Some people join a venture studio because it looks like a smart bet. Others join because they can't sit still. When Holger Rothaug came on board as a shareholder at Next Mobility Labs, it wasn't the financial calculus that drove him but the chance to build something from the ground up, hands-on, alongside founder teams who move fast and think big. Holger is someone who, after more than 25 years at the intersection of technology, organizations, and business, chose the less com

A story we know well Picture a software company building a marketplace for second-life EV batteries. The product works across borders by design: a battery pack decommissioned by a fleet operator in the Netherlands can be matched with a buyer in Poland within hours. The platform is live. Contracts are being signed. Revenue is real. Then comes the Series A. The investor syndicate includes funds from Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Due diligence opens and the first questio

Glück bedeutet, tun zu können, was wirklich Freude bereitet – Göran steht Rede und Antwort im CEO-Interview mit unserer Praktikantin Zoe. Er gewährt spannende Einblicke, wie er Herausforderungen meistert und warum der offene Austausch für ihn so wichtig ist. Z: Göran, erzähl mal, wie hat sich deine Karriere entwickelt? GG: Mein Werdegang war alles andere als gradlinig - und darüber bin ich sehr froh. Auf diese Weise hat sich mein Leben stets weiterentwickelt. Wir Menschen ver

Listen to our Managing Director Göran Göhring  on Angel Talk with Tina Dreimann in a Startup Insider podcast episode : What founders really need, Germany vs. Y Combinator, and his “no wall is too high” motto. (Episode is in German) Göran Göhring: "Ich darf ein anderes Leben leben als mir vorher bestimmt war" – Angel Talk mit Tina Dreimann Business Angel Göran Göhring über seine Flucht aus der DDR, 20 Jahre Stack&Friends, Next Mobility Lab und warum Resilienz der wichtigste Er

Pionix, one of the portfolio startups of Next Mobility Labs, has closed a late-seed fundraising round of over €8 million. The capital will go into further scaling the enterprise products Pionix Cloud and ChargeBridge, which are built on the open EVerest stack for EV charging solutions. This strengthens Pionix’s role as an important driver of reliable, interoperable charging infrastructure worldwide. Pionix raises over €8 million to scale EV charging enterprise products on the

Aus der Reihe „Adding Value Early“ : Arnas Bräutigam ( AddedVal.io ) im Lunch-Break-Gespräch mit Göran Göhring (Next Mobility Labs). Autor:  Arnas Bräutigam ( AddedVal.io ) Göran Göhring kennt die Höhen und Tiefen des Startup-Ökosystems. Der langjährige Unternehmer, der mit seiner Agentur jahrelang im Eventgeschäft erfolgreich war, hat sich vor einigen Jahren voll dem Angel Investing verschrieben. Unter dem Namen GGrise investiert er in technologieorientierte Gründerteams –

obsurver: Neues Deep-Tech-Startup stärkt Sicherheit autonomer Systeme durch Sensor-Health-Technologie Next Mobility Labs, Fabian Schmidt, Benjamin May und Dr. Sven Fleck gründen obsurver – ein Startup, das Sensor-Health zur neuen Sicherheitsbasis autonomer Systeme macht. Benjamin May, Fabian Schmidt und Dr. Sven Fleck Mainz, 14. Oktober 2025  - Was passiert, wenn Unternehmergeist, Company Building und wissenschaftliche Exzellenz aufeinandertreffen? Aus dieser Kombination ents

Strategic partnership for sustainable innovation and startup scaling Pressrelease Mainz, 30. September 2025 – The venture studio Next...

How do raw ideas become real companies? In this issue, we share an inside look at our venture studio: What is our...

How Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) Fabian Schmidt at Next Mobility Labs narrowed 100 problem spaces to an investable venture—through go/no-go gates, investor feedback, and a Demo Day.

Nach ihren Karrieren in der Autoindustrie steigen viele Ex-Vorstände bei Elektro-Start-ups ein. Besonders beliebt ist die Entwicklung und Weiterverarbeitung von Batterien. Schon jetzt ist klar: nicht alle Investments glücken.

Who actually benefits from venture studios?  In recent years, venture studios have become a driving force for innovation in the startup ecosystem. But their impact goes far beyond supporting founding teams: venture studios connect founders, investors, corporates, research institutions, regions, and talents to form a powerful network.  Each of these groups gains unique advantages: from faster market access to reduced risk and new career opportunities.

"Venture Studios demystified" by Mitchel Peterman At Next Mobility Labs, we often get asked:  How exactly does a venture studio work? The...

Armin Bieser, CEO of Next Mobility Labs, shares how we define and actively shape the Next-level Mobility Ecosystem: a strategic tool that drives how we build ventures, connect sectors, and lead sustainable innovation in the mobility space.

Mainz, April 2025 Why do startups need “Team, Timing, Theme” to succeed?  That’s exactly what we discussed at the Startup-Verband on...

Carl-Peter Forster, former President of General Motors Europe and former CEO of Tata Motors, has joined Next Mobility Labs as an investor.

In this newsletter-edition, we sit down with Peter Mertens, one of Germany’s most seasoned automotive leaders, to uncover why he’s betting on startups and exactly where the industry’s true resistance to change hides. His insights set the stage for a wider shift: Circunomics, born in our venture studio, is launching into the U.S. market. And at the CAR IT Symposium, we revealed how the venture-studio model turns entrepreneurship into repeatable success.

At Next Mobility Labs, we are deeply immersed in the transformation of the mobility sector. Staying true to the core mission of our...

At Next Mobility Labs we combine sustainability with a joy and enthusiasm for technology to develop solutions for our global mobility...

Our advisor and investor, Peter Mertens, from Next Mobility Labs holds a passionate plea for a new mobility and a new European...