Next week marks the return of our Grow-F Investment Readiness Program, following an intense and highly competitive scouting phase. We are excited to introduce the 8 groundbreaking startups selected to join this cohort.

These companies are driving innovation across a wide range of industries—transforming the future of mobility, reshaping the way talent is managed, revolutionizing the shopping experience, and much more. Each startup brings a unique vision and fresh perspective to their field, and we can’t wait to see how they will grow and thrive in the coming months! 

Meet our next batch!

The startups underwent a thorough selection process, which assessed their product, market potential, team, business model, and the progress they’ve made to date. During an interview with the top 30 companies, a jury further evaluated their potential and ultimately selected the following 8 outstanding startups to join the upcoming cohort.

Muvn Mobility

Germany | Mobility → Carsharing for goods

Muvn is revolutionizing the transportation of goods by connecting drivers with available space in their vehicles to shippers looking for cost-effective and sustainable shipping solutions. The platform provides a convenient alternative to traditional carsharing services or expensive logistics companies by allowing drivers to offer their available capacity for transporting items during their trips.

Katharina Kreuzer / Co-Founder & CEO
Super Power: Networking, mutual support, PR, HR, and business development.
Katharina Kreutzer, known as co-founder of the Hamburg-based start-up Boomerang for environmentally friendly reusable packaging, is now driving the mobility revolution and improving the use of free vehicle capacity as co-founder and CEO of Muvn, a platform for carsharing for goods.

Massimo Sabatino / Co-Founder & CFO

Geddid

Germany | Marketplace → Live market experience

Geddid is a live shopping platform that connects retailers and customers in real-time, offering an interactive and entertaining shopping experience. By merging the convenience of e-commerce with the personal touch of in-store shopping, we help sellers increase sales while reducing return rates through personalized advice. The mission is to revolutionize retail by empowering local businesses and enhancing customer engagement through live events.

Christina Schaub / Co-Founder & CEO
Super Power: The ability to combine entrepreneurial vision with strong marketing skills and a talent for building meaningful customer relationships.
Christina Schaub is a passionate and successful event manager with a strong background in retail, combining creativity and organization in every project. She thrives on challenges and is driven by her love for horse riding, which reflects her energetic and adventurous spirit. With a heart for retail, she brings a customer-focused approach to everything she does.

Dr. Fabian Binz / Co-Founder & CTO

Intriq

United Kingdom | DeepTech → Accelerating private equity value creation smarter and faster while maximising returns

Private equity strategies have increasingly focused on operational improvements as a prime driver of value creation. Intriq transforms this approach with advanced data science and AI, empowering value creation professionals to rapidly identify and track opportunities for optimized profitability and growth across portfolio companies. Intriq’s cutting-edge AI technology accelerates access to profit-boosting initiatives, enabling investors to execute strategic plans faster and more cost-effectively, staying ahead of the curve.

Jessica Liew / Co-Founder & CEO
Super Power: Quite good at turning a ‘no’ into a ‘yes.’ Never backs down when faced with adversity.
Jess has over 10 years’ experience working in private equity and consulting with a focus on value creation. She started her career in Los Angeles, California working in restructuring as part of Chief Restructuring Officer teams working with clients such as American Apparel, Pacific Sunwear of California (PacSun), and Corinthian Colleges. After moving to the UK, she segued her experience to working with private equity clients and has worked with funds including EQT and TPG. Having worked with clients on value generating business plans and initiatives to drive the bottom line of portfolio companies.

Lloyd Evans / Co-Founder & CPO

iDEAL Rent

Italy | Mobility, SaaS → Mobility sales enablement platform designed to empower businesses and drive growth

iDEAL Rent empowers businesses to sell sustainable mobility solutions through its innovative white-label SaaS platform and comprehensive business enablement tools. Initially targeting sectors like insurance, finance, and energy, iDEAL Rent has already onboarded over 100 B2B clients in Italy. iDEAL Rent is poised to expand across Europe, positioning itself as a premier mobility distribution partner for car manufacturers and leasing companies.

