’re worth. Commission, rankings, feedback—everything is instantly visible. That motivates them to close the next deal. But what about the warehouse worker, the nurse, the production worker? They do tremendous work every day—and only see the value of their work weeks later on their pay stub.
This reward gap is the biggest motivation killer in operations.
paygood closes this gap. Through our payment system, pay components become available immediately upon performance—bonuses after the shift, overtime pay after extra hours, and expenses reimbursed right after submission. Automated, employer-controlled, and seamlessly integrated into existing systems like DATEV, SAP, or Personio.
The result: 23% fewer resignations, 20% less absenteeism, higher productivity. Not just theory—these are our client figures.
Proven in logistics, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and hospitality.
Performance. Rewarded immediately.

Glacier AI is an AI-driven B2B SaaS platform that helps companies efficiently implement ESG and sustainability requirements. The platform focuses on emerging regulatory issues such as the CSRD and EcoVadis, which currently involve significant manual effort, data silos, and uncertainty for many organizations. Glacier automates key aspects of sustainability reporting—from intelligent document structuring and pre-populating questionnaires to identifying regulatory gaps—reducing operational effort by up to 70% while delivering higher quality and audit assurance. The scalable, recurring SaaS model addresses a structurally growing market driven by regulation, investor requirements, and increasing ESG transparency.

SCENTS Health is dedicated to modern, data-driven preventive healthcare. We combine scientific insights with user-centered digital solutions to help companies and individuals identify stressors early on, reduce risks, and promote long-term health.

MAIA is an AI workspace designed for industrial companies with project-based business. It connects relevant sources, enables fast and reliable analysis, and turns daily knowledge management into a structured, repeatable process.

MAIA is built by Prodlane, a technology company headquartered in Leipzig. Prodlane is a team of B2B SaaS and AI experts developing intelligent software for mid-sized and industrial companies across the DACH region. Founded in 2021, Prodlane stands for innovation, efficiency, and a future-oriented way of working. Made in Germany & Switzerland.

In addition, they support companies with simulations that assess whether investments in storage solutions are worthwhile.

Ninox Software GmbH was founded in Berlin in 2013 by Frank Böhmer and is one of the fastest-growing SaaS providers in Germany. The core product, Ninox, is a low-code platform for rapid development of data-centric solutions. With over 500,000 downloads from app stores and 250,000 registrations for the cloud version, Ninox is one of the most successful software products of its kind. Ninox’s customers include Siemens, Thyssen Krupp, SVA, Kampa and Westerwald Brauerei Hachenburg.

Ailio is your strategic partner for artificial intelligence and process automation in the industrial sector, based in the heart of Bielefeld. We believe that AI should not be the exclusive domain of tech giants, but rather the backbone of every forward-thinking small and medium-sized business. Our team combines in-depth technical expertise with a pragmatic understanding of business processes. Our focus is on leveraging shop floor and enterprise data to enable industrial AI use cases.

turian uses agentic AI to automate complex business processes for sales and procurement teams requiring advanced reasoning, contextual understanding, and human-level communication. Their mission is to create hybrid business teams where humans supervise AI agents, letting them focus only on high-value tasks.

They use cutting-edge AI to transform procurement, sales, finance, and supply chain operations. turian integrates directly with the team’s email inboxes and can be connected to any ERP system, granting it a unique position to automate manual processes at the intersection of email and company data systems. Our AI agents save employees up to 90% of their time by handling tasks like order and quote generation, verifying purchase order confirmations, analyzing RFQs, handling bill of quantities and tenders, checking quality certificates, and communicating with suppliers and customers.

ABOUT OMMM

OMMM leverages artificial intelligence to achieve what was previously impossible:  Giving planners real control over industrial production planning. They offer four planning modules that can be used independently or together to address all planning challenges. OMMM can be implemented as a cloud or on-premise solution. Regardless of your existing ERP system, OMMM integrates effortlessly into your existing IT landscape without claiming a data-leading role. For example, OMMM is certified for the widely used SAP ERP system and enables seamless migration through SAP R/3 and SAP HANA readiness.

Innovative and digital toward a transparent future: We make your planning complexity tangible and create added value—for both the strategic and operational dimensions of your supply chain.

theconsumer.ai lets FMCG teams test a concept, pack, claim or price against a thousand consumers in an hour — not six weeks. The twins aren’t statistical guesses: each one is built on a real depth interview, so every prediction traces back to a real person you can audit. We’re closing the gap between how fast teams innovate and how slowly they can validate.

Setero is a Berlin-based B2B SaaS platform that trains customer-facing teams through AI-powered conversation simulations – built directly from a company’s own sales calls, objection patterns, and product logic. Think of it as a flight simulator for sales: reps practice high-stakes conversations in a realistic, safe environment before they speak to a real customer.

Unlike generic e-learning or off-the-shelf roleplay tools, Setero’s simulations are hyper-customized to each customer’s specific context. The result is measurably faster ramp times, higher consistency across large teams, and a training process that scales without adding headcount.

Setero serves enterprise organizations with 50 or more customer-facing employees, particularly in sectors with high onboarding volume and complex sales motions such as digital health, energy, and B2B manufacturing.

In addition, we support companies with simulations that assess whether investments in storage solutions are worthwhile.

Puraite is an explainable AI platform for evidence synthesis in regulated life sciences. Pharma, MedTech, and CRO teams use Puraite to automate systematic literature reviews — from protocol ingestion through screening, full-text review, data extraction, and reporting — reducing time-to-evidence from months to days. Puraite is a university spin-off from Paderborn University’s AI Lab, backed by a seven-figure EXIST grant from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. The founding team brings over 15 years of combined R&D experience in explainable AI and machine learning, with peer-reviewed publications on context-dependent preference learning, Shapley-based explainability, and uncertainty quantification.

Kauz.ai has been making best-in-class AI immediately usable in everyday business for over ten years — simple, secure, and scalable. Our AI platform combines a flexibly configurable CompanyGPT, intelligent chatbots, and intuitive AI workflows for employees and customers.

aiWorkplace is the CompanyGPT for research, analysis, and efficient document work. Preferred LLMs are seamlessly connected to company data, the web, and AI tools — delivering significantly higher productivity in daily operations.

