Combient Foundry

New business opportunities are open now! 🚀 We’re excited to invite best-in-class startup & scaleup founders to scale your cutting-edge solution with industrial giants. Join our spring 2025 cohort of exclusive growth opportunities with global industry leaders looking to implement your solution. This spring, we’re offering exciting opportunities with Autoliv, Epiroc, Husqvarna Group, SKF Group, and Stora Enso. Become a trusted solution partner and submit a brief overview of your solution by February 16th 📆💼 https://lnkd.in/dgvaat_d #businessopportunity #startup #scaleup #ventureclient

Fully Booked: Venture Client Best Practice Sharing is happening this week! 📅 When? Feb 27, 09:00–09:45 CET 📍 Where? Microsoft Teams Venture client teams from across Europe are coming together for real insights, real challenges, and real takeaways on building a winning project portfolio. All spots are taken—stay tuned for the next online and live events in Copenhagen, Helsinki, Zurich and Munich! #ventureclient #openinnovation #startupcollaboration #CombientFoundry

The rapid pace of digitalization, AI, and innovation makes cross-industry collaboration between corporations, startups, and academia more critical than ever. At TECHARENA, discussions on geopolitics, security, and supply chain resilience underscored the urgent need for stronger partnerships to drive industrial transformation. Together with Lauri Lehtovuori, we had the pleasure of presenting Combient Foundry to a select group of startups—our venture client alliance that connects tech pioneers with industry leaders to fast-track commercialization and scale groundbreaking innovations. It was great to hear from industry colleagues sharing their startup collaboration strategies, including Helene Niklasson (Volvox Labs), Per Hillertz, PhD MBA & Sara N. (AstraZeneca), and Peter Wallin (Boliden). A big thank you to Emily Nordqvist and Nils Hertzberg at Avancerad Digitalisering for organizing this side event and creating a platform where startups and industry leaders can connect. Excited to continue building bridges between industry and startups to accelerate innovation!

Venture Client Best Practice Sharing is happening Feb 27—are you in? 🚀 Join venture client teams from across Europe for a focused discussion on building a winning project portfolio. Expect real insights, sharp takeaways, and honest conversations with peers. 📅 Date: Feb 27, 09:00–09:45 CET 📍 Where: Microsoft Teams 🎤 Moderator: Ana Carolina Alex, Combient Foundry Spots are filling up—secure yours. Apply to join, you'll find the link in the comments. Let’s get to what really works. See you there! #ventureclient #openinnovation #startupcollaboration #CombientFoundry

Myth: “Startups should be your last option.” According to Ana Carolina: Startups can be the strategic partner you need—when there’s a clear, valuable reason for collaboration. While working with startups is risky and challenging, it’s not about avoiding them, but about making sure the partnership has a solid foundation. Here’s why startups can be your best option: 1️⃣ They offer unique solutions to critical challenges. 2️⃣ They give you access to new markets and growth opportunities. 3️⃣ They’re partners who listen and adapt to your specific needs, not just a one-size-fits-all solution. It’s not about startups being a last resort—it’s about choosing to work with them when it aligns with your strategic goals. And that’s what sets you up for success. Download The Venture Client Fundamentals Whitepaper and learn more. #ventureclient #corporateinnovation #startupcollaboration #openinnovation #strategicpartnerships

Exciting News! 🚀 We at Combient Foundry are excited to see Stora Enso exploring a collaboration with Intergrid following our Net Zero Energy Innovations Program. By further enhancing data-driven decision-making for power plant operators and engineers, this initiative has the potential to improve efficiency, reliability and sustainability in industrial energy use — contributing to a more resource-efficient future. Great to see industry leaders and innovative startups exploring new ways to drive impact. Looking forward to what’s ahead! ⚡ Stora Enso Intergrid #innovation #sustainability #collaboration #energyefficiency #netzero #CombientFoundry

Venture Client Best Practice Sharing – Creating a Winning Project Portfolio 🚀 How do leading venture client teams structure a strong project portfolio? On Feb 27, we’re bringing together venture client units from across Europe for a best practice sharing session—an opportunity to exchange insights, tackle challenges, and learn from peers. 📅 Date: Feb 27, 09:00–09:45 CET 📍 Where: Microsoft Teams (link provided upon registration) 🎤 Moderator: Ana Carolina Alex, Head of Central Europe at Combient Foundry To keep the discussion sharp and valuable, spots are limited to 25 participants. Secure yours by Feb 21—RSVP. You'll find the link in the comments. Expect real insights, honest conversations, and takeaways you can put into action. A summary of key learnings will be shared with all participants after the session. #ventureclient #openinnovation #startupcollaboration #CombientFoundry

Myth: "Finding great startups is the hardest part” Our take: The real challenge is identifying the right problems for startups to solve and enabling mutually beneficial collaborations—this is where Combient Foundry’s Venture Client model excels. Want to learn how leading companies are turning startup partnerships into strategic advantage? Download The Venture Client Fundamentals Whitepaper to find out (link in comments). #ventureclient #corporateinnovation #startupcollaboration #openinnovation #strategicpartnerships 

Greetings from Husqvarna, where Husqvarna Group welcomed leaders from SKF Group, Scania Group, Stora Enso, and Epiroc! 🚀 Together, we explored shared interests in sustainability strategies, new service-based business models, and partnership opportunities through Combient Foundry. With over 300 years of history, Husqvarna Group has continuously evolved its product range while maintaining technological leadership and a commitment to high quality. The Husqvarna Museum provided the perfect setting to inspire engaging discussions. The Combient Foundry alliance excels in engagements like this, and this site visit continues a discussion initiated late last year at SKF Group’s premises. Sharing best practices on strategically relevant topics among leading Nordic industrials brings value to all its members by leveraging insights from others’ experiences. "Visiting Husqvarna was truly inspiring, as it showcased the company's innovative and open-minded heritage. In particular, we identified supply chain sustainability as a shared area of interest—one that we could explore together."– Jenny Müller-Wahlman, Stora Enso Mila Kostadinova, Erik Swan, Anna Carlqvist, Ulf Axelsson Lejon, Maria Forsberg, Claudio F., Patrik Karlsson, Peter Gräslund, Adrien Mathieu, Jonas Gustafsson, Renato Neves, Linus Efraimsson, Morgan Rody, David Berggren, Sisirnath Sangireddy, Lukas Adamek, Jon Rundman, Pirkka Sippola, Fredrik Lindstedt #CombientFoundry #industrialinnovation #sustainability #collaboration #innovation #smartmanufacturing

Accelerate Your Organization’s Innovation Strategy 🚀 Industrial leaders, are you ready to drive impactful growth through strategic collaboration? Our latest whitepaper is your essential guide to understanding how working with startups can enhance your innovation journey. Inside, you’ll discover:  💡 The benefits of partnering with startups for sustainable business growth 💡 The Venture Client methodology – a systematic approach that sets itself apart from other innovation models 💡 How to implement the Venture Client approach in your organization for scalable results With 7 years of experience at Combient Foundry, we’ve mastered bridging the gap between industrial giants and pioneering tech startups to create win-win, commercial partnerships. If you're looking to innovate, optimize, and stay ahead in today’s competitive landscape, this whitepaper is for you. Download the whitepaper now, link in comments. #industrialinnovation #openinnovation #corporategrowth #ventureclient #startuppartnerships #businessstrategy #CombientFoundry