Corporate Innovation Collaboration for Startups and Scale-ups

Turn your innovation into real-world impact across mobility, air, water, and industry.

Start2Group is proud to be a partner of MH Innovates 2026

MH Innovates 2026 is a global open innovation initiative by MANN+HUMMEL to co-create solutions that address real-world challenges in mobility, air, water, and industry.

Through this initiative, we are looking for solutions that address their focus areas across businesses, from technology and materials to digitalization, sustainability, and new business models.

Selected participants have the opportunity to collaborate on validated use cases, and compete for a potential commercial contract of up to €30,000, and contribute to solutions that advance clean mobility, industrial sustainability, and environmental health.

🚀 Submit your solution now.

Key Focus Areas with Real World Challenges

As a partner for MH Innovates 2026, Start2 Group is inviting innovators to address real-world challenges across eight defined focus areas. Each area represents a distinct opportunity. Select the category that best matches your solution to ensure alignment with the most relevant experts and teams.


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Heavy Duty Solutions that reduce total cost of ownership and increase uptime through energy-efficient solutions (e.g. hydraulics, mechatronics).


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Passenger Car & E-mobility Solutions that enhance the customer experience in air, battery safety and charging infrastructure.


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Automotive Aftermarket (Filtration Services) Solutions that modernize filtration services across the aftermarket through digital enablement, smarter filter lifecycle management, and data-driven service models.

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Automotive Aftermarket (Off-Highway Mining) Solutions designed for heavy-use and off-highway environments, focusing on fleet reliability, IoT-enabled monitoring, and lifecycle approaches that reduce total cost of ownership and maximize uptime.