Your idea becomes a strong product

– because it relies on strong supporters

We find the right people for your vision – funding bodies, investors, friendly customers and creative researchers. Together we build products and companies with impact.

Secure funding

First of all, every idea needs capital. But which type of financing is right – funding programs, venture/equity capital, or a combination of both? We identify the right strategy, write convincing funding applications and accompany the process – so that the application becomes an award.

Building networks

It takes more than capital to turn an idea into a marketable product – it takes the right people. Innovative suppliers, early customers, creative developers and strong research partners. We connect you with strong supporters and build sustainable networks – e.g. ZIM innovation networks.

Win customers

When the product is ready for the market, it needs initial customers who are prepared to put the finishing touches to it together – for example in pilot projects or via uptake agreements. We identify these “friendly customers” and inspire them with targeted, innovative direct marketing – nationally and throughout Europe.

GrantPilot

Secure funding

Do you have a science-based deep tech innovation, are you planning automated energy-efficient production or do you want to bring an AI application to market quickly? Are you a start-up or an established technology SME? Each situation requires its own financing strategy.

We analyze your project and develop a tailor-made combination of funding programs – from research grants to regional, national or EU programs. Several sources of capital and grants can often be strategically integrated – we identify the opportunities, prepare the applications and support you through to the award.

Which programs fit my idea – and how do I win them over?
Innovation Networks

Building networks

Innovations succeed faster and more sustainably in the right environment. Our R&D networks bring companies, suppliers, research institutes and initial customers together for specific development tasks – with a clear focus on market maturity and growth.

We take over the complete network management: from partner recruitment and the development of joint project ideas to the application for and implementation of funded R&D collaborations.

Your advantages as a network partner:

  1. Funded R&D projects with suitable companies and research institutions
  2. Faster market launch through coordinated development and early customer loyalty
  3. Confidential exchange in a strategically curated innovation network

Let yourself be inspired: by AutoRobXL – our ZIM innovation network for construction machinery automation – or from OrganoPor, the consortium for sustainable insulation materials. Or start your own network with us – based around your innovation.

Which partners do I need – and how do we work together effectively?
DeepTechLaunchpad

Win customers

Even the best innovation is ineffective if potential customers are not aware of it. The most direct route to market success is to talk to real users.

This is exactly what we achieve with our DeepTech Launchpad – targeted in Germany, across Europe or globally. We address your desired customers personally, create genuine interest and pave the way for pilot projects, test phases or acceptance agreements.

Our three-stage success process:

  1. Identify relevant target customers
  2. Establish direct contacts with decision-makers
  3. Design pilot projects and sales formats together with your team

This creates high-quality leads: People who understand your solution, are enthusiastic – and ready for the next step.

Who are my first customers – and how do I approach them effectively?
Strategy AND implementation

Our services

GrantPilot - Winning funding

Together with you, we develop a viable financing strategy and identify the appropriate funding programs – both national and European. We combine various instruments along the Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), write convincing applications and support you through to successful approval – even in a highly competitive environment.

Our contribution to your success:

  • Develop a financing strategy: Structured planning of project goals, phases and funding requirements

  • Targeted selection of funding programs: National, EU-wide and combinable along the development stages

  • Writing applications with a high chance of winning: Convincing, complete and at eye level with the reviewers

We support you in the market entry and market ramp-up of your innovation with targeted direct marketing – nationally, Europe-wide or globally. Together, we define your priority target markets and identify relevant companies and the right contacts at decision-maker level. We then get in touch with them directly, present your solution and jointly implement defined sales formats – such as pilot projects, milestone-based test phases or uptake agreements.

  • Identify target customers and decision-makers: Precise market and stakeholder analysis in your focus regions

  • Direct approach with impact: personalized communication to attract relevant first-time users

  • Winning initial customers: Pilot projects, test phases and uptake agreements with real sales and growth potential

We provide you with an experienced part-time CFO who works with you to plan, structure and implement your financing strategy from the initial idea through to market ramp-up. He or she will assume operational responsibility, ensure the targeted use of funds and ensure that the capital is used and retained efficiently until it is handed over to a CFO position to be created.

  • Establish financial architecture: Implementing processes and structures for scalable financial management

  • Secure milestone-based financing: Strategically coordinating subsidies, investor capital and follow-up financing

  • Responsible management: Ensure budget adherence and use capital efficiently until the CFO transition

We will provide you with an experienced part-time sales manager who will work with you to develop a clear market approach and go-to-market plan. He or she will define suitable formats for acquiring your first customers, test them on the market and continuously optimize them based on real feedback. Based on his experience with early adopters, he develops a scalable sales strategy – directly or via partners – for your priority target markets. He then transfers this approach in a structured way to the responsibility of a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) or a growing sales team.

  • Develop a commercialization strategy: From initial customer approach to scalable market entry

  • Test and optimize sales formats: Pilot models, value propositions and feedback loops

  • Establish and hand over sales: Clear structures and processes for handing over to the future CMO

Together with you, we identify the key players required for the successful commercialization of your innovation: friendly customers, innovative suppliers, creative research partners. Building on this, we design consortia and innovation networks – e.g. for Horizon Europe, EIC Pathfinder or the German ZIM program, which also involves international partners.

We take over the entire management of the network: from the application to the coordination to the commercial exploitation:

  • Identify relevant partners: Customers, suppliers, research – appropriate to technology and target market

  • Building and managing consortia: Complete management including communication, reporting and moderation

  • Ensure commercialization: preparation of market analyses, exploitation strategies and financial plans

As an EIC beneficiary (Pathfinder, Transition, Accelerator), you can benefit from two targeted services from the official EIC Service Catalogue – eligible for 50% funding via the Access+ program and 50% via your current EIC grant.

  • Amplify Friendly Customer Revenues: We identify and activate potential first-time customers in Europe – using AI-supported target customer analysis, direct contact with decision-makers and specific formats such as FOAK installations, pilot projects or uptake agreements.

  • Part-time CFO for Funding: An experienced CFO develops a funding strategy with your team, secures competitive grants with a high success rate and accompanies the implementation until the full commercialization of your innovation.

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