With aiWorkflows, organizations can build simple as well as multi-step AI-powered process chains and make them available across AI workplaces. Co-pilots, templates, and more than 500 prebuilt actions enable a fast and structured start.

aiStudio is the module for creating AI chatbots and AI agents for customer-facing applications and internal knowledge. Integrated workflows, testing, and monitoring tools ensure fast and secure deployment.

Spectral World GmbH is a software company founded in 2019, built on the belief that the most powerful question in technology is: What does AI truly need to unlock its full potential?

We shifted our focus toward infrastructure and launched the Spectral Cloud, a high-performance, cost-efficient alternative to hyperscale cloud providers.

We build and operate infrastructure specifically designed to amplify what AI can achieve, and we use it ourselves to push those boundaries every day.

We are more than just an AI platform: With meinGPT, companies gain access to all leading AI models (GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity), customized training workshops, and strategic services – all GDPR-compliant and delivered from Munich.

As an official appliedAI partner and part of the Microsoft AI Startup Program, we combine technological excellence with human-centered implementation – for sustainable AI success, not just software rollout.

stromify is developing an intuitive platform that radically simplifies energy management. We bridge the gap between the complex, opaque world of energy and our customers’ demand for economic efficiency.
What we solve for SMEs:
• Full transparency: We consolidate all energy, cost, and consumption data into a smart dashboard.
• Smart procurement: We analyze markets, trends, and preferences to develop the optimal procurement strategy. Implementation? We can handle it directly for you upon request.
· Automated optimization: Whether it’s bills, consumption, or potential optimization—our software checks everything and identifies savings before you even look for them.
• Sustainability that pays off: Our digital assistant shows you the best options in the context of energy production, storage, or charging infrastructure. Our added value: access to real experts when it comes to the details.

Heisenware is a platform that empowers technical teams to build production-grade industrial software. The platform combines native drivers, backend logic, and a UI builder into one integrated environment.

Users can generate machine data integrations, complex transformations, and interactive applications via text and seamlessly refine them using the visual builder.  The platform remains 100% flexible, enabling industrial teams to adjust solutions anytime without relying on IT or external developers.

Tentris significantly reduces RAM consumption by executing analytical graph queries in a fundamentally different way than traditional graph databases. They execute analytical workloads that traditionally take hours in seconds, while using significantly less memory and compute resources.

By combining predictable memory usage, high query performance, and incremental execution, Tentris enables graph-based analytics to become a first-class component of Enterprise AI systems, making complex relationships available in near real time for model inference, context enrichment, and reasoning.

Query more, wait less.

amber is a German-built Business AI platform that unifies enterprise search, AI assistance, and workflow automation in a single, integrated solution. It enables companies to make their entire organizational knowledge instantly accessible — and to leverage generative AI safely, compliantly, and at scale.
At the core of the platform is amberSearch, an AI-powered enterprise search engine that connects to all relevant data sources — including SharePoint, Confluence, network drives, and more — while respecting existing access rights and delivering source-referenced answers in seconds. Complementing this is amberAI, an intelligent assistant that acts as a digital co-worker:summarizing documents, drafting content, and answering complex questions using internal company knowledge. amberAgents rounds out the platform by automating recurring workflows and business processes through specialized AI agents deeply integrated into existing systems.
amber is designed for mid-sized to large enterprises — especially in industrial, engineering, and technology-driven sectors — that need a powerful, secure, and easy-to-adopt AI solution. With 400+ successful implementations, amber delivers measurable value from day one, without large IT projects or lengthy onboarding.
Developed and hosted in the EU, amber meets the highest standards for data privacy and security:GDPR-compliant and ISO 27001-certified — making it the trusted choice for organizations that take compliance seriously.

lytra helps manufacturing companies unlock the full potential of their service business – one of the most profitable yet underutilized assets in the industry.
Service can account for up to 50% of revenue at significantly higher margins than new equipment sales. But tapping into that potential is hard: relevant knowledge is buried in old email threads, scattered across technical documents, and locked inside ERP and CRM systems. Meanwhile, experienced technicians are retiring, taking decades of undocumented know-how with them.
lytra solves this with AI agents that execute service processes with human-like quality – identifying the right spare parts, answering technical support questions and automating the dispatching of service technicians.

As of early 2026, we have successfully raised our Pre-Seed (with HTGF as lead investor) and currently count 6 paying customers – such as Lindauer DORNIER, GLORIA and KRAMER-WERKE.

Ennea AI is building the AI operating system for intelligent factories – made in Europe for the companies that power Europe’s industrial backbone.

Today, too many manufacturers still run production through disconnected MES systems, Excel sheets, paper instructions, tribal knowledge and manual firefighting. Ennea AI changes that. Our platform unifies production planning, shopfloor execution, machine data, analytics, interfaces and AI assistance in one modern system – so factories can react in real time instead of days or weeks later.

At the heart of Ennea AI is Konnie, an operations AI agent built specifically for manufacturing. Konnie does not just answer questions. She understands orders, machines, workers, constraints, SOPs and live production data. In Active Mode, Konnie can help run daily operations: detect disruptions, suggest or execute rescheduling, trigger tickets, adapt workflows and keep teams aligned across the shop floor.

Our generative interface layer turns factory knowledge into usable software. A video, voice explanation, work instruction, PDF or existing process can become an operator app, quality checklist, dashboard or workflow – dramatically reducing the time and cost of digitization.

We are building for the Mittelstand: powerful enough for complex factories, intuitive enough for real shopfloor teams, and fast enough to create value without multi-year implementation projects.

Europe does not need another legacy MES. It needs autonomous factory software built for the AI era. That is Ennea AI.

ORDERFLOW by algonaut automates B2B order entry for wholesalers and distributors. It reads incoming orders in any format — structured or unstructured, German or English, clean PDF, scanned fax, or free-text email — and turns them into ready-to-post ERP transactions in seconds. What makes it different: Before go-live, ORDERFLOW trains on each customer’s historical order archive. By the time they switch the system on, it already understands that customer’s specific article catalogue, unit conventions, and the quirks of their most important buyers. Customers free up their sales teams to focus on customer relationships rather than copy-paste, cut error rates that used to cause costly downstream issues, and scale order volume without scaling headcount. The mission is simple: no human should ever type an order into an ERP again.

