The breakthrough founders are looking for

We provide startups with global market leaders as long-term reference clients, and speed up industrial innovation – all without fees or red tape

“I’m happiest when I can help clients succeed, while simultaneously making an effort to build a more sustainable future” – Interview with Nea Raahenmaa

We sat down to chat about what inspired Nea Raahenmaa to join Foundry, how her first year on the team has been, and what’s in store for the future.

“Foundry has a genuinely different working culture” – Interview with Sebastian Lier Hagen, Venture Client Intern

We sat down with Sebastian to chat about how he has enjoyed his new job and hometown.

Venture clienting produces results - just ask the members of our alliance

Our latest video with Autoliv, KONE, Scania, and Stora Enso presents their venture clienting results achieved together

Welcome, Atlas Copco!

We are very excited to welcome Atlas Copco into the Venture Client Alliance

Xiaofu and Stora Enso: Our First Startup-Corporate Partnership in China

Xiaofu has been working with Stora Enso to inform end-users of packaging about sustainable choices

Shute’s Kristian Rode: “A solution that fits the business needs also should be able to scale up for future use, maybe globally”

We sat down with Kristian Rode, CCO of Shute, to talk about their journey with KONE

New wood building concepts in minutes, rather than weeks – Interview with Kreo

Kreo joined Stora Enso to co-create digital tools for wood construction

An Autonomous Transport Venture Client Partnership, One Year On

Applied Intuition met Scania at Combient Foundry’s Value Proposition Days in 2019. We had a chat with Applied’s Qasar Younis to check in on how the collaboration is going.

Combient Foundry offers startups the chance to acquire global corporations as their clients

We partner startups and corporations

across industries to drive change in fields like

Sustainability

New practices across value chains to reduce emissions, drive circular economy, and enable operational sustainability

Material innovation

Sourcing, designing for recyclability, and improving manufacturing, construction processes and end-user products

Energy

New solutions to increase energy efficiency are everywhere – and at the core of many is electrification

Autonomous solutions

Powering breakthroughs in autonomous driving and building safe on-road environments

Supply chain

Quality control, supply chain transparency, and improved logistics upstream and downstream production

Urban environments

Developing construction methods and materials that make urban environments healthier, safer and more livable

what we bring to the table

Here’s how startups benefit from working with us

Expect your first sale to be a five figure deal – altogether, we’ve generated +22M€ revenue for startups from scaled projects

Deals we facilitate typically evolve into lasting customer relationships – over 60% of deals lead to continued collaboration with a global client

Gain a global reference client from our network of leading industrials comprising over 775,000 employees and combined net sales of €180B

Our opportunities come with a fixed business owner, bandwidth and budget – which means you skip up to five months in your sales cycle

We want to buy your product, not your company – so you always keep your equity and IP

Focus on execution – meaning no complex contracts, fees, or long-term commitments

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