Startup program · Retail
Kaufland Deutschland
Kaufland Innovation Hub
Heilbronn, Germany
About Kaufland Deutschland
Kaufland is a German food retail chain and part of Schwarz Gruppe.
How Kaufland Deutschland works with startups
The Innovation Hub runs startup challenges across areas like robotics, AI object planning and health; startups pitch, then run a proof-of-concept pilot in real stores for 3-6 months, with successful pilots scaled to more locations.
Sources: unternehmen.kaufland.de · www.kaufland.com
Areas of interest
- Robotics and automation in stores
- AI-supported object and store planning
- AI-based real estate and building rights monitoring
- Next-gen non-food consumer products
- Digital health and preventive diagnostics
Open calls
Five open challenges: Robotics, AI object planning, AI real estate monitoring, Non-Food innovations, Health Impact
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