Marta Daina  / Founder & CEO
Super Power: Talent management: hiring, motivating, and retaining people.
Marta started her entrepreneurial journey in 2014, initially as Advisor and Board Member to several startups in Digital Automotive and InsurTech space and later as a Co-Founder of CarPlanner, a digital automotive platform that helps car manufacturers and fleet companies attract new customers. Previously she led Online Marketing for Dell EMEA Region. She holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Factorymaker

Austria | PropTech → Automated industrial building design – sustainable, efficient, smart

factorymaker revolutionizes traditional design by automatically generating and optimizing industrial layouts and buildings. Serving a wide range of clients, from project developers to construction companies, factorymaker delivers holistic 3D building and layout models with comprehensive economic and ecological insights. factorymaker supports data-driven decisions for a future-proof built environment by enabling users to assess the impacts and trade-offs of design and material choices before costs or environmental effects arise.

Maria Zahlbruckner  / Co-Founder & Managing Director
Super Power: Staying positive throughout the most unpromising situations.
Born and raised in Graz, Austria, Maria grew up in a diverse professional environment with a goldsmith mother, a lawyer father, and an uncle in construction, which influenced her decision to study civil and environmental engineering in Innsbruck. A study exchange in Melbourne, Australia, broadened her perspective and reinforced her open-minded, inclusive approach to problem-solving. Now, she is passionate about driving innovation in the conservative construction industry, guided by the belief that any challenge can be overcome with creativity.

Thomas Reisinger  / Co-Founder & Managing Director – Product Owner

Wandel

Germany | Enterprise Software → The skilled worker platform

Wandel is the skilled worker platform that streamlines the safe and scalable recruitment of international workers. Their vision is to unlock a global skilled worker market through cutting edge technology. Customers benefit from the transparency and predictability of talent readiness, ensuring a smooth and efficient hiring process.

Kathryn Haeyoung Li  / Co-Founder & COO
Super Power: Making global perspectives accessible.
Talent mobilization is a special focus for Kathryn. As an immigrant who moved to the US and later relocated to Germany, she embraces the opportunities inherent in international transitions and deeply respects the value of a global workforce. Through Wandel, she helps unlock a global skilled worker market, made accessible through cutting-edge technology.

Volker Hollmichel  / Co-Founder & CEO

Redeco

United Kingdom | Marketplace → One app to buy and sell pre-loved furniture, hassle-free

Redeco, London’s pre-loved furniture marketplace app, offers a curated selection with seamless door-to-door delivery. Combining secure payments and a strong focus on sustainability, Redeco is primed to capture a significant share of the second-hand furniture industry—a market set to surge by 67% to $57 billion in the next 5 years. By blending convenience, quality, and eco-consciousness, Redeco is redefining how Londoners buy and sell pre-loved furniture.

Jelizaveta (Lisa) Jerahtina  / Founder & CEO
Super Power: Very analytical and resilient.
Lisa is the founder of Redeco, a marketplace for buying and selling pre-loved furniture. Originally from Estonia, a country where start-ups are at the heart of the local economy, she spent over five years at Revolut before founding Redeco. During her time at Revolut, she fully immersed herself in the fast-paced world of start-ups, gaining invaluable experience in scaling operations, managing growth, and fostering innovation.

moneten

Germany | FinTech → your moneten. your way.

moneten is on a mission to create better financial futures for everyone and to close financial gender gaps. Therefore, they offer a financial app that helps to make smart financial decisions with confidence by providing an individual journey with financial education modules and supporting tools based on the user’s current life situation and goals.

Selina Haupt / Co-Founder
Super Power: Empathy—the one thing most financial products and services are missing.
Selina is the co-founder of moneten, a financial app designed to create better financial futures. After studying in Münster and Vienna, she began her career in digital product management in the insurance sector before transitioning to Innovation Management in the banking sector. In her last role, she worked on the topic of female finance, which inspired her to start her own company.

Andreas Lempik  / Co-Founder

What’s next?

What they can expect from the next 5-weeks:
🤝 Tailored VC Preparation: Our startups will receive personalized guidance to ace their upcoming VC rounds.
☝️ Interactive Workshops: These sessions, led by industry experts and VC investors, will offer invaluable insights and practical advice
🌎 Exclusive Networking Event: A key highlight will be an exclusive in-person networking event in Berlin, where participants will connect with investors, industry partners, and the broader Grow-F community. 

Are you a gender-diverse team and an innovative startup? If so, you’re invited to join our waitlist to be the first to know when applications open for our hands-on hybrid program, designed to prepare you for your upcoming VC round.

Questions?