Scale-up.NRW

Hello Pioneers! 🚀 Last night, we officially kicked off Batch #4 of Scale-up.NRW, and welcomed our new teams to the community, and what a night it was! 🌟 The evening kicked off with a warm welcome from Johannes Velling from Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes NRW, the 'Godfather of Scale-up.NRW'. Following this inspiring start, the program continued with a captivating fireside chat. Florian Rinke & Ingo Hillen offered fascinating insights into the journey of Trade Republic, from its early days to securing major investments. 🧡 The focus of the evening was, of course, on our 12 scale-ups from the fourth cohort, who introduced themselves to our community for the first time. At the UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein, numerous members of our Scale-up.NRW community came together to celebrate the launch of the new batch. 🙏 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, and especially to EWG - Essener Wirtschaftsförderung, who made this Launch Night possible as our event partner! 🤝 A big thank you to Handelsblatt, Handelsblatt Research Institute and WirtschaftsWoche for their continous support in the media world. Another hudge shoutout to Kapten & Son for equipping our startups with sleek Scale-up.NRW backpacks to kick off their journey in style. Now, it’s time to scale, innovate, and make NRW the go-to hub for groundbreaking startups. We're excited to support you all over the next 18 months and beyond! 💪 Welcome aboard: Dr. Montgomery Jaritz • Benedikt Heuer • Dr. med. Arne Peine, MHBA • Priv.- Doz. Dr. med. Lukas Martin, MHBA • Gernot Marx • Lukas Röhle • Fiete Grünter • niklas brackmann • Simon Hennes • Jens Teichert • Tobias Börnhorst • Steffen Gerlach • Ruben Regenbogen • Klaus Vossenkaul • Dirk Volmering , Hatim Hemeda • Christian Wilkes • Lilian Schwich • Gideon Schwich • Paul Sabarny • 🌱🌎 Florian Hildebrand • Peter Behr • Dr. Niklas Friederichsen • Jan Grabow • Rebecca Göckel • Dr. Philipp Hüning • Michael Koscharnyj • Patrik Elfert • Jan Möller • Dr. Eric Brueggemann • Khaled Yakdan • Niklas Henrich • Ty Brush #ScaleUpNRW #Welcome #NRW 

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀💥 What do audibene and vivenu have in common? They didn’t just improve outdated industries – 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.   🔸 audibene – Marco Vietor revealed how they shrank a 𝟭𝟬𝟬-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗶𝗱𝘀 into a 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹-𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆. The engine behind it: a strong culture + 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 every few months. All experts, all decision-makers, one table. No bureaucracy, no silos – just clarity, speed, and execution.   🔸 vivenu – From €2,000 seed funding in 2018 to powering the Grammy Awards today. And along the way? They smashed a 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: 𝟰𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟭 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿. Website traffic hit 𝟯𝘅 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗳𝘆’𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 – 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲⚡ That’s scale redefined.   Both prove: when you dare to 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, you don’t just grow – you change the game. A big thank you to Simon Hennes and the vivenu team for hosting us in Düsseldorf 🙌 And to everyone who joined – for the energy, the questions, and the exchange: Frederik Neuhaus • Ruben Regenbogen • Benedikt Heuer • Caesar van Heyningen • Tobias Zeit • Simon Hennes • Oscar Schäfer • Peter Sensendorf • Dominik Leufgen • Steffen Pyka • Claus-Andreas Boche • Julia Katrin Rohde • Jonas von Werne • Dr. Philipp Hüning • Marius Rosenberg • Christopher Nils Meyer • clockin • Membion • Pacurion • IonKraft • CUREosity GmbH • Logistikbude #P2P #Scale #Exchange

𝟭𝟯𝟬 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗥𝗪 After a test phase at four pilot locations earlier this summer, Nagel-Group 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 Logistikbude’𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 on August 1, 2025 — including intensive onboarding and training for key users. The impact is massive: Nagel-Group handles 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱𝗠 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀, 𝟯𝟱𝗠 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝗠 𝗛𝟭 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆. Until now, managing these reusable assets relied on analog slips of paper — prone to errors, inefficiencies, and loss. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 Logistikbude’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. A milestone not just for Nagel-Group, but for the entire logistics industry — 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗥𝗪 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲. Congratulations to Dr. Philipp Hüning, Michael Koscharnyj, Patrik Elfert, Jan Möller as well as to the whole Logistikbude team🧡 #LogisticsTech #Digitalization #SuccessStory

⚽️𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 Our Senior Program Manager Markus Hafner had the pleasure of 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Prematch, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 #𝟰 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 The team welcomed us with a tour of their space — and 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘆𝗲-𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁: 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, from Toni Kroos and Jurgen Klopp to Serge Gnabry, Verena Pausder, David Raum, Jonathan Burkardt, and many more. It’s a daily reminder of the strong network supporting Prematch on their growth journey. Afterward, we joined the founders at their favorite local Asian restaurant for lunch, where the conversation moved from football to business: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 Scale-up.NRW 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆. It was an inspiring exchange that reinforced why Prematch is one of the exciting teams shaping the future of digital sports innovation from NRW. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀! 🧡 #Football #Onsite #Strategy

