We connect startups with corporates

From 2017 to 2025 we invested in 77 B2B startups and partnered with 25+ corporate LPs to turn validated demand into venture-scale outcomes across B2B SaaS, AI, data & automation, trade & commerce, logistics, construction, and circularity.

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NCA facts &
figures

  • 77 startup investments made
  • €110m+ external follow-on funding
  • 30,000+ startups screened per year
  • 200+ mentors
  • 12,000+ matchmakings
  • 75% of portfolio companies received follow-on funding within six months
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Corporate
innovation at
its best

We help enterprises de-risk innovation with venture-ready startups. Together with business owners we frame problems, scout and screen the market, run a selection process aligned to our corporate partners’ needs, and stand behind the startups we support. The outcome: pilots that convert into measurable business results.

Services for corporates
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Program highlights (since 2017)

  • Product Field Workshop: 60+ 4-hour canvas sessions
  • Startup speed-dating: 12,000+ sessions
  • Startup roadshows: 35+ on-site corporate visits
  • Demo Day & Demo Dinner: 12 editions
  • Two Innovation Days: around 1,000 participants, 150 startups, 6,500+ matchmakings

How we work

Product Market Fit

Venture-client pilots with our corporate partners: problem framing → startup fit → pilot → scale

Scouting & Selection

We identify, source, and screen startups; selection aligned to our corporate partners’ needs.

Search- & Venture Radar

Defined search fields and quarterly market views mapped to partner roadmaps.

Portfolio support

Ongoing operator support beyond the first financing round.

Trusted by our corporate partners

By partnering with our corporate network of industry experts and investors, your startup gains access to potential customers who are committed to testing your products or services, providing crucial feedback, and driving revenue growth.

  • HBS Elektrobau
  • Tchibo
  • novomind
  • Ditting
  • Haspa
  • ACT
  • CITTI
  • Louis
  • Junge Die Bäckerei
  • apploft
  • willke
  • Jebsen & Jessen
  • Otto Krahn Group
  • Chefs Culinar
  • Otto Wulff
  • Schürfeld Group
  • Cremer
  • GC Gruppe
  • Wünsche Group
  • stein
  • Creditreform
  • Beiersdorf
  • J.J. Darboven
  • EDEKA
  • HELM
  • Hamburg Commercial Bank