Minden Robotics develops practical and safe robotic solutions that work side by side with humans to help businesses prepare for the future and support—not replace—their workforce.

Based in Bielefeld, Wonk.ai combines IT project and consulting experience from both small and medium-sized businesses and large corporations with data science and development expertise from professors and PhDs in business informatics.

In proof-of-concept and initial projects, wonk.ai develops customized AI software solutions for companies and successfully transitions them into regular operations. wonk.ai offers AI software products, such as translation tools and chat platforms, for licensing and use.

NanoVerse AI helps organizations make requirements clear, measurable, and decision-ready, before a single development day is wasted. Unlike generic AI tools, NanoVerse orchestrates the entire requirements process: surfacing contradictions, scoring quality in real time, generating acceptance criteria, and integrating deeply into existing tooling.

The result: measurably lower project costs, better prioritization, less rework, and teams that don’t just ship faster, but finally deliver the right thing. Customers achieve up to 48 % less rework and 33 % faster time-to-market within the first 2–3 months.

Built on 25+ years of IT and digitalization expertise, NanoVerse AI is designed for mid-market and enterprise organizations that need clarity before code. The platform is hosted in Germany, fully GDPR-compliant, and EU AI Act-ready – making it the trusted choice for companies where data sovereignty is non-negotiable.

Dr.Q is a browser-based finite element analysis (FEA) platform with a built-in AI assistant that guides engineers through the entire simulation workflow, from model setup to result interpretation, in plain language.

Most FEM software is complex, cluttered, and requires weeks of training. Dr.Q eliminates that barrier. Engineers can run their first simulation within 30 minutes, with no prior FEM experience required. The AI handles boundary conditions, mesh configuration, and result evaluation, reducing setup errors and cutting iteration cycles significantly.

Who it’s for: Product development teams in mechanical engineering, plant engineering, toolmaking, and many more. Both seasoned simulation experts and designers running their first analysis.

Smart2i Intelligence GmbH is a German SaaS company based in Bielefeld and a subsidiary of the innovation leader Hymmen. With its Production Intelligence platform, Smart2i helps manufacturing companies make their production processes transparent, data-driven and more resilient — without the need for large-scale IT projects.

Smart2i connects machines, systems and production lines across heterogeneous shopfloors and turns real-time machine data into actionable insights. The platform enables companies to monitor key production indicators such as OEE, downtime, setup times, output, quality deviations and energy consumption in one central place. This allows teams to identify inefficiencies, compare machines and lines, react faster to disruptions and continuously improve performance.

Unlike traditional MES systems, Smart2i focuses on a fast and pragmatic entry into digital production intelligence. The solution is especially relevant for manufacturers with mixed machine parks, limited IT resources and a strong need to increase efficiency, reduce costs and secure quality.

Kertos is a German compliance platform that helps companies efficiently implement and maintain long-term compliance with regulatory requirements such as the GDPR, ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, TISAX, and the EU AI Act. Founded in 2021, the company combines legal expertise with technological know-how—with the goal of fundamentally simplifying compliance.

The platform automates the majority of typical compliance work: from initial risk analysis and the identification of security-relevant assets, through the creation of policies and documentation, to continuous monitoring and audit preparation.

At the heart of the platform is KAIA, an AI assistant that guides compliance teams through complex workflows, prioritizes tasks, verifies evidence, and provides context-based recommendations.

AKI.IO is a German company based in Berlin that provides a European AI API for SMEs, public-sector organizations, and startups that want to build AI applications without moving sensitive workloads to U.S. hyperscalers.

The self-service platform offers token-based access to curated open-source and open-weight AI models for agentic coding, corporate chatbots, customer support, document analysis, image generation, and AI-powered productivity workflows.

All models run on secure European HPC GPU infrastructure. Data is processed in the EU, input and output data are not used for training, and the platform is designed around GDPR compliance, operational control, and transparent infrastructure choices.

For technical teams, AKI.IO provides a practical migration path: existing OpenAI- and Anthropic-style integrations can be moved to EU-hosted inference by changing the endpoint and API key, while application logic and agent frameworks can largely remain unchanged.

With transparent usage-based pricing and no upfront commitments, AKI.IO is built for organizations that need flexible access to high-performance AI models while reducing vendor risk and keeping control over data, cost, and infrastructure dependencies

Univelop is a modular no-code AI app builder for operational teams. Using over 50 visual building blocks, companies create custom business apps in days, without any developers. Integrated workflows automate manual tasks and connect departments such as HR, accounting, or sales. AI agents support both building new processes and independently executing recurring tasks. The native apps for iOS, Android, and web also work offline. Ideal for construction sites, field service, or production environments. The system adapts flexibly to growing requirements.

Global Changer is the AI software that enables industrial and commercial companies to measure, reduce, and document their carbon footprint in a way that meets audit requirements. At both the corporate and product levels, this helps make SBTi climate targets achievable.
This turns climate data into a key performance indicator: reduced risk in the supply chain, lower energy and material costs, and a stronger position in tenders with carbon requirements. Purchasing, product development, sales, and sustainability teams work from the same data source instead of separate spreadsheets. What takes months in other tools, teams can accomplish in days or weeks with Global Changer.
Global Changer is Made in Germany: hosting, AI models, and support are based in Germany, and the company is headquartered in Berlin. The software is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant.
Its particular strength lies in the food retail and food production sectors. Family-owned companies such as Tchibo, Haniel, Darbo, Bünting, and Salesianer work with Global Changer, as do corporations like Panasonic and TAKKT.

