New Ventures

🚀 REHAU New Ventures goes #Copenhagen Happy to share that we will join this years Innovation Roundtable® in #Copenhagen. We’re especially excited for the panel on “Startup Collaboration and Corporate Venturing for Growth and Accelerated Innovation” at the Innovation Roundtable Summit! With thought leaders like Mali M Baum taking part, we’re looking forward to exploring opportunities for deeper collaboration and impactful partnerships. If you’re attending the summit in Copenhagen, don’t miss the chance to connect with Matthias Hille! 📍 Copenhagen | 5-7 November 2024

🎙️ Unlocking Global Corporate Venturing: Insights with Anil Sethi 🚀 In the latest episode of our #imPulse podcast, REHAU New Ventures CEO Nils Wagner had the pleasure of speaking with Anil Sethi - serial #entrepreneur, #coach at ETH Zürich, and the visionary behind multiple successful #startups. 🌍✨ They dive deep into: 🎯 Anil’s journey co-founding ventures like Flisom, raising CHF 100 million, and overcoming #scaling challenges. 🚀 His #impact as Entrepreneur in Residence at ETH Zurich, guiding the next wave of #innovators. 📕 Key insights from his #book "From Science to Startup" and a sneak peek into his upcoming release, "From Startup to Unicorn" 🦄. 🗣 A candid discussion on the biggest #challenges and #opportunities for today’s tech #startups. 🎧 Tune in now for a wealth of #knowledge from a global leader in corporate venturing and #innovation! 👉 Link to #spotify, #applemusic and #youtube in the comments. 📝 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share if you find it valuable. #Entrepreneurship #Startups #Innovation #Leadership #Podcast #TechStartups #BusinessGrowth #CorporateVenturing #WeEnhanceLives #NewVentures #ETH #Author #Mentor

🚀 Dear Community, Time flies, and just like that, we’ve reached October! 🍂 We're excited to share with you the latest edition of our #unLimited newsletter, Episode #4! In this issue, we bring you exciting updates from two of our ventures: Connected Crafts and ästik. Plus, we’re giving you a peek into the recent events we've been attending and the connections we've been making! 👉 Don’t miss out - click below to enjoy the read and stay updated on what’s happening at REHAU New Ventures! ✨

Back from Zurich, Switzerland! Some of us just wrapped up a successful #Management #Retreat, where we had the chance to dive deep into our strategic goals and future direction. Discussing the way we are building ventures way forward, diving deep into our future service concept in order to have the best ecosystem we can offer. Being spread across different countries, it is super important to check in regulary #LIVE! We also had a chance to meet at Nils office location in #Zürich. Can you spot any New Ventures products in the photos? Who’ll be the first to find them? 🔎 By the way: Our retreats always include two essentials: 🚶♂️ A "walk and talk" session, where we spend at least two hours moving and discussing key topics. 📚 Second, every #retreat ends with a book recommendation to close things out. This time was no exception! Connecting in person is simly great and really adds value to our discussions and strengthened our teamwork. Looking forward to the exciting steps ahead! #leadership #teamwork #strategy #management #wearenewventures #rehau

Last week, Matthias Hille, our Head of Venture Building, was invited by Pioneers.io to speak at the Venture Croissant in #Vienna. Together with Pioneers.io, New Ventures and other leading innovators from the industry, the focus was on best practices, strategy and processes relating to idea generation and implementation. The key takeaways from the discussion were: 1. Start with a clear strategic framework Before you start generating ideas, it is important to create a clear structure: Define your level of ambition such as ROI expectations, innovation horizons or investment budgets and prioritize relevant search fields and subtopics. 2. Define an idea generation process that fits your company and your expectations - Problem-oriented idea generation: Start with corporate and business unit strategies to define white spaces, analyze real customer problems and needs, analyze how these problems are solved today and the urgency for customers to solve them differently. - Solution-oriented idea generation: Analyze successful business models, market trends and the areas where investors are investing today or where increasing M&A activity is already seen or expected. Do not forget the regulations that will change the requirements and needs of the market in the coming years. 3. Consider the long-term development of the company at an early stage Before you start brainstorming, you should think about how the companies will be spun off. It is difficult to predict what will still be strategically relevant in five years' time. For everyone - your company, the market and customers, the founding team and investors. However, defining plans and priorities for your venture activities is necessary to find the right focus and direction for your idea generation. 4. Analyze and understand your company assets The assets you have and can truly leverage as a company are the key differentiator from external start-ups. This means that it is crucial to understand at what stage of a new business you can really leverage customer access, technology or expertise. We are happy to continue the discussion, what are your thoughts? Feel free to discuss these points further with us in the comments or reach out to us! #companybuilding #strategy #venturebuilding #cvc #vc #corporateventuring

