Claus Schmidt

Pyreos is a manufacturer of miniature, rugged, pyroelectric, mid-infrared sensors and detectors which respond faster and minimise power consumption. Built in world-class foundries, the thin-film sensor components detect and analyse composition in gas, flame, food safety and oil applications and enable the creation of smaller, higher-performance IR sensors, sensor modules and analysers which are easier to develop and need less calibration. Find out more at www.pyreos.com Follow us on Twitter @PyreosLtd

We help STIHL solve its strategic and operational challenges by leveraging the startup ecosystem. Our approach to connecting cutting-edge technologies with real business opportunities that keep STIHL at the front line of innovation. In exchange, we provide the startups we collaborate with or invest in with long-term partnership opportunities. We invest in startups with a strategic fit in the industries of Forestry, Professional Landscaping, Private Lawn, Garden & Yard, Agriculture and Construction. Through the STIHL Startup Access program we collaborate with startups focusing on process improvements and efficiency gains. Our Venture Clienting activities focus on a variety of areas such as human resources, production, purchasing, logistics, and more. More information on specific search fields can be found on our website.

Fluxunit is the corporate venture capital unit of OSRAM. Acting as early stage investor, our goal is to engage with startups that develop innovative, scalable business models and technologies shaping the world we live in. Leveraging our corporate OSRAM heritage, we focus our investments on startups, where we can contribute to a startup’s success and value creation. Consequently, our investment fields include the areas of smart city, smart building and industrial applications (e.g. sensors, horticulture, mobility,…)