Lucid Labs develops AI agents that resolve operational bottlenecks for small and medium-sized businesses, save time, and deliver measurable ROI. Guided by our motto “Builders, Not Consultants,” we deliver production-ready solutions within six weeks—instead of PowerPoint presentations and endless pilot project cycles.
Our approach: a clear roadmap from a no-obligation initial assessment through strategy and use-case prioritization to implementation. We rely on proven, GDPR-compliant frameworks and work directly with our clients’ subject matter experts in focused sprints.
In the Lucid Labs Control Center, every action is linked to KPIs: time and cost savings, automation progress, and performance in real time. This turns AI into a superpower for SMEs—controllable, accountable, and effective.

TF-Industries GmbH, based in Bochum, Germany, develops VaultGate – the world’s first patented hardware-based air gap solution for backup protection. Unlike software-only security, which remains vulnerable to AI-assisted ransomware and insider threats, VaultGate physically separates production infrastructure from backup storage. It operates fully automatically, requires no manual intervention, and integrates seamlessly into existing IT environments without changing current backup software.
96% of ransomware attacks target backup data. VaultGate eliminates this risk at the hardware level, enabling true immutability and offline compliance with NIS-2, DORA, TISAX, ISO 27001, and CRA.
VaultGate is available in four form factors – PCIe Card, Rack (1U), Desk, and Backup Ready Appliance – supporting server rooms, mid-market data centers, and enterprise infrastructures.

BRYO is building the AI operating system for technical sales. We help industrial suppliers automate complex sales workflows, from customer clarification and technical validation to configuration, quoting, and order processing.

Today, technical sales is still heavily manual and dependent on the experience of sales reps and application engineers. As a result, responding to customer requests is slow, expensive, and difficult to scale.

BRYO unifies this fragmented process into one intelligent workflow layer where sales teams and AI work together seamlessly. Our AI agents capture and structure technical requirements, support feasibility validation against product and configuration rules, and help generate accurate quotes and orders directly within existing enterprise systems.

What makes BRYO unique is its configuration-aware AI architecture: every recommendation, configuration, and quote is grounded in the company’s own product logic, configuration rules, pricing models, and operational constraints. This ensures outputs are technically valid, traceable, and reliable in real-world industrial sales processes.

We work with industrial companies that sell complex industrial components and tools such as valves, bearings, electric motors, micrometers, drills, sensors, and other engineered products where technical clarification and product configuration are central to the sales process.

42grad GmbH develops and operates 42°OS, a self-contained AI platform for small and medium-sized businesses in Germany. The platform automates routine processes—from order entry and invoice processing to email management—and is fully integrated into the customer’s own infrastructure, independent of cloud or tool providers. 42grad was founded in September 2024 by Jonas Fröhleke and Johann-Georg Vogelhuber in East Westphalia and is headquartered in Verl.

stagewise is building an open-source AI development environment for modern software teams. It helps developers use AI agents to plan, implement, and improve code faster while staying fully in control of every change.

Unlike generic coding assistants, stagewise gives AI agents real context from the product, the codebase, and the development workflow. This allows teams to move beyond simple chat-based code suggestions toward more practical, agentic software development.

For organizations adopting AI in engineering, stagewise offers three clear advantages: faster delivery, better developer productivity, and more control over how AI is used. Developers can ask agents to work on features, fixes, and improvements, then review the proposed code before it becomes part of the product.

stagewise also stands out through its openness and flexibility. Teams can choose the AI models and infrastructure that fit their technical, security, and compliance needs, including major cloud providers or self-hosted models.

The company is positioning itself as infrastructure for the next generation of software development: helping organizations turn AI from an experimental tool into a reliable part of everyday engineering work.

The AI platform for Germany.
Secure and flexible AI solutions for businesses. We combine turnkey AI applications with a modular toolkit for developers—hosted in Germany.

NENNA.AI is an AI privacy platform that enables organizations to use artificial intelligence securely, in compliance with data protection regulations, and with full control over their data. The platform addresses one of the biggest obstacles to AI adoption: the protection of sensitive data and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Through a centralized infrastructure, employees can use leading AI models and their own solutions in a controlled manner—without the risk of data leaks or shadow AI. Sensitive content is automatically pseudonymized or anonymized before processing and is processed exclusively in a protected form. There is no further use or storage by external AI providers.

The platform offers centralized governance, role, and permission structures, as well as full transparency regarding usage. It is model-agnostic, built on European infrastructure, and specifically designed for regulated environments.
NENNA.AI enables companies and government agencies to use AI productively while complying with the GDPR, internal policies, and professional regulatory requirements.

The AI Brand Operating System that turns brand intelligence into autonomous execution.

Discover Zillion Parts, the innovative 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 that is specifically designed to simplify the process of 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆 & 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 for both manufacturers and suppliers.
𝗭𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 provides 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆, spare parts, and tools. Its user-friendly interface and comprehensive features cater to the unique needs of the industrial machinery & spare parts market, effectively connecting buyers and sellers and facilitating seamless transactions.

Enjoy multilingual support, tender-based pricing, event scheduling for exhibitions, and dedicated portals for customers and suppliers to manage orders and technical support.
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Businesses spend €300B p.a. on learning & development, yet 12% of learning get applied at all. The operational workforce is most of all underserved by traditional training. Eclarity’s AI-first training system aims for 10× learning impact at 1/20 cost, to result in + €3 – 5M gains per 100 workers trained. Our secret sauce is true AI-first delivery and behavioral science that ensure retention.
Interactive dialogues are created automatically from documents and expert knowledge. The system steers itself and does not require learners’ prompting.
Made for vocational training, employee onboarding, knowledge retention, compliance and change management. In use, e.g., with Deutsche Bahn.
Our approach: a clear roadmap from a no-obligation initial assessment through strategy and use-case prioritization to implementation. We rely on proven, GDPR-compliant frameworks and work directly with our clients’ subject matter experts in focused sprints.
In the Lucid Labs Control Center, every action is linked to KPIs: time and cost savings, automation progress, and performance in real time. This turns AI into a superpower for SMEs—controllable, accountable, and effective.

Most small and mid-sized businesses are still flying blind between annual financial reports, messy spreadsheets and complex, expensive tools that are out of reach. Reports arrive late, metrics don’t align, and strategy turns into guesswork. Finokapi fixes that. They instantly turn fragmented accounting data into clear, reliable insights. Our platform connects directly to your existing systems, visualizes your financials in real time and delivers plain-language guidance so leaders can make confident decisions. Behind the scenes, an intelligent data layer continuously structures and interprets financial data, giving every SME the clarity once reserved for big corporations.

