Connect
We are the direct link to the numerous start-ups with which we personally work or have worked. Through constant monitoring and scouting of the community, our database of new start-ups is constantly expanding.
Following the search requests of our partner companies, we keep an eye out for innovative and technology-driven start-ups worldwide in order to initiate cooperation or to enable the development of prototypes.
At regular PIER 4 - pitching sessions, handpicked start-ups present their products and services. In further discussions with interested partners, cooperation opportunities are explored and, at best, successfully implemented in the short-term.
Attention start-ups! We are looking for innovation partners from the following areas:
Main Areas
AI
Digitization
Mobility
Organization/HR
Production of the future
Products of the future
Environment and energy
Business models / marketplaces
Sub Areas
3D Printing
AgTech
AI
Analytics
AR/VR
Big Data
Business Modell / Best Practices
Chemistry
E-Mobility
Energy Storage
Hardware Equipment
HR
Human Machine
Health/Safety
Interface
IoT
Life-Science
Logistics
Machinery
Management-Software
Monitoring
Research
Robotic
Security
Sensors
Smart Materials
Legal Tech
Wearebles
Marketing
FinTech
Our partners
We at K-Businesscom AG are convinced that digital technologies can create value, protect the environment and improve our standard of living. With our digitization expertise, we therefore want to make a significant contribution to promoting the European data economy in connection with corresponding sustainability in the coming years. Where there is data, there also needs to be security. That's why we provide 24/7 protection against cyber attacks with our KBC Cyber Defense Center.
Jochen Borenich, Member of the Executive Board K-Businesscom AG
Our partners
What makes PIER 4 interesting is that companies from different industries bundle their interest in digitization and new technologies and screen the now very lively start-up scene. The focus on the individual requirements of the partner companies is nevertheless maintained - definitely a promising approach.
Stefan Engleder, Chairman of the Managing Directors ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH
Our partners
Whereas in the past it was the development of energy supply, today the challenge is digitalization, where we enable the future with our broadband offensive. Cooperating with start-ups, breaking new ground and thinking "out of the box" creates the spark that strengthens innovative power and opens up new perspectives.
Werner Steinecker, General Director of Energie AG
Our partners
It is important to us not only to invest in start-ups, but also to work in partnership with them to provide a significant boost for innovation in the steel industry, and thus for our customers. In tech2b, we have found the right partner for this project.
Karl Purkarthofer, Senior Vice President & Head of Metallurgical Services von Primetals Technologies
Our partners
Nowadays it is particularly important to think outside the box and develop new strategies and approaches. The qualitative exchange with start-ups is valuable for the implementation of new technologies