Grow with Industrial Customers
Invitation to best-in-class startup founders. Scale your cutting-edge solution with industrial giants.
January to April 2026
Join our January 2026 cohort of exclusive growth opportunities with global industry leaders looking to implement your solution.
Become our trusted solution partner and submit a brief overview of your solution by the following deadlines:
- February 8th: SKF and TRATON (AI Customer Persona Agents)
- February 15th: Husqvarna Group and TRATON (Wear Progression Assessment)
Real sales opportunities
As a Venture Alliance, our corporate network brings together 420,000 professionals and a combined net revenue of €120 billion. We offer pre-vetted sales opportunities with leading industrial companies for world-class startups and growth-stage businesses, opening doors to new markets and high-impact commercial collaborations.
Beyond specific business opportunities, we provide top validated solution providers with direct exposure to decision-makers within the Alliance across more than 10 industrial corporates.
Fast-track process
The business opportunities involve committed corporate teams with allocated budgets and a streamlined process. After submitting your solution and answering potential follow-up questions, top solution providers will be invited to 1-on-1 partnership discussions with the corporate teams.
We also help refine your value proposition to match industrial needs while facilitating swift, high-impact partnership initiations.
No fees or equity
We’re all about solving business needs, with no hidden costs or strings attached. We do not charge any fees or take equity from the solution providers, enabling you to fully benefit from the facilitated opportunity and keep full control and ownership of your company.
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Husqvarna Group
High-Volume Consumable Monitoring with Husqvarna Group
Husqvarna Group looks to shift high‑value diamond tool consumables into data‑enabled assets. With smart consumables, we aim to help contractors track usage, reduce stockouts of consumables, optimize inventory, and plan projects more…
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Husqvarna Group
High Power Density Battery Technologies with Husqvarna Group
Husqvarna Group is looking for next‑generation battery cells that combine high energy density, high power capability and improved safety to power our most demanding products. The right solutions will extend runtime and…
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Traton Group
Wear Progression Assessment with TRATON
Within our partnership framework, TRATON Group—consisting of the leading commercial vehicle brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus—is seeking an AI-powered solution to transform the labor-intensive and subjective process of…
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Traton Group
AI Customer Persona Agents with TRATON
Within our partnership framework, TRATON Group—consisting of the leading commercial vehicle brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus—is seeking an AI-driven solution that gives TRATON Group R&D teams fast and realistic…
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SKF
Direct Drive of Wire Race Bearing in Computer Tomography with SKF
We are seeking a large direct-drive rotation (DDR) solution for wire race bearings in high-end Computer Tomography (CT) systems. By integrating torque motors and control electronics into SKF’s wire race bearing assemblies,…
Learn moreReady to get new clients?
Here’s how!
Take the next step
1. Optional: Join us for an online session on Monday, 9th February, helping you to navigate our current open business opportunities. See more details below.
2. Submit a brief overview of your solution by the following deadlines:
- February 8th: SKF and TRATON (AI Customer Persona Agents)
- February 15th: Husqvarna Group and TRATON (Wear Progression Assessment)
Combient Foundry intro and Q&A session
Join us for an introduction and Q&A session to help you navigate the current open business opportunities. We will provide the context you need to build a targeted and impactful proposal. In this session, we will:
- Deep dive into the open business opportunities
- Walk through the process of submitting your solution
- Clarify what the corporate teams are looking for in a partner
- Explain how the Combient Foundry Venture Client Process works
- Q&A: Get your specific questions answered by the Foundry team
Please note: Joining this session is fully optional and will not influence the evaluation of your submission. We do not collect participant data during this call.
When: Monday, 9th February 2026, 2-2.30 pm CET
How to join: Online Teams call, add the event to your calendar here: LINK
A new kind of venture alliance.
Before you ask, we’re not an accelerator or pitching event. We help you land reference industrial customers without any fees to you. Together with a streamlined process, the business needs of our industrial companies are always backed up by a committed team, an allocated budget, and internal support to start working with you.
Learn more →“Combient Foundry exceeded my expectations by leaps and bounds. I wish every company we engaged with had set up something like this – not only was the process direct and transparent, it was fast. Really impressive.”
Qasar Younis
CEO & Co-Founder in Applied Intuition. Former Partner and COO of Y-Combinator.