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗲-𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 Greenlyte Carbon Technologies has 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗘𝗨-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, co-financed by the Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes NRW, to 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗼𝗳-𝗮-𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿™ 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 Evonik 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸. The plant will 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲-𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 — a breakthrough for both climate action and industrial innovation. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹! Greenlyte Carbon Technologies 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝟳-𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 MB Energy — securing not only the sale of e-methanol from the upcoming Marl facility, but also outlining advanced offtake intentions for Greenlyte Carbon Technologies’s future commercial projects. This agreement sends a strong market signal: 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲-𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. It also reinforces MB Energy’s commitment to the partnership and its role in accelerating the adoption of clean energy solutions. Looking ahead, Greenlyte Carbon Technologies and MB Energy 𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿™ 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 — scaling climate-positive innovation from North Rhine-Westphalia to the global stage. We are beyong proud of our Batch #4 scale-up and congratulations 🌱🌎 Florian Hildebrand, Dr. Niklas Friederichsen, Dr. Martin Schmickler, Dr. Peter Behr as well as the whole Greenlyte Carbon Technologies team! 🧡 #SuccessStory #Sustainability #Greentech

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 — 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 💬 Our 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 — proving once again how much value lies in open exchange. From People & Culture to Tech & Production, Sales & Marketing, and Fundraising — the discussions were as diverse as our Scale-ups themselves. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲. We’re already looking forward to the next ones — because scaling may be fast, but it’s even stronger when we do it together 🚀 𝗔 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱:  Anna Keup • Markus Hafner • Dr. Christopher Smolka • Tim Ohly • Jan Kohlhaas• Sina Mohammadi • Julian Hertrampf • Laura Teichmann • Jule Maaß • Eric Bruggemann • Catalina Vossenkaul • Julia Katrin Rohde • Ruben Regenbogen • Deniz Saner • Sebastian Schall • Lydia Rischen • Wilhelm Hammes • Fabian Bahnsen • Lucas van Laak • Claus-Andreas Boche • Dr. med. Arne Peine, MHBA • Maik Erkelenz • Nick Eysel • Martin Weibrecht • Robert Brüll • Shawn Lim • Marcela Muñoz Báez • Felix Lütjann • Justin Bous • Yanik Schlesinger #ScaleupNRW #Community #Exchange

𝟭𝟯 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝟴𝟵+ 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀. 𝟭 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽. Eight months into 2025, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝗽.𝗡𝗥𝗪 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺: founders who stay focused, grow with intention, and build companies that solve real problems. (But we can’t deny — the numbers do tell a pretty good story too.) 𝗜𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲: 💸 𝟭𝟮𝟲.𝟳𝗠 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟱𝟵.𝟱𝗠 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 📈 𝟭𝟯 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 – 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗔 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖 🤝 𝟴𝟵+ 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 From deep tech to SaaS and digital health, our scale-ups are setting the pace. Just look at Buynomics securing $𝟯𝟬𝗠 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕, Clinomic raising €𝟮𝟯𝗠 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕 to further revolutionize clinical care, or Aufinity Group | bezahl.de. landing $𝟮𝟯𝗠 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖 to redefine automotive payment infrastructure across Europe. Beyond these major rounds, 𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 – from AI to robotics, platform tech and beyond. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀: Voltfang • Unchained Robotics • specter automation • LIDROTEC • Vytal Global • dermanostic - dermatologist via app • ACCURE Battery Intelligence • ScrapBees GmbH • eeden • Ordio 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗥𝗪 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿. #Funding #Success #Scaleup Markus Hafner • Anna Keup • Dr. Christopher Smolka

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 ✨ Recognition that goes beyond metrics – and 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. From 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: these are the milestones that prove their ideas don’t just scale – they resonate. 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 to see what our teams have achieved in recent weeks – and why we’re incredibly proud to support their journeys 🚀 Let’s keep the momentum going. eleQtron GmbH • Buynomics • SoSafe • IANUS Simulation GmbH • Vytal Global • Black Semiconductor • Greenlyte Carbon Technologies #ScaleupNRW #SpotlightMoments #Success 

𝗢𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗥𝗪 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 This week, our Program Manager Dr. Christopher Smolka had the chance to 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 #𝟯 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝗽𝘀: Pacurion, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲. Together with Dominik Leufgen and Dennis Maschmeyer, 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿, the milestones they've hit – and what support matters most in the 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 It’s always inspiring to see how our founders use the Scale-up.NRW journey: not just to grow faster, but to grow stronger, more connected, and internationally ready. Thank you to the team at Pacurion for the honest exchange, the energy – and the vision you bring to the table. We’re proud to support you on your way and excited for what’s next! #Visit #Batch3 #ScaleUp

𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁? 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 🚀 Our cohort took a deep dive into one of the most underestimated growth challenges: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. In a 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 Mari Järvinen (Founder & Organizational Psychologist), our founders explored what it really takes to build teams that move fast and stay healthy. 💡 Key takeaways: 1️⃣ 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄. Culture isn’t defined by mission statements — but by what leaders do (and tolerate). 2️⃣ 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. Empowered teams thrive when there's clarity, not chaos. Great leaders balance both. 3️⃣ 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗶𝗻-𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱. Healthy teams don’t avoid friction — they embrace it to grow stronger. Huge thanks to Mari Järvinen for guiding this honest, reflective, and action-oriented workshop. Scaling culture isn’t a soft topic — it’s a strategic one. #Masterclass#Leadership #CompanyCulture