Who?
Our Vision
Empowered innovators shape the future of society
Our Mission
We inspire and create pioneering venture activities
Why us?
We are entrepreneurs.
We speak corporate and startup language and are passionate entrepreneurs ourselves.
We have a global reach.
For 9+ years we have delivered innovation outcomes across various industries. As a result, we have a global network of startups, experts and partners across over 100+ countries.
We deliver.
We have worked with and learned from more than 130+ fortune500 companies, global multinationals, investment funds and state-owned organisations.
Our Products & Services
We lead you through your innovation journey.
Intrapreneurship
- Mindset change & culture formats
- Intrapreneurship programs
- Problem mapping and digital ideation
Startup Collaboration
- Startup scouting
- Startup incubation & acceleration
- Rapid prototyping & hackathons
- Innovation & pitching days
Venture building
- Design Sprints & innovation labs
- Prototyping & wireframing
- Co-creation & hybrid innovation
We are more than a consulting company.
We are ecosystem builders.

Innovation Consulting
130+ projects
14+ countries
17,000+ startups & dealflow management software

Funding
120+ crowdinvesting campaigns
200+ startup funding projects
€51 Mio raised

Startup Investment
Series A & early stage investments
€1 Mio+ co-investments
€50-100k early stage funding

Coworking
25,000+ SQM
12+ partner spaces

Events
On the ground support for startups for 10+ years across 20 countries

Community
Network for corporates, founders, investors and entrepreneurs
We are part of startup300,
a group of entrepreneurial companies equipped with fundamental services to accelerate your corporate innovation activities.
Our Team Members
Pioneers Alumni Expert Board
startup300 ecosystem
Our Audiences
Selection of our clients




















Our History
2020
spin-off
Foundation of the Pioneers Innovation GmbH focusing on working hand in hand with corporates to build innovative solutions through venture activities.
2019
zero21 is launched
the network for corporates, founders, investors and entrepreneurs, enabling us to harness our services to benefit our community.
2018
Pioneers joins startup300
to grow our network and offer a scope of financial support, space and consultancy services, as well as networking and corporate collaboration.
2016
Pioneers Ventures
is created to further support our network of entrepreneurs, offering early-stage startups with funding from EUR 50 -100K.
2014
Innovation Consulting
is introduced in response to partners asking for our startup expertise and support with innovation activities.
2011
Pioneers Festival
is launched to expand our reach and engage a global network, offering unique access to European tech leaders.
2009
StartEurope is Founded
creating a network for startups, entrepreneurs and investors to drive innovation where it’s needed most.