REVAMP offers industrial AI control systems and customized AI solutions for manufacturing, engineering, and enterprise management. They help companies digitize critical experiential knowledge, make decision-making logic accessible, optimize processes, and sustainably improve operational excellence. Their range of services also includes AI development, automation, technical project support, and assistance with cybersecurity and compliance requirements in the industrial sector.

Peeriot develops the open infrastructure layer for industrial edge systems. As industrial hardware becomes increasingly software-defined, hardware OEMs and industrial platform operators face growing infrastructure complexity across fragmented hardware, runtimes, and vendor ecosystems.
Peeriot addresses this with a unified open edge architecture spanning from embedded and MCU-class devices up to industrial PCs and servers. The platform combines MYRMIC, an open runtime layer for cross-hardware execution and orchestration, with EdgeVance, an enterprise layer for governance, lifecycle management, security, and observability.
The company follows a Red-Hat-style open-platform model: open ecosystem adoption through MYRMIC combined with enterprise monetization via EdgeVance subscriptions and OEM integrations.
Peeriot has raised more than €4M, built a senior deep-tech team of 15+ experts including 4 PhDs, and is already working with industrial partners through paid PoCs and design partnerships. The company positions itself as the emerging infrastructure standard layer for the industrial edge era.

heyData is a modular compliance platform based in Berlin—combining GDPR, NIS 2.0, ISO 27001, and AI governance in a single system. What makes heyData unique is its combination of smart software and specialized legal experts. This makes compliance legally compliant, simple, and scalable for SMEs and startups. Over 2,000 customers from a wide range of industries trust heyData—worldwide.

Langdock is the platform for AI transformation in mid-market and enterprise companies. With 10,000 customers and over $30 million in ARR, Langdock helps companies unlock the full potential of AI—from a GDPR-compliant chat app and a custom AI agent builder to workflow automation with over 50 integrations.

Langdock is model-agnostic, supports any infrastructure, and is designed for enterprise-wide AI transformation. Its customers range from traditional mid-market companies such as Dr. Wolff, Leonhard Weiss, Jansen Tore, and TRUMPF to global corporations like Merck KGaA.

Alitheon is the leader in optical-AI authentication and the creator of FeaturePrint, a patented technology that gives every physical object a unique, persistent digital identity — like a biometric for things. Using only a standard camera, FeaturePrint serializes, identifies, authenticates, and traces individual items without tags, barcodes, or any modification to the object. It is trusted across aerospace, automotive, government, healthcare, luxury goods, and precious metals to eliminate fraud, secure supply chains, and streamline inventory management.

Bugshell is a European cybersecurity platform that helps organizations run and manage penetration tests, phishing simulations, and other security assessments through a network of vetted security experts. It combines a collaborative testing platform with certified specialists, enabling companies to identify vulnerabilities, track remediation, and support compliance requirements such as ISO 27001, NIS2, and DORA.

Circonomit helps management and leaders in operations, supply chain, and controlling understand where money is made and where it is lost, and what the right balance is between inventory and demand curves, so that capital tied up, on-time delivery, and contribution margins are optimized along the value chain—balancing what you can change and what you cannot. They provide clear answers on what, where, how, and in what quantities to stock, which products generate revenue in which markets, and which expenses lead to which revenues.
They step in with the optimizer where models in Excel and SAP along the supply chain can no longer provide sufficient answers. Circonomit calculates the optimal solution from all possible combinations.
Their Circonomit model toolkit can be used independently or as a module on ERP and Excel. They digitize around the most critical business questions without requiring a large master data project upfront and can handle varying data quality. Decision-making value first, IT complexity second.

ABOUT sleak

Sleak is an AI-native People Development Platform built for the enterprise. We help large organizations develop business-critical skills and knowledge across their sales, procurement and leadership teams.

Grounded in your company’s context and development priorities, Sleak’s AI Coach closes every employee’s knowledge and skill gaps individually. Through voice-based dialogue, it delivers new knowledge and builds conversational capabilities one-on-one – always available, endlessly patient, and adapted to where each person actually is.

Companies like Würth, Allianz, Enpal, and Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall already develop their teams on Sleak. Sellers gain product knowledge and closing capabilities. Procurement teams sharpen price discipline and negotiation. Leaders build the skills for feedback conversations and people management.

What used to require expensive coaching programs or off-site workshops now happens continuously, inside the flow of work – personalized to every individual, measurable for every manager.

Turn your B2B online presence into a lead machine. Nukipa helps companies generate sales from AI search engines, build visibility across the agentic web, and win buyers before they ever speak to sales. Their AI online marketing platform makes sure your company is seen, trusted, and chosen where it matters most: online.

They deliver high-quality content, websites, lead magnets, and social media posts at AI speed, with human oversight and a strong focus on quality. Every action is backed by relevant, actionable data, so companies know what to create, where to show up, and how to turn online visibility into measurable growth.

Circonomit helps management and leaders in operations, supply chain, and controlling understand where money is made and where it is lost, and what the right balance is between inventory and demand curves, so that capital tied up, on-time delivery, and contribution margins are optimized along the value chain—balancing what you can change and what you cannot. They provide clear answers on what, where, how, and in what quantities to stock, which products generate revenue in which markets, and which expenses lead to which revenues.
They step in with the optimizer where models in Excel and SAP along the supply chain can no longer provide sufficient answers. Circonomit calculates the optimal solution from all possible combinations.
Their Circonomit model toolkit can be used independently or as a module on ERP and Excel. They digitize around the most critical business questions without requiring a large master data project upfront and can handle varying data quality. Decision-making value first, IT complexity second.

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ABOUT PERSONIO

Personio is the intelligent HR platform that helps small and mid-sized businesses unlock their employees’ full potential. Trusted by over 14,000 organizations managing more than one million employees, Personio automates workflows, adapts to HR teams’ unique needs, and provides valuable insights. Say goodbye to manual processes, rigid tools, and guesswork—Personio is the clear choice for businesses, now and in the future.

