Become one of the first in new markets –
We are your open innovation service provider for this.
When new technologies and applications change existing markets or create entirely new ones, we are your strategy consultants and implementation partners with a focus on “open innovation” - in short: your open innovation service provider.
Open innovation means opening up your own innovation process to the strategic and operational use of the ideas, expertise and services of other ecosystem players, particularly universities and start-ups. With Open Innovation, companies improve their efficiency, productivity, sustainability, time/cost/quality and fit-to-market as well as early warning & resilience management of unexpected market disruptions.
We support you in successfully positioning your company or your economic region in changing markets and in developing new business.
The path to your pole position in new markets can take place via various open innovation methods and formats, from fast and effective scouting & matching of suitable start-ups and university spin-offs for your company or economic region, to innovation challenges & hackathons on specific use cases and tasks, to permanent innovation hubs for an industry sector or economic region.
Become one of the first to enter new markets - and not just in terms of time. We balance the advantages of a first mover and a smart follower for you in such a way that your company or your economic region remains one of the market and innovation leaders in the long term.
In the Digital - New Energies - Hightech markets, we have specialized in the following sectors and networked closely with relevant market players:
- Digital: B2B Industrial Tech & Services with technologies like IOT, Big Data, AI, Blockchain, Robotics, VR/AR et al for cloud platforms, enterprise applications and industrial marketplaces.
- New Energies: Digital innovations as drivers of new solutions and end-to-end value chains in wind, solar, hydrogen and climate protection.
- Hightech: Laser Technology, Semiconductors & Microelectronics, Quantum Computing and New Space with current research initiatives and startup funding projects especially in NRW.
The management team of our open innovation consultancy consists of experienced experts for future-oriented, technology-based business with special competencies from the combination of start-up, corporate, university and investor worlds. We develop new tech business for you with agile start-up methods, highest possible scaling potential and clear investment criteria. For 15 years.
When new technologies and applications change existing markets or create entirely new ones, we are your strategy consultants and implementation partners with a focus on “open innovation” - in short: your open innovation service provider. Open innovation means opening up your own innovation process to the strategic and operational use of the ideas, expertise and services of other ecosystem players, particularly universities and start-ups. With Open Innovation, companies improve their efficiency, productivity, sustainability, time/cost/quality and fit-to-market as well as early warning & resilience management of unexpected market disruptions. We support you in successfully positioning your company or your economic region in changing markets and in developing new business.
The path to your pole position in new markets can take place via various open innovation methods and formats, from fast and effective scouting & matching of suitable start-ups and university spin-offs for your company or economic region, to innovation challenges & hackathons on specific use cases and tasks, to permanent innovation hubs for an industry sector or economic region.
Become one of the first to enter new markets - and not just in terms of time. We balance the advantages of a first mover and a smart follower for you in such a way that your company or your economic region remains one of the market and innovation leaders in the long term.
In the Digital - New Energies - Hightech markets, we have specialized in the following sectors and networked closely with relevant market players:
- Digital: B2B Industrial Tech & Services with technologies like IOT, Big Data, AI, Blockchain, Robotics, VR/AR et al for cloud platforms, enterprise applications and industrial marketplaces.
- New Energies: Digital innovations as drivers of new solutions and end-to-end value chains in wind, solar, hydrogen and climate protection.
- Hightech: Laser Technology, Semiconductors & Microelectronics, Quantum Computing and New Space with current research initiatives and startup funding projects especially in NRW.
The management team of our open innovation consultancy consists of experienced experts for future-oriented, technology-based business with special competencies from the combination of start-up, corporate, university and investor worlds. We develop new tech business for you with agile start-up methods, highest possible scaling potential and clear investment criteria. For 15 years.
Services
With our Open Innovation-as-a-Service offering, we cover the entire spectrum of demanding challenges, from the individual innovation idea to the entire market or ecosystem of an industry or economic region.
Product, Process & Business Model Innovation
Startup Scaling & Corporate Growth
Ecosystem Utilisation & Development
References
Startup & Trend Scouting
Startup scouting & screening for special industrial technology solutions incl. technology and market analysis | more
Hydrogen startup scouting and hydrogen startup ecosystem analysis | more
Cutting-edge ICT research: trend scouting and cooperation initiation | more
Startup Scouting & Screening for the Energy Market | more
Startup Accelerator Programs
Support of setup & operation of a corporate startup accelerator | more
Establishment of a startup accelerator program for Düsseldorf/Rhineland | more
Mentor and Senior Advisor for Corporate Startups | more
1stMOVER incubator with own startup projects | more
Conception and implementation of the first scaling program for high-growth startups from NRW | more
Mergers and Acquisitions Support
Open Innovation Hubs & Ecosystem Building
Establishment of the Digital Innovation Hub Düsseldorf/
Conception of a new, European hydrogen startup hub. | more
Partner acquisition and funding application for new, European hydrogen startup hub. | more
Initiation and operational test of the first European hydrogen startup hub. | more
Concept and application for hydrogen funding project with EUR 9 million budget | more
Matchmaking between startups, companies and investors | more
Future Tech Fest - Establishment of a leading event for B2B tech start-ups in Düsseldorf | more
Supporting the operational launch of the new, international hydrogen startup hub H2UB | more
Potential and demand analysis for the startup ecosystem "Semiconductors & Microelectronics" in Europe | more
Startup ecosystem analysis and rough conception for new MedTech initiative | more
Feasibility analysis, rough concept and realization plan for new textile technology startup hub | more
New Business Development
Market Sizing with TAM–SAM–SOM for new B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) | more
Product & business field planning for new B2B SaaS | more
Business & Investment Plan for German-Chinese Webshop | more
Joint Venture Design for a European Media House partnering with a Global Tech Company | more
Innovation & Product Management for a Mobile Service Experience Platform | more
Proposition Design and Business Development for a Mobile Service Delivery Platform (SDP) | more
Product Prototyping & Piloting
Rapid prototyping of new context-based mobile services. | more
Digitization of mobile operational communication in the energy supply sector | more
Product & Delivery Management for New Mobile Applications | more
Pilot development for the new operational communication in the operational network of an energy supplier | more
Strategic Advisory & Advisory Board Activities
Strategic Consulting for Digital Transformation | more
Advanced Big Data Analytics for more effective CRM | more
Mentor and Senior Advisor for Corporate Startups | more
Partner of 1stMOVER: German Digital Advisory Boards for classic advisory board tasks with a special focus on digitalization | more
Team
We are an experienced and complementary management team.
