Start-Ups / Mergers & Acquisitions

Startups Need More Than Capital. They Need a Compass

We guide startups through the technical, market, and strategic decisions that define early success—and connect them with OEMs, suppliers, and investors ready to move fast.

Whether you’re refining your proof-of-concept or entering growth-stage commercialization, ITB provides clarity in a noisy industry:

• What are the true business cases behind your tech?
• Which customers will actually move—and why?
• What manufacturing constraints or IP gaps need solving?
• What are you competing with?

Our strength lies in knowing what matters most to the industry, and helping you align tech with traction.

🧭 We Help Startups:

• Mentor deep-tech and material-science startups with engineering and commercialization goals
• Validate markets and conduct focused due diligence
• Connect to customers through our supplier and OEM network
• Support funding milestones by helping startups build credible, industry-ready roadmaps
• Provide board-level guidance when invited to serve
• Guide partnerships and acquisitions with strategic players

🤝 Startups are more than technology—they can be signals of where automotive is going.

And for suppliers, partnering or acquiring can be the fastest path to stay relevant.

The ITB Group helps both sides recognize the opportunity:

• Startups gain access to real customers and scaling partners
• Suppliers get a head start on innovation they can’t always build internally

We support:

• Matchmaking between startups and strategic Tier 1/2 partners
• Fit assessment—culture, capability, and commercial alignment
• Integration planning to ensure deals translate into traction

Pushing beyond hype, it’s about identifying real synergies, avoiding friction, and building value on both sides.

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