Talent2Go is the leading HR software for companies with apprentices and trainees. Our all-in-one SaaS platform streamlines recruiting, management, e-learning, and talent development—fully digital, GDPR-compliant, and ISO 27001-certified. Seamlessly integrate Talent2Go into your HR system and turn young talent into future professionals.

hoorai creates transparency across your internal talent pool and brings scientifically sound approaches and data-driven decision-making to your internal processes. This helps you find the right colleagues.
Thinking in terms of team dynamics creates a structure that regularly brings people together to create more. After all, teams whose personalities complement each other are demonstrably more successful.

Empion is the first AI-driven headhunting system that matches candidates and companies based on values, skills, and personality. Founded in early 2022 by Dr. Annika von Mutius and Dr. Larissa Leitner, Empion collaborates with leading clients like Procter & Gamble and Volksbanken. The startup has raised $9 million in two funding rounds and recently acquired competitor Zalvus to accelerate its growth.

Scale Unit delivers a steady stream of qualified candidates through its proprietary AI-powered recruiting software. Candidates apply easily via WhatsApp, where our AI chatbot conducts a dynamic conversation to assess fit for the role. Matching profiles are seamlessly transferred into the client’s applicant tracking system. With over 150 clients served, Scale Unit helps companies fill hard-to-staff roles faster, cut headhunter costs, and reduce time-to-hire significantly.

Great2know offers a smart, AI-powered solution to one of the biggest challenges in modern organizations: knowledge loss. By combining artificial intelligence with team expertise and human validation, great2know captures and secures valuable know.

Penzilla is a Munich-based startup revolutionizing the way companies manage corporate pensions. Our all-in-one, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution seamlessly integrates with existing HR systems to automate the entire administration of company pensions — from data transfer to payroll preparation. Unlike traditional providers, Penzilla offers 100% end-to-end automation and manages both old and new pension contracts across all implementation paths.
 
For HR teams, this means eliminating manual processes, reducing errors, and gaining time for strategic work. For employees, it ensures full transparency and easy access to their pension information at any time.

Founded in 2018, clockin has become a leading platform for digitizing HR and workforce processes for small businesses. With an intuitive app for time tracking, documentation, and workflow organization, clockin simplifies operations for SMEs. Recognized as one of the Top 3 most popular tools in DACH by OMR Reviews, clockin continues its rapid growth. In early 2024, it was selected for the prestigious Scale-Up NRW program, further cementing its role in shaping the future of digital work.

AI TECH

ABOUT STACKGINI

Stackgini streamlines IT decision processes for governance, enterprise architecture, and procurement. Our AI-powered SaaS solution ensures full control over IT portfolios, promotes reuse, and integrates seamlessly with EAM, ITSM, and procurement tools. Data-driven, automated, and compliance-focused—Stackgini empowers smarter technology decisions.

Kertos is the modern backbone for data privacy and information security, automating your compliance operations. Our platform navigates all the processes required to meet regulations and achieve certifications such as GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIS 2, and the EU AI Act. Through seamless integration into existing IT systems, experts on demand, and a state-of-the-art AI agent, Kertos saves up to 80% of the manual work required using other methods. Kertos – maximum compliance, minimal effort.

Workist’s AI software helps sales teams automating their sales back-office processes. With Workist, incoming sales requests and order documents can be automatically processed and forwarded to the ERP-system, saving countless manual keyboard strokes, time, and costs. 100+ Mittelstand companies already trust Workist.

ARC Intelligence is an AI-driven software solution designed for modern CFOs, particularly within small and medium-sized enterprises. It integrates data from ERP, CRM, and MES systems into a unified platform, automating tasks in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and controlling. ARC’s advanced analytics provide actionable insights, from descriptive to prescriptive analytics, enabling smarter decision-making and business growth. 

Cloud Rebels is revolutionizing the IT industry as the only true full-service IT provider. Businesses gain the freedom and flexibility of IT as a Service, with complete IT administration from a single source. A user-based fixed monthly pricing model ensures predictability and cost-efficiency. State-of-the-art technology, tailored solutions, and comprehensive support create real value. We deliver all-in-one IT support, 100% remote and cloud-based, for a truly modern IT experience.

Powered by cutting-edge graph technology, Tentris breaks data silos, delivering instant insights and seamless decision-making.
Our ultrafast tensor-based database is 1000x faster, reducing costs and CO₂ emissions. With native time-travel queries and AI-driven accuracy, we redefine knowledge access—no embeddings, no complexity, just answers.

Casablanca enhances video communication by creating natural eye contact using AI—without additional hardware. The software subtly adjusts gaze in real-time, making virtual interactions feel more personal and authentic. Seamlessly integrating with major video platforms, Casablanca strengthens engagement, trust, and connection in sales, consulting, recruitment, and team meetings.

Founded in 2023 in Hannover, BitKollegen specializes in socially responsible IT outsourcing. We provide tailored offshore development teams, custom solutions, and expert consulting—combining German precision with global expertise. Our ISO-certified processes ensure scalable, cost-efficient, and ethical IT solutions, with a strong commitment to fair working conditions and compliance with the German Supply Chain Act.

AI COMPL1ZEN is a leading provider of tailored AI and automation solutions for businesses in the DACH region. We support organizations in implementing impactful, human-centered AI strategies — from consulting and AI maturity checks to custom machine learning models, AI agents, and scalable automation. 

Our offerings include cloud, hybrid, and on-premise solutions, as well as hands-on training like the “Elements of AI for Business®” course. Whether you’re just starting or scaling your AI journey — we’re your reliable partner for innovation, efficiency, and transformation.

We empower industrial sites to stay competitive by eliminating resource waste through AI-driven planning optimization. OMMM brings real-time, automated, and intelligent planning to the factory floor – turning complexity into clarity. Our solution boosts productivity, strengthens supply chain resilience, and enables confident decision-making across teams. The result: maximum output, minimal input – and a true strategic edge.

