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Bridging startups X corporates for disruptive innovation
The Event
How can startups and corporates learning from each other to drive disruptive, impactful innovation? This question powered this year's Essity Ventures Startup Days - a high-energy, two-day sprint of bold ideas, meaningful collaboration and disruptive thinking.
Now in its second year, this event hosted at Essity's office in Aschheim, Munich brought 15+ pioneering startups together, alongside corporate innovators and Essity experts.
Conversations focused on how innovation emerges across different environments - from agile startups to global corporations - and how a user-centric mindset can unlock new ways of working. The result? Fresh perspectives, challenged assumptions and forged partnerships that will shape the future of health and hygiene.
Event Spotlight
Highlights and key discussions at the Essity Start Up Days 2025
Horizons of Innovation - Cases
Startups and Essity experts showcased how bold ideas come to life - highlighting differences, shared challenges, and mutual learnings. Real-world cases offered fresh inspiration for creating impactful, customer-centric solutions through collaboration.
The Startups
who joined us
Farah
Founder, Hanx
I love the fact that we're sharing ideas between startups and corporates. What's really interesting is that we all seem to face the same challenges—whether you're a small startup that's resource-stretched or a big corporate.
Volker Zöller
President, Essity
Consumer Goods EMEA
​We are bringing experts on the one side and startups on the other side together—and only with one purpose: breaking barriers for well-being through disruptive innovations.
Sofia
Founder, Madequa
Meeting other startups was truly inspiring - it sparked new ideas for how we can innovate more.
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