Nicholas Thiede

testxchange is the leading marketplace for industrial testing. We connect buyers of testing services with the world’s best suppliers. Our mission is to improve the efficiency of industrial testing by providing a comprehensive, transparent and convenient online platform. Our customers include companies from a wide range of industries, such as automotive and aerospace OEMs and suppliers, industrial manufacturers as well as food or cosmetics companies. Our partner labs include world leading testing companies as well as SME labs with highly specialized competencies in their fields. Our partner network comprises thousands of labs internationally.

We build specialist streaming services to serve the passionate fans of music. NicheStreem (Pty) Ltd is a start-up based in Cape Town, South Africa, that builds dedicated streaming services to serve passionate fans of niche music. Founded by Catherine Lückhoff in 2014, the start-up is backed by a number of seasoned local and international investors with strong ties in the media and retail industry. NicheStreem is focused on providing the right music for every moment. The company’s products and services aim to connect users to their favourite songs at home and on the go.

We have grown from a humble start-up to one of the world's leading online surf & snow travel agencies by providing unbiased, operator-independent expert advice with ❤️. To guarantee the best travel experience out there, we develop technology-driven booking services. Pick from 650+ #surftrips and #snowtrips with best price guarantee.

Your team is spending days on work that should take minutes. Uploader automates the document work your team hates such as extraction, validation, compliance checks, routing. So they can focus on the work that actually moves the business forward.

Forge42 develops focused deep-tech products for semiconductor engineering and domain-specific AI. Based in Dresden, one of Europe’s leading semiconductor regions, we combine Fraunhofer research roots with practical hardware and software engineering. Our solutions help semiconductor teams handle smaller and non-standard substrates within 300 mm production environments, integrate wafer handling with inline metrology, and improve complex operational workflows through domain AI. Our technology portfolio includes: • WaferAdapter solutions for mixed-wafer processing without replacing existing equipment • Configurable platforms for wafer handling, alignment, automation, and metrology • RavenMind, which transforms company knowledge, live data, and business rules into AI-assisted workflows We turn advanced research into practical, focused products designed around real production constraints.

ScaleUp Company is the growth partner for scale-up leadership teams. Through our growth programs, tooling, and sharing a wealth of entrepreneurial experience from our ScaleUp experts, we enable leadership teams to unlock the full potential of their organization. Together, our ScaleUp experts have over 500+ years of entrepreneurial experience. Knowing that almost every challenge has already been solved by another entrepreneur within our network, no challenge is too big for us.

testxchange is the leading marketplace for industrial testing. We connect buyers of testing services with the world’s best suppliers. Our mission is to improve the efficiency of industrial testing by providing a comprehensive, transparent and convenient online platform. Our customers include companies from a wide range of industries, such as automotive and aerospace OEMs and suppliers, industrial manufacturers as well as food or cosmetics companies. Our partner labs include world leading testing companies as well as SME labs with highly specialized competencies in their fields. Our partner network comprises thousands of labs internationally.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)