Indicium is an AI-driven platform for fast, reliable, and fully GDPR-compliant background checks. Unlike traditional screenings—slow, costly, and incomplete—Indicium delivers real-time risk analysis, detecting hidden threats, fake credentials, and compliance violations early.Designed for financial institutions, insurers, and critical infrastructure, Indicium meets rising regulatory demands from NIS2 and the KRITIS-Dach-Gesetz.

heyData simplifies regulatory compliance for businesses, covering GDPR, NIS2, ISO 27001, the Whistleblower Protection Act, and more. Combining cutting-edge technology with legal expertise, heyData streamlines compliance through intuitive software, industry-specific solutions, digital audits, and expert support. More than just a compliance tool, heyData helps companies mitigate risks, strengthen trust, and turn compliance into a competitive advantage.

Codoflow is a centralized platform for Data Architecture Management that enables transparent, collaborative, and governed data model design and change management, ensuring seamless integration and minimizing data risks.

Emlen empowers B2B sales teams to streamline complex buying processes by creating personalized, interactive spaces for every buyer. Instead of email chaos and scattered files, emlen delivers one central hub for content, collaboration, and communication—driving faster decisions and building trust. With deep CRM integrations and intuitive design, emlen turns sales enablement into true buyer enablement.

Studit provides tailored and cost-efficient IT services in infrastructure and support with mixed teams of IT-students and IT-support-experts. From remote and on-site IT support to rollout management and full-scale IT infrastructure management, studit assists clients with customized solutions or ready-made IT support packag

Circula is a digital platform that simplifies all types of employee expenses—from travel and per diems to corporate cards and benefits. Its mission is to streamline finance and payroll processes through smart automation while ensuring full legal compliance, so employees can focus on their work instead of admin tasks. A leading expense management solution trusted by mid-sized European companies like About You, DATEV, Deutsche Fußball Liga, Noerr, McMakler, and Securitas. 

Sastrify is the leading software management platform to safeguard your digital supply chain. Our AI-powered product suite eliminates Shadow IT, automatically assesses vendor risk, and provides required documentation and monitoring along compliance frameworks like NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act. We also support CIOs and IT leaders in measuring and managing secure AI adoption within their organisations. Procurement and IT teams around the world rely on our powerful vendor insights and benchmark data.

Launched in 2020 and backed by leading venture capital investors, we serve hundreds of clients globally.

Bryo’s Technical Sales AI automates quotation and order processing for suppliers of industrial components. Built for the complexities of technical B2B sales, Bryo helps you respond faster, win more business, and reduce dependence on individual sales experts.
 
Our AI captures and structures the tribal knowledge behind your sales processes. It understands customer requirements from emails, RFQs, BOMs, and technical drawings. It also consolidates your product data from all sources in line with industry standards like ETIM, ECLASS, and ISO 13399.
 
Leading Mittelstand companies use Bryo to increase quote-to-order conversion by up to 30% and free their teams from repetitive tasks so they can focus on what really matters: the customer.
Unlocking innovation with public funding.
We help startups and SMEs access up to €3.5 million in non-repayable public grants – with minimal effort required from your side.
The funding landscape is complex, with strict deadlines and detailed requirements. That’s where we come in: we identify the right programs, manage the entire application process, and make sure everything runs smoothly and on time.
With 20+ years of experience and a 94% success rate, we’ve supported VC-backed startups and mid-sized innovators across all industries – from tech and software to health and manufacturing.
Companies like TrustedShops, Gridscale, Schüttflix, Bonify, Grover and Ryte rely on our expertise to turn innovation into fully funded projects.
 

Your customers are telling you how to improve your products and marketing. The question is: Are you really listening?

Thousands of customers around the world are reviewing your products every day. But this valuable feedback is scattered across countless marketplaces and multiple languages. Each review holds the potential to significantly boost your product development and marketing strategy.

ProductLens brings this global feedback together on one central platform. Our purpose-built AI agent, PIA, analyzes every customer review and turns them into actionable insights on product performance, feature requests, and competitive advantages.

Karlsson + Kahle transforms corporate identity into art. Drawing on a company’s history, values and products, the studio develops tailor-made art concepts for offices, lobbies and communal areas. Every piece is one of a kind, bringing spaces to life and reminding employees and visitors each day what the brand stands for.

Founded in Berlin, Lucid Labs delivers cutting-edge AI automation solutions for medium-sized enterprises, enabling measurable efficiency gains within just 90 days. By integrating advanced generative AI technology, their solutions seamlessly connect with existing business systems, allowing them to comprehend, process, and respond to unstructured data and natural language. This approach goes beyond traditional rule-based automation, giving organizations the adaptability required to stay ahead in a rapidly changing marketplace.
 
With the capabilities of generative AI, Lucid Labs can automate all kinds of processes: from simple tasks like drafting client proposals based on existing templates to highly complex workflows like conducting end-to-end regulatory compliance reviews and generating comprehensive audit reports. The days when companies needed three years and an experienced coding team to semi-automate basic processes are over. Lucid Labs opens the door to fully automate even the most complex operations within 90 days, delivering real value and freeing organizations to focus on strategic goals.
 

We are revolutionizing strategic purchasing and making industrial SMEs sustainably profitable with our AI-supported category intelligence.
The top 2 challenges in procurement in times of multi-crisis are cost pressure and supply chain problems.
The competitive disadvantages for SMEs in the EU now amount to an average of -40 percent of annual profits. 70 percent of purchasing departments are purely order processors. Strategic decisions are not made. Our category intelligence enables purchasing to make value-adding real-time decisions.
Investment highlights
Product: AI-supported category management software that reduces purchasing costs by at least 6% and up to 50% per category and makes the supply chain more robust.
Market Opportunity: EUR 7.5 billion addressable market in Europe, EUR 48 billion total market in Europe. The market for ProcureTech is growing by 9.92% annually.
Traction: Already 8 industry leaders from the industrial SME sector as paying customers, ARR 175,000 -200,000 euros.

Built for teams buried under long PDFs, sprawling Excel spreadsheets, ERPs, and email inboxes. Cloudsquid helps Finance Ops and Compliance teams transform messy documents into precision AI workflows.

