The breakthrough founders are looking for

New business opportunities with 9 industry-leaders are now available! Founders and operators, read more below!

New Business Opportunities from 9 Foundry Companies Have Been Launched!

For the first time, all Foundry companies have launched business opportunities all at once! We are featuring 40+ opportunities on generative AI and 10 on other topics

Empowering Businesses for a Future-proof Tomorrow – Milja Kalliosaari

Former team member Milja Kalliosaari reflects on her experiences at Combient Foundry in Spring '23

We're hiring! Check out our internship opportunities for Spring and Fall 2024

We're looking for new team members to join in January or August of 2024

New Barrier Materials and Coating Methods with Stora Enso

We're developing next-gen bio-based and renewable packaging solutions that enable recyclability and/or reusability

“The construction industry is a hidden gem for co-digitalization” – Interview with KONE’s Head of R&D Johannes Rastas

"Co-creating a total experience around our products and solutions together with startups is something we value a lot,” says Rastas.

“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.

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

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Submit your solution by October 8th!

Generative AI for Industry with Combient Foundry

9 industry-leading companies are looking to co-develop your generative AI solutions, together!

Water Recycling System for Sustainable Drilling with Epiroc

Fall 2023 Cycle

Epiroc seeks solutions to significantly reduce water consumption by treating used water at the drilling site

Automated tape dispensing with Autoliv

Fall 2023 Cycle

In this opportunity, Autoliv focuses on inflatable curtain airbags which protect occupants from windows and doors during crashes

Orebody Knowledge for Sustainable Mining with Epiroc

Fall 2023 Cycle

Epiroc seeks a novel solution to harness real-time rock data to optimize operations, minimize waste, and achieve more resource-efficient practices

Autonomous People Detection Technology for Construction Sites with Epiroc

Fall 2023 Cycle

Epiroc is now looking for innovative people and object detection solutions to deploy in construction areas

Alternative Piping Systems with Munters

Fall 2023 Cycle

Munters is looking for novel or existing materials to substitute copper piping in low-pressure refrigeration systems

Generative AI for Customized Design with Stora Enso

Fall 2023 Cycle

Stora Enso seeks solutions to streamline the creation of designs and optimize them for production, transport, and specific use cases

Validating Energy Efficiency in Bearing Arrangements with SKF

Fall 2023 Cycle

SKF is now looking for innovative solutions to measure energy consumption in bearing arrangements

Machine Learning for Aerodynamics with Scania

Fall 2023 Cycle

Scania wants solutions to speed up prediction and optimization of vehicle aerodynamic drag

High-frequency Edge Data Acquisition for Machine Learning with SKF

Fall 2023 Cycle

SKF is now looking for innovative solutions to support gathering data from machinery and tools

Bearing Unit with Wireless Power Transfer with SKF

Fall 2023 Cycle

SKF seeks solutions to address the drawbacks associated with transmitting energy to motors of electric vehicles

New Barrier Materials and Coating Methods with Stora Enso

Accepting submissions continuously!

We're developing next-gen bio-based and renewable packaging solutions that enable recyclability and/or reusability

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

Submit your solution

Take your first step in signing your new partnership. Get in touch by October 8th!

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