our partners

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xdeck network

We are building bridges between the corporate and the startup world. Our corporate and community partners support our founders with expert advice on scaling, product-market fit, law and tax issues, financing options, personal coaching, talent acquisition and much more. Our partners benefit from inspiring founder teams, state of the art technology scouting, and have the chance to implement innovative business models in pilot projects together.

our corporate partners
industry experts for your support

Our selected corporate partners help master every challenge a startup is facing in its current stage. They come among others from industry, banks, VCs, and are themselves leaders in their specific category.

Capnamic Ventures
One of the leading German Venture Capital funds, based in Cologne and Berlin. Capnamic supports for example in all areas related to equity financing.
Cassini Consulting AG
Leading consultancy on digitalisation. Cassini focuses on topics such as transformation, digital business and much more.
Cherry
A venture capital fund, initiated by founders themselves. Cherry Ventures invest in seed-stage companies across Europe.
Ecovis
A consulting firm specializing in medium-sized businesses. It offers tax consulting, auditing, legal consulting and management consulting.
FOND OF
Cologne-based startup fully owned by its founders. Fond Of supports in all relevant startup growth questions.
Heuking
In the top five of German commercial law firms. They support for example in all relevant legal questions.
HTGF
Europe's most active early-stage Venture Capital fund. HTGF supports in all relevant financial questions and beyond.
Kienbaum
The only human resources management consultancy of European origin. Kienbaum supports startups in all matters to build an organization at scale.
KölnBusiness
City of Cologne's business development agency. KölnBusiness supports in all relevant city administration-related concerns.
Mc Kinsey
Globally leading top-management consulting firm. McKinsey supports startups in all relevant strategic questions.
NRW Global Business
Trade & Investment Agency. As a pioneer of international location marketing for Germany's investment location, they promote the location for foreign direct investment.
Techniker Krankenkasse
Largest German health insurance company. TK offers advice to the target group of startups on specific issues during the start-up and growth phase.
Volksbank
Regional cooperative bank for Cologne and Bonn. Volksbank Köln Bonn supports startups in all questions around financing their business.
igus
World's largest manufacturer of energy chain systems with special cables. igus is an expert in progressive digitalization and product innovations.
@-yet
@-yet is an independent consultancy for IT security and risk management.
Spread Group
Spread Group is the umbrella brand of five internationally operating e-commerce platforms based in Leipzig.

our community partners

great contacts for your network

Our community partners help startups with networking, finding talent and connecting with each other. They are universities, organizations and associations with a proven track-record of fostering a vibrant startup ecosystem.

GS1 Germany
GS1 is a not-for-profit organization that develops and maintains global standars for business communication, e.g. the barcode on products.
Pirate Summit
Europe's largest invitation-only conference for early-stage startups, investors, and corporate executives.
RWTH Aachen
Among Europe's foremost tech and sciences universities.
startupjoblist
Platform for startup jobs in Germany. You can search for jobs there, or upload job offers as a startup.
TechLabs
Organization that offers young people a platform to learn state-of-the-art tech skills.
Uni Köln
One of Germany's largest and most renowned universities.
Wissensfabrik
Club of about 140 German corporates and foundations committed to encouraging MINT and entrepreneurial education.
WHU
The most entrepreneurial business school in Germany.
KölnBusiness
City of Cologne's business development agency. KölnBusiness supports in all relevant city administration-related concerns.
Femtec Alumnae
Femtec.Alumnae e. V. is a network for female scientists, engineers and experts in the MINT field.
Macherinnen
Die Macherinnen is a Cologne business network for women across all industries with the purpose of exchanging ideas and improving networking.
VdU
The Verband deutscher Unternehmerinnen (VdU) is a network of female entrepreneurs committed to strengthening and promoting women in business.

Let's join forces and realize our mission together!

Our corporate and community partners are essential to our mission. xdeck offers a platform for mutual exchange and concrete collaboration between startups, corporate and community partners, generating sales opportunities, enabling technology scouting, supporting talent acquisition and strengthening employer branding. Do you want to join us on our mission?

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