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INCUBATOR

As an incubator, we are here to provide advice and operational assistance to both internal and external venture teams – we can offer you know-how, networking, and creative freedom.

VENTURE

As a venturing unit of the Eberspächer Group, we are a strategic partner and investor for start-ups; for established companies, an interface when developing new business areas.

EVERYTHING WE OFFER.

What interests you, fascinates you, motivates you? Choose from over 40 benefits at Next Shed to help your project succeed!

Know-how

We offer the appropriate methods and techniques for every phase.
Market access

We offer unique access to OEMs & the aftermarket
Short decision-making processes

Next Shed works in close and direct collaboration with the Eberspächer Board of Management.
Ice-Lab

Freeze anything you want at up to –40°C in our car-sized cold chambers.
Sound-Lab

Whether it’s the sound of Beethoven or a vehicle engine, we listen carefully.
Engine-Lab

Engine test stands where you can give it your all.
100-G-Shake-Lab

Wish to experience the force of gravity times 100? Welcome to the vibration testing laboratory!
Creative Software

Everything to make your ideas more visible.
Market databases

Pick up on trends and potential before your competitors do.
Prototyping workshops

Build your first prototypes with us.
Make-and-Do workshops

Take part in our hands-on workshops.
Expert talks

Meet the experts who can bring your ideas to the next level.
Network

Our global network stretches far beyond the automotive market.
Seed capital & additional funding

Enjoy unique conditions in order to make your dream a reality.

You have made the right choice with us.

We have defined four focus areas in which we are active. Are they the perfect fit for your plans and business ideas? Then we need to talk!

Mobility

Creation of sustainable mobility services in a globalized world
BEV, (P)HEV or FCEV – what does the future hold?
Will the car be replaced by passenger drones?

Neo-ecology

eMobility as a pioneering company of sustainable mobility
Shareconomy: share it, don’t own it
Higher standard of living thanks to zero waste

Connectivity

Greater comfort and convenience through smart devices
Autonomous driving will shape future mobility (e.g., when it comes to safety, traffic congestion, the “last mile”)

New services
and business
models

New technologies are turning existing business models upside down (e.g., AI, virtual reality, cloud computing)
Service economy with specific focus on comfort
Vehicle data for optimization of traffic situations

Mobility
- Creation of sustainable mobility services in a globalized world
- BEV, (P)HEV or FCEV – what does the future hold?
- Will the car be replaced by passenger drones?
Neo-ecology
- eMobility as a pioneering company of sustainable mobility
- Shareconomy: share it, don’t own it
- Higher standard of living thanks to zero waste
Connectivity
- Greater comfort and convenience through smart devices
- Autonomous driving will shape future mobility (e.g., when it comes to safety, traffic congestion, the “last mile”)
New services
and business
models
- New technologies are turning existing business models upside down (e.g., AI, virtual reality, cloud computing)
- Service economy with specific focus on comfort
- Vehicle data for optimization of traffic situations

We’re taking the same path.

Shed roofs, sound absorbers, heating appliances and toys, medical kits and prostheses: Eberspächer was an expert at reinvention, before finally establishing itself as an international automotive supplier of catalytic converters, exhaust systems and air conditioning systems with 80 locations in 29 countries. And where will our journey with you take us?