We have built companies & startups ourselves and invested in young teams and tech applications.
1stMOVER
Hands-on boutique consultancy for open innovation and startup promotion for 15 years
Dr. Klemens Gaida
31 years entrepreneur & manager: Founder & MD@1stMOVER, Manager New Service Dev@Vodafone Global, Partner@ICT Consultancy Eutelis Consult, Expert for product strategy & development
Book author, Profile
Peter Hornik
29 years entrepreneur: Founder & MD@1stMOVER, Founder & CFO@a-better-tomorrow, cap-z-partners, epos24, Expert for finance & business operations
Profile
Lars Fiele
18 years entrepreneur, Consultant and investor: Partner@1stMOVER, Director Consulting@netSTART Venture, Manager@EON, Consultant@Plenovia, Expert for restructuring and management
Profile
Associated Partners and Consultants
Research & Market Analysis
Ideation & Innovation Management
Design Thinking & Ecosystems
Strategic & Commercial Due Dilligences
Product Innovation & Prototyping
Training & Implementation
Digital Transformation, AI
Startup Scaling, Interim Management
Tech Project Management
Jobs
– (Senior) Consultants / Management Consultant –
1stMOVER seeks reinforcement!
Do you enjoy developing new, technology-based business areas, startups or entire markets? You want to develop and implement innovative business concepts that make our consulting clients the first in new markets? Then apply with us now!
– Office & Marketing Assistant –
1stMOVER seeks reinforcement!
Are you an organizational and communication talent in the office? Do you enjoy supporting your colleagues and maintaining direct contact with our customers and partners? Do you stand for reliability and quality? Then apply for a job with us now!
– Working Student (m/f/d) in Management Consultancy –
1stMOVER seeks reinforcement!
Do you enjoy developing new, technology-based business areas, startups or entire markets? Do you want to help develop and implement innovative business concepts that make our consulting clients the first in new markets? Then apply with us now!
News
14.01.2025
Open innovation as the key to overcoming global challenges
How can the open innovation philosophy and various open innovation formats be applied to key global challenges?
11.12.2024
Accelerating the twin transformation with start-ups
Startups instead of state intervention for a successful turnaround back to market leadership in innovation and decarbonization.
21.11.2024
Twin Transformation & Open Innovation in the cosmetics industry
Startups around the world are developing a wide range of innovations, from bio-based chemistry to personalized & microbiome-friendly solutions.
07.11.2024
The next and next but one level of artificial iIntelligence
In the future, Agentic AI systems will not only be able to use traditional software independently, but also supplement and in some cases replace it.
28.10.2024
Lilium - wanted too much too soon. And now?
How the premature IPO became a (hopefully only temporary) disaster. And how things can continue.
12.08.2024
Mastering market upheavals with Open Innovation Hubs
Understanding and managing ecosystems and startup collaborations can make exponential innovation manageable.
29.10.2021
Hydrogen startup hub H2UB developed by 1stMOVER starts regular operation
Funding project approved in the amount of 9 million euros. Over a period of one and a half years, 1stMOVER analyzed the European hydrogen market for OGE, adapted the hub concept to the hydrogen market and applied for and implemented a first funding project.
12.10.2021
digihub wins tender for the Scale-up.NRW program
NRW is to be among the top 10 startup regions in Europe. In order to achieve this, the NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital published a Europe-wide tender for a scale-up funding program. Klemens Gaida and Peter Hornik have won the tender with digihub!
22.09.2021
The rise of the startup accelerator: how global players are building a worldwide accelerator industry
What makes the major US accelerators so successful? And what is the situation in Germany and NRW?
22.09.2021
Corporate accelerator opportunities and challenges - how to make your company's start-up program a success
How can your company benefit from its own accelerator program to promote and develop internal and external startups?
20.09.2021
On our own behalf: 1stMOVER Relaunch 2021
Since February 2009, 1stMOVER has been operating successfully as a start-up developer and business consultancy - now, after 12 years, the third reorientation is taking place in order to better meet current market trends and customer needs and to optimally position 1stMOVER for further growth.
