July 19, 2024

📅 Event Recap! 📅

It's already over a month ago since GoGroup. and REHAU New Ventures held an incredible and intensive event with experts from corporate venture building from all over Europe. The #VentureCircle!

We are still have follow-up discussions with other participants, internally and learning and adapting strategic topics. During the event we discussed the challenges and especially the opportunities with corporate venture building.

Here are some of our key takeaways:

👉 Corporate Venture Building is well established as the most entreprenuerial innovation vehicle for business building and can be independent but also a good addition towards CVC and Venture Clienting. CVB can be harder but has also much higher strategic potential and benefits.
👉 Corporates have plenty of assets to bring into ventures and thus create unfair advantages. These assets have strings attached and have to be used wisely to get the full power. Most assets have a clear timeline when they provide the biggest advantage and shouldn't be used too early or too late
👉 Focus and flexibility is key. Corporate rules, processes but also trying to do too much at the same time is often a big challenge. Focus on the really relevant things to proof Product-Market-Fit within the venture and create as much flexibility outside of corporate processes as the venture building unit.

Our most important discussion point: 🚀 Only when you bring together experienced experts with extremly motivated entrepreneurs on a personal level you find the unfair advantage for your ventures from corporate assets.

Thanks to GoGroup and especially Dr. Felix Lau for the initiative and we are already looking forward to the next #Venture Circle. If you are interested in the format feel free to contact Matthias Hille or Dr. Felix Lau

#Innovation, #CorporateVentures, #Entrepreneurship, #ScaleUp, #VentureBuilding, #StartupEcosystem
Dr. Felix Lau, Nico Weiler, Sascha Weiler, Olivia Jaron, Gleb Tritus, Tom Schneider, Sven Siering, Christopher McLachlan, Nils Blume, Dr. Kerim Galal, Dirk Schlesinger, Amanda Mai Khuong-Duc, Frank Merwerth, Daniel Hofmann, Florian Meßner-Schmitt, Andras Fischer, Dávid Széles, Timo Raulf, Matthias Hille,

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July 19, 2024

Happy REHAU New Ventures Day!

Back from our REHAU New Ventures off-site! We are more than happy having been able to #connect and #meet in person. As a team spread across different locations, it's super important to have those special moments where we just spend time together! 💜

Unfortunately, we were so excited that we missed taking a photo with the whole New Ventures team! But at least we got most of them in the picture. 💪

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July 10, 2024

🌟 Enhancing Lives Through Innovation at EUROBIKE Show 2024! 🌟

At New Ventures, while our primary focus is on software, we also have a dedicated #team (Smart Products) specializing in #hardware #electronics. They work alongside our partners within the REHAU group or externally to explore new opportunities. Here we excel in #electronic #system #integration, #sensor integration, #connectivity and #digitization which are becoming increasingly important for e-bikes with electronic components and #connected systems.

Last week, we had the opportunity to visit #Eurobike2024 in Frankfurt – the leading trade fair in the #bicycle industry. It is the central platform of the bike and e-mobility universe, significantly contributing to the energy and mobility transition. It was a fantastic experience to meet our current partners and explore potential new business collaborations. We are thrilled to see how open and innovative this industry is and that our upcoming #innovations align with our mission, "We. Enhance. Lives." Our team, consisting of Dominik Forster, Konstantin Beckstein, and Dominik Krögel, combines a wide range of skills to view innovation from all angles.

Key takeaways from #Eurobike2024:
🗣 The industry's openness to integration and innovation.
🚀 The importance of electronic competence and holistic innovation perspectives.

We are on the right #path to making #cycling in all disciplines easier and safer – whether in sports, lifestyle, or commuting. Stay tuned for more about our innovation to boost the next step in #ConnectedBiking, coming soon!

#Innovation #Eurobike2024 #SmartProducts #EBike #ElectronicIntegration #Infrastructure #Security #EnhancingLives #ConnectedBike

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July 4, 2024

Dear Community,
Here we go with the second issue of our newsletter, #unLimited! 🎉
Get ready for the latest #news, #industry #insights, #venture #updates, and an introduction to the #people #behind it all. Stay tuned and be inspired! 🚀

In this issue, we bring you our newest #podcast episode featuring Linda Yates from Mach49, celebrate CoStore’s successful #seed round, and highlight our #joint forces with Connected Crafts and REHAU #Building #Solutions.Enjoy reading! ✨

#Newsletter #REHAUNewVentures #Innovation #StayTuned #unLimited #EuerZuhause #ConnectedCrafts #CoStore #Mach49

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July 3, 2024

United efforts! REHAU, MEPA - Pauli und Menden GmbH & New Ventures!

Last weekend highlighted a fruitful collaboration as REHAU New Ventures joined an event hosted by REHAU and MEPA - Pauli und Menden GmbH. In 2022, REHAU decided to strengthen its position as a system supplier by acquiring the sanitary technology manufacturer MEPA. After two productive years, both companies came together to host an event for customers and partners in #Cologne.

The gathering brought together many professionals from the German #crafts #industry, providing an excellent opportunity for our venture Connected Crafts to connect with the sector and address the skilled labor shortage in Germany. It is so super important to get the feedback directly from the ground.

Thank you, REHAU and in specific Dr. Roger Schönborn and MEPA, for having us! This event is a great example of how the REHAU Group can present themselves also in regards to digital business models, while REHAU New Ventures can benefit from established networks and customer relationships!

#corporateventurebuilding #startup #crafts #handwerk #REHAU

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June 26, 2024

Congratulations to the ästik team for the successful launch! 🎉

It's impressive to see how CULTURE FORM GmbH provided holistic support for the project, from finding the name to the launch event. The expressive typography, the dynamic layout and the hand-drawn elements give the brand a unique and exclusive touch.

We at REHAU New Ventures are proud to continuously develop the brand together with you and CULTURE FORM. Your agile hands-on approach is #inspiring and #groundbreaking.

Thank you for the great collaboration, Ruth Vaillant and team! 🚀

#Teamwork #BrandSuccess #Innovation #REHAUNewVentures #CultureForm

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