The market is full of startups – and every one claims to be the best. We scout systematically across the entire market, based on your question – and validate the candidates with the experience of 13 years as a startup hub and daily accelerator practice. For venture clienting, M&A preparation or the search for technology and cooperation partners.
More and more mid-sized companies and corporates work with startups – as solution providers, technology partners or investment targets, instead of building everything in-house for years. The question is no longer whether, but: with which startup?
“Which startup solves our specific problem – as a supplier, not as an investment?” We find startups with deployment-ready solutions and support you through to the pilot project.
“Which targets exist in our search field – and which really fit?” Discreet research and a scored longlist/shortlist as a decision basis for your M&A team.
“Who has the technology we lack?” From a market overview to a moderated first conversation with the right partners.
Both packages start with your question. The difference lies in the depth of support.
A solid market analysis and a clear, scored shortlist – based on the question defined in your kick-off.
A supported scouting process – from your question to the first qualified conversation and a well-founded selection decision.
Anyone who evaluates startups every day recognizes quickly what holds up: team, traction, technology maturity. You don’t get an unfiltered list, but robustly vetted candidates – by the same criteria we use to decide on accelerator admissions.
Our network of 1,500+ funded startups and the accelerator dealflow is the head start – not the limit. We research systematically beyond our own ecosystem and won’t sell you a startup from our own portfolio: a neutral broker role.
Startups talk to us differently than to corporate buyers: since 2012 we’ve been the go-to point of the NRW scene. That opens doors for warm intros, honest assessments and fast initiation.
As a client you’re automatically in the Trusted Advisor Program: if you need additional expertise for the pilot project, integration or contract design, we connect you with vetted partners from our network.
Since 2012, STARTPLATZ has been NRW’s largest startup hub: 1,500+ funded startups, our own accelerator programs and a daily line into the scene — from the founder to the investor. This very closeness is the basis of our scouting: we know the market not from databases, but from 13 years of lived practice — and we evaluate startups by the same criteria we use to decide on accelerator admissions.
In an initial call we sharpen your question – and honestly recommend whether Insights or Full Service is the right path.