Startup news week 45

CO2-neutral aviation fuel from power-to-liquid plant. Omio expands its offering in Finland through cooperation with VR. ePages and Sendcloud cooperate for all-in-one e-commerce offering in Europe. Mantro, iVivid and Diggers launch green AI initiative. Munich Startup is looking for startups for SXSW in Austin 2024. HHL Leipzig celebrates its 125th anniversary with a ceremony.

Omio expands offering in Finland through cooperation with VR

The Omio Group has announced a partnership with the Finnish rail company VR, making Omio the first multi-modal travel platform in Scandinavia. Travelers in Finland can now book tickets for VR trains between cities such as Helsinki, Turku and Tampere via Omio.com and the Omio app. The collaboration expands Omio's offering, which already offered ferries in Finland, with a wide-ranging rail network that promotes sustainable train travel in Finland. The partnership aims to encourage more people to switch from car to rail and accelerate the transportation transition in Finland. The Omio Group has already sold more than 40 million tickets through its platform and connects over 1000 transportation companies in 37 countries.

INERATEC and DLR achieve breakthrough in the production of sustainable kerosene

In a significant development for CO2-neutral air travel, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has confirmed that synthetic kerosene produced in an INERATEC power-to-liquid plant meets the requirements of the ASTM 7566 standard and can be used as JET A1 fuel in aircraft. This progress was achieved in collaboration with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The synthetic kerosene is produced from CO2 and green hydrogen and meets high quality standards. INERATEC is planning large-scale industrial production in Frankfurt Höchst from 2024 to produce up to 2,500 tons of sustainable e-fuels annually and contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions in aviation. This is an important step towards a greener aviation industry.

ePages and Sendcloud cooperate for all-in-one e-commerce offering in Europe

Hamburg / Eindhoven - ePages, a cloud-based e-commerce platform for SMEs in Europe, has announced a strategic partnership with Sendcloud, Europe's leading shipping platform. The aim of the collaboration is to offer ePages merchants in 8 European markets, including Germany, Austria, the UK and others, a comprehensive all-in-one e-commerce solution. The partnership gives merchants access to a network of over 100 shipping service providers and improves shipping processing with lower rates and premium options. This solution is available to more than 70,000 merchants and complements ePages' existing integration of Mollie as the preferred payment solution.

Innovative partnership: Mantro, iVivid and Diggers launch green AI initiative

Munich - mantro GmbH, a Munich-based high-tech company builder, has launched a green AI factory for SMEs in cooperation with iVivid and Diggers. iVivid contributes expertise in AI project implementation, while Diggers provides a CO2-neutral infrastructure for decentralized AI data centers. The aim is to establish climate-neutral and decentralized artificial intelligence in Europe. The partnership enables mantro to serve customers from the SME sector with comprehensive AI solutions, from development to infrastructure.

Munich Startup is looking for startups for SXSW in Austin 2024

The Munich startup ecosystem is offering ten promising companies the opportunity to participate in SXSW 2024 in Austin, Texas. In cooperation with Munich Business and the Competence Team Cultural and Creative Industries Munich, Munich Startup is awarding exclusive participation packages that include an interactive badge for SXSW, a travel allowance of up to €1,000 and integration into the Munich delegation program. The search is aimed at innovative technology startups from Munich that are listed on the Munich Startup website and are already generating their first sales. Startups from the cultural and creative industries are also particularly welcome. The application deadline is November 26, 2023. Click here for the application form - good luck to all participants!

HHL Leipzig celebrates its 125th anniversary with a ceremony

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management celebrated its 125th anniversary on November 8, 2023 with a festive event in the historic Salles de Pologne. Over 200 guests from business, academia, politics and society attended the anniversary celebration, which offered a look back at HHL's success story and a look ahead to the future of business schools. The university, founded in 1898 as the first business school in the German-speaking world, has developed into a leading international business school. In his opening speech, Prof. Dr. Tobias Dauth, Rector of HHL, emphasized the university's current successes and future challenges. Greetings from Lutz Meschke, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of HHL, underlined the positive cooperation with Porsche, while local dignitaries emphasized the close connection to the city of Leipzig and the Free State of Saxony. The event also included keynote speeches and a panel discussion on topics such as transformation skills and the role of business schools in social change processes. Musical interludes rounded off the historic anniversary.