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4 examples of startup cooperation

from the Ambivation cooperation database. You can report further cooperations here.

Sustainable Battery Storage: Voltfang and Deutsche Leasing Drive Transformation in the SME Sector

#Collaboration #Energy #BadHomburg #Aachen

Vonovia, EnerCube and DFA Demonstration Factory Aachen Launch Strategic Partnership to Industrialize Heat Pump Cubes for Multi-Family Homes

#Collaboration #Energy #Sustainability #Aachen #Bochum

Early Wildfire Detection via Satellite: German Startup OroraTech Partners with U.S. Agency in Idaho

#Collaboration #Conservation #ThermalImaging #Idaho #Munich

Cyber Insurance: Startup Baobab Insurance and Austrian Insurance Broker Ring Join Forces

#Collaboration #CyberSecurity #Berlin #Vienna

4 startup challenges

SOFOFA Hub: Four Startup Challenges

DB Mindbox / Deutsche Bahn: Future of Railway Construction 2026 – Startup Challenge for Sustainable & Digital Rail Building Innovation

SMAU International: 22 Startup Challenges

dena: Start Up Energy Transition Award 2026

4 news from the startup and innovation ecosystem

New Report: „Collaborate to Innovate: Making Partnerships Work in Uncertain Times” (Startup Verband)

Chip industry: ASML invests in French AI startup Mistral (ASML)

Legal AI startup Harvey: How AI is replacing lawyers — and how the founder built a $5 billion company (Business Insider)

How AI and DeepTech are transforming the German startup landscape (IT Boltwise)

4 open innovation events

Venture Clienting Executive Roundtable – with the Schwarz Group
October 30, 2025, Heilbronn, invitation via mail@pexus-ventures.com

VDA Future Tech Day
November 4, 2025, Berlin, 1 day

Baden Campus: Industry Meets Startups
November 5, 2025, Offenburg, 5 hours

SMAU Milano
November 5–6, 2025, Milan, 2 days