Innovation with impact! 💛 💙 Last week, we kicked off the #Rebuild #Ukraine #Hackathon, a unique and purpose-driven event designed to foster collaboration and innovation, as we work together to rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure.... There is still an option to #register and to be part of the next sessions. 👉 Sign up for the next session on Ideation is in the comments. https://lnkd.in/er8irf48

The countdown is running! ⏳🚀 We are looking forward to kick-off the “Rebuild Ukraine Challenge” today 6.30 pm. The 8-week hackathon is hosted by Builders Tech Club 🏗️ in partnership with REHAU Window Solutions as the challenger and New Ventures as a proud partner 🤝. Do you want to connect with like-minded professionals, work together on innovative digital solutions 💡, and make a real impact 🌍? If you're passionate about learning innovation methods 🎓 and generating tangible results, don’t miss your chance to sign up and join this exciting program! In small teams, you will tackle current challenges with the goal of developing new business models 📈 in an entrepreneurial way. With weekly sessions led by innovation experts and guided by a dedicated team coach 👩🏫, you will learn step by step. Contribute your time ⏰, creativity 🎨, and knowledge 📚 to develop meaningful solutions for the reconstruction of #Ukraine.

🎧 New Ventures as part of the NTV Podcast #sotechtdeutschland! 🎧 About #Technology, #Venture #Building and #Bread #Beaking! Super proud that Nils Wagner, our CEO has been invited to the NTV podcast #sotechtdeutschland. "Nils Wagner, CEO of REHAU New Ventures, originally planned a different career, studying architecture. However, fate and advice from his father brought him back to the family business. The Rehau Group, founded by Nils´s grandfather , has grown into a global leader in plastics technology, with over 20,000 employees and €4 billion in revenue. Nils, enjoying more career freedom than his predecessors, now leads the company's transition into the digital age. With REHAU New Ventures, he focuses on digital business models in construction, housing, and living. His international experience from the #US and #China shapes his vision, where he predicts a future where construction sites rely heavily on digital tools. As the construction industry faces challenges in sustainability and digitalization, Wagner sees opportunities in technologies toreshape housing development. Despite the forward-thinking approach, Nils remains connected to Rehau's heritage while navigating its future." And the part we like the most 💜 Q: How would you describe what New Ventures does to a child? A: We search for problems and solve them with technology and products with the target to make business out of it. https://lnkd.in/eZyZbKcN What a thing! 💪 Thank you Andreas Laukat and Frauke Holzmeier! https://lnkd.in/enEdRuYJ

The way we live, the way we work! Too late to speak about IFA Berlin? Well, we believe it is never too late! We had an incredible time at this year's IFA! 🎉 Our CEO, Nils Wagner, delivered insightful thoughts during a panel, highlighting the future of innovation. Thanks also to Laurelie Martin from United Share GmbH, to Daniel J. Mueller from Bosch Digital and to Nikita Roshkow, CEO AHOY for joining Nils on the panel! A special shout-out to Connected Crafts, for showcasing their cutting-edge solutions at the event. Their booth truly stood out, capturing the essence of creativity and technology. 🚀 Exciting times ahead as we continue to push boundaries! #IFA2024 #Innovation #ConnectedCrafts #Leadership #TechFuture

🌟 Young Talents @ REHAU New Ventures! 🌟 Exciting times at REHAU New Ventures as we continue to empower innovation and #entrepreneurship with the next generation of #talent! 🎓🚀 In our latest imPulse #podcast episode, our CEO Nils Wagner is delighted to introduce two of our outstanding #working #students: Linda Herrmann and Matheo Cancouet. These young professionals are not only gaining #experience, but also making #real contributions to our mission of creating ventures with a positive social #impact. Linda, who is pursuing her Master's in Innovation and Technology Management, shares her #journey and explains how REHAU New Ventures has provided her with valuable #insights - from strategic tasks to creating content for investor outreach. Her key insight? A #supportive team and the #ability to adapt to change in a dynamic environment. 🌱 Matteo, with his background in #finance, emphasized how much working in #investor #relations and transaction processing has empowered him and given him responsibility. His advice for future interns? Be #bold - take #initiative, socialize and take every opportunity to learn and grow. 💡 At REHAU New Ventures, we create an environment where young professionals can thrive, learn and make meaningful contributions. We believe that by supporting our interns, we are not only #shaping their #careers, but also the future of #innovation. 🌍✨ Dear Linda & Matheo, it was really a pleasure talking to you and we wish you both all the best for your future 💜 🎧 Listen to the full episode to hear more about their experiences and insights. 👉 Link to #spotify, #applemusic and #youtube in the comments. 📝 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share if you find it valuable. #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #CareerGrowth #InternshipExperience #TeamCulture #Podcast #NewVentures