envelio is an all-in-one software platform for smart grids and future-proof grid management. The Intelligent Grid Platform digitalises and automates planning and operational processes and combines grid connection, target grid planning, operation management, grid data management and field services in a single model. Grid operators gain validated grid models, full transparency over grid utilisation and more efficient mass processes. This lowers costs, leads to better-informed decisions and makes regulatory requirements easier to implement.

The Customization Group is an established provider of mass customisation and print-on-demand, with brands such as Picanova, merchOne, Sendmoments and ORWO. Proprietary, AI-powered configurator technology connects design by end customers with a vertically integrated supply chain in Europe and the USA. Open APIs and plug-ins connect the configurator and fulfilment to Shopify, marketplaces and online shops. This allows B2C, B2B and ‘Customization as a Service’ to scale on a shared infrastructure.

IANUS is a provider of cloud-based simulation and AI solutions for industrial process optimisation. With the StrömungsRaum platform, IANUS brings together pre-processing with automated model creation, HPC-supported simulation, AI assistance, real-time visualisation and reporting in one integrated environment. Decision-makers reach well-founded decisions faster, reduce manual work and avoid expensive hardware. StrömungsRaum supports applications including extrusion, injection moulding, hot runner systems and fire protection, and integrates seamlessly into existing systems.

NATIX Network is a DePIN (decentralised physical infrastructure network) platform that uses smartphones and vehicle cameras to build a global, crowdsourced camera network for visual and geospatial data. Via the Drive& app and the VX360 plug-in for Teslas, users capture events, are rewarded and contribute data for mapping and autonomous driving. Privacy by design with edge processing ensures that personal information does not leave the device. The token economy around $NATIX creates incentives and supports both the growth and the use of the network.

X Ventures is an operator-led venture capital fund from Monheim focused on Web3 and blockchain investments at seed and Series A stage. The team supports founders with its own company-building experience, not just with capital. Through its own formats such as Proof of Talk (a summit at the Louvre), the on-chain launchpad Catalyst3 and the education initiative X-Schule, X Ventures gives portfolio companies access to decision-makers, infrastructure, talent and a close-knit founder community.

IonKraft offers a plasma-based coating technology for circular, high-barrier plastic packaging. A plasma-based coating process applies an ultra-thin, glass-like layer to the inside of containers. The fully automated process is scalable and can be integrated seamlessly into existing lines. The result is high-performance mono-material packaging that is fully recyclable and replaces multilayer composites or fluorination. This reduces the environmental impact per package by up to 50% and enables the use of recycled plastic.

tl;dv is an AI-powered meeting platform for note-taking, recording and transcription in Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. The solution automatically creates summaries, updates CRM records, drafts follow-up emails and shares notes and clips in collaboration tools. Integrations with calendars, project management tools and CRMs embed insights in the workflow. This reduces manual effort, speeds up handovers and leads to better-informed decisions. tl;dv is a smart helper for working from home and for online lectures.

Complero is an AI-powered solution for customer data and GDPR management. The platform automatically updates existing customer data in real time, removes duplicates and transmits changes directly to the database. In the DataPilot, customers can see who accesses their data and manage their consents digitally. Companies thus secure clean first-party data, reduce manual effort and avoid acquiring the same customers twice. Verified authorisation and data protection principles strengthen compliance and trust.

meinBafög is the leading online platform for BAföG (German state student funding) applications and student finance in Germany. Its assistant guides users through initial, follow-up and study-abroad BAföG applications, with a live calculator, checklists and data carried over for later applications. Automatically completed forms, assignment to the responsible BAföG office and supplementary applications such as those for exemption from the broadcasting licence fee reduce paperwork and errors. Personal advice and clear processes speed up decisions and lower the administrative burden.

Taxy.io is a platform for intelligent automation in tax and legal advisory. As part of the Visma Group, Taxy.io benefits from a strong ecosystem of integrated applications in finance, legal and HR. The solution includes AI-powered products such as Answers (an AI-powered research platform for tax law questions, developed in cooperation with the publisher Dr. Otto Schmidt), Schenken & Vererben for gifts and inheritance, and SmartGrundsteuer for property tax, with an end-to-end software workflow and an ELSTER interface. With more than 13 million cases solved and a verified pass in the German tax adviser examination, Taxy.io is setting new standards in AI-powered advisory. Processes are standardised, onboarding effort is reduced and research becomes better founded, increasing quality, transparency and compliance in day-to-day advisory work.