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Koehler Innovative Solutions
We’re looking for innovative startups with creative ideas that can help drive our core business areas: paper and renewable energy.
Our goal:
We want to become your customer and partner within the framework of a venture client model so that we can work together on getting your product ready for the market even if it’s not fully developed yet. On top of that, we offer startups many exciting opportunities for support, whether that be through hackathons and challenges, mentorships in various accelerator programs, or our one-of-a-kind network.
What we're looking for
Startups that will work together with us to develop
new ideas and innovations in the following areas:
Paper
Renewable
Energy
Other Areas
Paper
Thermal, decor, recycled, and packaging paper offerings are just a few examples of the products created and made by Koehler Paper.
We’re continuously doing research in order to develop new paper products and unlock new potential applications. And on top of that, we’re always working on making our production operations and our products better and more sustainable.
We’re looking for startups with innovative ideas in the areas of new materials, flexible packaging, potential applications for paper, production and recycling methods, circular economies, supply chains, the European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR), approaches to optimizing production processes, data management, and more.
Renewable
Energy
One of Koehler Renewable Energy’s core competencies is producing power and steam from biomass such as scrap wood and landscaping material.
In addition, the experts at Koehler Renewable Energy specialize in every stage of the energy generation value chain, going from obtaining land and securing permits, through planning and development, all the way to smooth long-term operation. And that’s for everything ranging from wind power and hydroelectric power, to solar power, to combined heat and power.
We’re looking for startups with innovative ideas for the energy industry, including areas such as energy management systems, energy storage, hydrogen, circular economies for biomass power plants, carbon footprint reduction and carbon capture, optimization approaches, and new ways of doing things.
Other Areas
We’re also looking for innovative ideas in all other business areas, including human resource management, finance and controlling, IT, research, process optimization, data-based decision making, digital transformations, and much more.
We offer
- 001 Experienced Innovators Experienced Innovators
- 002 Venture Client Model Venture Client Model
- 003 Hackathons And Challenges Hackathons And Challenges
- 004 Mentoring Mentoring
- 005 A One-Of-A-Kind Network A One-Of-A-Kind Network
Koehler Innovative Solutions —
Perspective is what sets us apart.
Experienced Innovators
Our experts from the areas of research, product development, process development, systems engineering, analytics, IP management, and regulatory compliance can assist startups with the development of sustainable solutions suitable for circular economies.
Venture Client Model
We’ll become your customer even if your product is not market-ready, and we’ll help you develop it until it is.
To learn more about how we work together with startups on joint projects, click here.
Hackathons And Challenges
Hackathons and challenges are another great way to get to know us. Dates for 2024 will be coming very soon.
Mentoring
We’re also active as accelerator mentors for centers such as UnternehmerTUM and programs such as Black Forest Accelerator.
A One-Of-A-Kind Network
Startups can benefit from the Koehler Group’s market know-how and contacts, which are the natural result of a storied company with global operations.
AGREEING ON A FRAMEWORK
Together, we’ll agree on a framework for the project and set clear targets and KPIs.
WORKING TOGETHER
Within the agreed framework, we’ll work together on a collaborative project that will usually last anywhere from three to six months.
LEARNING
You will learn how the market environment for your product works and benefit from our experts’ know-how.
NETWORKING
You will have the opportunity to establish contacts within the Koehler Group and get to know relevant stakeholders from our worldwide network.
DECIDING
At the end of the collaborative project, we’ll jointly decide how to proceed. In addition to a permanent customer relationship, investments by Koehler Invest are also a possibility.
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