VDMA studyMachine builders and start-ups grow together
What role do start-ups play in German mechanical and plant engineering? What are the motives and goals that companies pursue with this collaboration and what strategies do they use? The VDMA provides answers by means of a member survey.
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Machine and plant manufacturers prefer to work with start-ups that have been active on the market for some time and have a functioning business model and market success (mature start-ups). While 86% of the companies surveyed cooperate with start-ups in this mature phase, only 41% work with start-ups in the pre-founder phase.