We are CO_BUILDING. Initial spark and growth accelerator. We are passionate business developers for start-ups
and scale-ups. Strategic bridge builders. Discreet matchmakers. Together, we build
and develop business ideas.
Starting a business is challenging. Scaling a newly founded company in the long term and establishing it on the market is an even greater challenge. We empower you as founder CXOs to build and scale your business faster while avoiding typical pitfalls.
CO_BUILDING helps you grow healthily. We make customer satisfaction our number one goal. We create a product-market fit. And we accelerate market launch by focusing on rapid iterations and market feedback. Right from the start of your entrepreneurial journey, we establish scalable processes to lay the foundation for further growth. Collaboration is particularly important to us: the CO in CO_BUILDING stands not only for company, but also for co-creation.
CO_BUILDING offers a full-service package for ambitious founders. Your idea and your team are at the center of our attention: we accompany you from the initial brainstorming stage to the finished prototype. We validate your idea with systematic market research before prototyping and identify untapped potential. We also support you in finding the right people to share your vision and build a strong team. You benefit not only from our expertise in all subsequent phases of your business, but also from our top-notch network, tried-and-tested tools and years of experience with successful start-ups.
Sustainably successful start-ups
CO_BUILDING accompanies you during the crucial start-up phase, when your validated idea becomes a growing company. We support you with business modelling at the highest level – from value creation to market positioning and market entry strategy to the first rounds of financing. Our goal: the perfect product-market fit for your company. With our network of business angels, VCs and public funding providers, we open doors to suitable sources of capital. In addition, we support you in setting up efficient organizational structures. This allows you to concentrate fully on your core business of product and sales.
Based on the findings of the individual strategic needs analysis, we put together a package for you from our service modules. From product strategy to brand positioning. From process optimization with agile working methods to digital sales. From HR processes to employer branding. We take a holistic approach. Support with legal issues such as company structure and contract drafting is included.
CO_BUILDING helps scale-ups move forward. As a door opener and growth accelerator. If you have already proven yourself with a strong product-market fit and secured financing, we are here to support you as a sparring partner during your growth phase. We scale sales processes, support you in tapping into new market segments at home and abroad, and establish an efficient management structure. We optimise processes, establish scalable IT systems to support sales, and ensure meaningful controlling. Our goal: repeat sales.
Finally, we accompany you through subsequent financing rounds, connect you with corporations and investors, and advise you – if desired – on possible exit strategies. We know that time is the most valuable commodity and focus is the most important superpower. That’s why we rely on fast, pragmatic solutions and actively engage the right contacts from our network. This results in real synergy and scaling effects.
Real business opportunities arise from the right connections at the right time. Our matchmaking goes far beyond traditional networking. We analyse precisely which contacts will really help your start-up or scale-up move forward and establish the crucial connections in a targeted manner. In doing so, we activate our network of top executives, investors and industry experts. What makes us special is that we actively accompany the entire process – from the first contact to a successful partnership.
Successful companies don’t happen by chance, but with a systematic approach and the right tools. Our toolbox is the result of years of practical experience – a carefully curated collection of the most effective methods and templates. Whether it’s Business Model Canvas for strategy development, sales funnel templates for sales optimisation or finance models for your financial planning – we are not only experts in the tools, but also masters in their application.
We see our tools as a complement to, not a replacement for, human expertise. They are enablers that give you and your team more space for the tasks that really matter: creative thinking, strategic decisions and personal interactions.
In the start-up world, speed counts – but not at any price. Our iterative approach combines the best of both worlds: the speed of agile methods and the thoroughness of experienced corporate management. Our model for success: Build – Measure – Learn. With valuable insights from the real market environment, each iteration brings you closer to your goal. Our experience becomes your competitive advantage.
COBIES, the creative minds behind CO_BUILDING, are entrepreneurs, partners, project managers and matchmakers all rolled into one. With roots in the innovative start-up scene and the established corporate cosmos. Together, we strive to question established ways of thinking, boldly break new ground and, in doing so, create space for genuine innovation. Partnership, transparency and efficiency characterise our work as enablers, which goes far beyond traditional consulting. Always data-driven, goal-oriented and with a clear focus on our core value: continuous development. Towards a world where creativity replaces assembly line work and repetitive tasks.
We have demonstrated our skills, expertise and sensitivity to markets and opportunities in numerous projects – whether regional or international, sustainable fashion brands or online pharmacies. Discover what our partners say about us and how they view CO_BUILDING’s services in the context of their company history.
Collaboration on the same wavelength
We don’t work for people, we work with them. For us, start-ups and scale-ups are not just numbers, but personalities, visionaries and creative minds. That’s why it’s important to us to share a common understanding of values and working methods with our partners. In five steps, we arrive at a collaboration that’s on the same wavelength:
Before the very first workshop, we take the time to get to know the personalities and working methods in your company.
If it suits us, we will go deeper into the content analysis. We will identify your real pain points and develop concrete support options.
Together, we agree on the scope, focus and financing of the collaboration. Always honest and transparent.
In a strategic workshop, we define your needs and the framework conditions for our collaboration.
Support in operational business, perfect matches from our network and continuous monitoring make your success unstoppable. We always keep an eye on the big picture and adjust our measures accordingly.
Does working with CO_BUILDING sound exciting? Then we look forward to getting to know you over a virtual cup of coffee. Getting in touch is the first step towards genuine, sustainable business success. Let’s not waste any time!
We are not consultants, but enablers. We work directly with founders to lay the foundation for sustainable success through synergy effects. We do this with a strong hands-on mentality, practical tools and discreet matchmaking. We bridge the gap between PowerPoint strategy and execution.
In start-ups, we transform visionary ideas into real business models with product-market fit. We provide you, as founder CXOs, with tailor-made tools and services ranging from product development and financing to sales. We support founder CXOs of scale-ups in the crucial growth phase, for example in further financing rounds, internationalisation or process optimisation.
Product-market fit is achieved when a product or service perfectly matches the demand in the target market. In other words, you are offering something that people really need and want. Expressed in figures: your company has achieved an MRR (monthly recurring revenue) of EUR 5,000.
At the beginning, we analyse your individual needs and define the scope of our collaboration. We are transparent about the financial parameters right from this initial phase. In the subsequent deep dive, we present you with various financing models – from traditional hourly rates to fixed prices and co-ownership. There are no costs for you up to this point.