Founded in 2023, we’re rethinking how document native Agents embed into companies that make and move real physical products. We believe AI should live in the tools you already use, tackle the dirty work you don’t want to do, and free you to focus on higher-value tasks, so that you can be more human.

Aifano developed an AI-platform which helps companies and enterprises of any industry to compose and run AI-Agents from any framework.
We help enable AI adoption through our GenIX platform which is designed to enable team it integrate AI by Design into existing business processes and workflows.

Wolf & Strauss Solutions GmbH builds hardware and software solutions with a focus on equipment management. Our ecosystem enables operators, service companies and manufacturers to digitize and accelerate their maintenance, service and management processes and to offer our Lizard platform as an extended service.

Consograph’s AI platform is the intelligent workbench for company data: it breaks down data silos by connecting documents, emails, applications and databases via semantic interfaces, orchestrating their modular processing – and thus enabling automated, traceable use for the first time – on-premise and without cloud constraints.

Tenderflow – The future of public procurement starts here.

Tenderflow is an AI-supported SaaS platform that enables companies to participate in public tenders easily, quickly and successfully – without a procurement department and without specialist legal knowledge. Our technology takes over what is still time-consuming and non-transparent today: finding relevant tenders, analyzing requirements and risks, prioritizing (go/no-go), and in the future even preparing bids.

Our vision: Tenderflow will become the European standard for digital tender management. Because we are convinced that Europe needs solutions from Europe – especially in geopolitically and economically challenging times. More competition, more innovation, better tenders – at the same or lower cost.

INDUSTRIAL TECH

EthonAI has developed the world’s first Manufacturing Analytics System (MAS), a groundbreaking solution already trusted by leading manufacturers such as Siemens, Bosch, and Lindt & Sprüngli. Their MAS helps companies optimize cost, speed, and quality by creating a unified context across disparate factory data sources, applying AI models specifically designed for manufacturing, and delivering actionable insights directly to the shop floor and process experts. With EthonAI’s MAS, customers have achieved significant results, including a reduction of more than 50% in production waste. 

EVASIVE ROBOTICS enables true multi-robot collaboration with a software platform for real-time path planning and collision avoidance. Manufacturers can deploy flexible, scalable robotic systems—even for small-batch production—without custom fixtures or complex setup.

Key benefits:
– Up to 15% lower project costs
– 20% faster ramp-up
– 95% less system adaptation effort
– Up to 70% lower lifetime costs
– 40% less floor space required

United Manufacturing Hub (UMH) is an open-source IT/OT integration platform to connect all your factory machines, sensors, and systems to a single point of truth—the Unified Namespace. The platform ensures that all data is available in a standardized and real-time format, making it easy to integrate into all your applications and vice versa.
 

Cito is revolutionizing B2B transport with a digital platform that seamlessly connects shippers and carriers—making logistics as simple as ordering an Uber. Trusted by 2,000+ shippers and 1,500+ carriers, Cito enables instant pricing, real-time tracking, and AI-powered dispatching to optimize efficiency and profitability. The future of transport starts here.

smart2i optimizes production efficiency with real-time transparency and intelligent analytics. Our solution delivers tailored insights for every role—from machine operators to executives—ensuring data-driven decisions. Seamlessly integrating MES, ERP, and SCADA systems, smart2i enhances OEE, reduces waste, and maximizes productivity.

SmartLoC is transforming global trade with a digital B2B payment solution that combines secure, automated transactions with real-time IoT freight monitoring. Founded in 2021 and based in Bad Oldesloe, Germany, SmartLoC connects every step of the “Order-to-Cash” process—eliminating manual errors, paper-based workflows, and uncertainty in international trade. By tracking location, temperature, and humidity in real time, and releasing payments only when agreed conditions are met, SmartLoC ensures maximum transparency, trust, and efficiency across global supply chains.

akeno was founded in Hamburg in 2021 by Alexander Ebbrecht, Dmitrij Direktor and Steffen Ramm with the aim of rethinking production planning in the process industry. The AI-supported software solution enables companies to manage their production processes based on real data – flexibly, predictively and automatically. akeno analyzes ongoing production processes, detects deviations at an early stage and dynamically adapts production plans. For the first time, production plans can be optimized to meet multiple customer objectives simultaneously – from delivery reliability and inventory reduction to greater energy efficiency.

Delfa Systems is a German system provider specializing in real-time sensor monitoring. Their unique technology platform combines embedded electronics with electroactive polymers to deliver advanced multi-parameter sensing — including position, strain, force, and temperature. The result: highly robust, customizable systems with outstanding integration and design flexibility.

All products are developed and manufactured in-house in Germany, with a strong focus on quality and precision. Delfa offers both standardized solutions and fully customized developments — supporting clients from initial idea to series production.

LastBIM simplifies the digital capture of building data in the planning phase and ensures that all information is available to project participants exactly when it is needed. This saves valuable time and creates a stable basis for digitalization and collaboration in the construction industry.

In modern construction planning, digital building models (BIM) are essential for automated processes like cost estimation, sustainability analysis, and facility management. However, for these processes to work, models must contain precise and structured data. This involves three key steps: defining data requirements, integrating them into the model, and ensuring quality control.

The problem: These tasks are handled by different people across different companies, making communication inefficient. As a result, requirements are unclear, data is inconsistent, and errors cause costly delays. Many teams still rely on manual processes, spreadsheets, and disconnected tools, leading to wasted time, rework, and budget overruns.

CLIMATE TECH

ABOUT TANSO

Tanso is an integrated sustainability software solution for carbon accounting and ESG data management. The platform enables structured collection, precise calculation, and targeted optimization of sustainability metrics – along with AI-powered data management and recommendation capabilities. It helps industrial companies comply with regulatory requirements such as CSRD, VSME, GHG, and ISO 14064, while supporting them in achieving their sustainability goals.

Planted helps companies measure, reduce, and report their carbon footprint with cutting-edge technology and science-backed solutions. Supporting brands like AXA, DHL, and TeamViewer, Planted drives net-zero goals while protecting biodiversity—one climate-resilient forest at a time.