The IFH/Intherm-Team focussed on young companies with an inventive and innovative spirit that seek and offer creative solutions. Here, start-ups were able to showcase the clever ideas they are using to drive the industry forward.
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Nuremberg
25. - 28.04.2028
THE TRADE FAIR FOR SANITATION, HOME AND BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
aptare
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2022
Stage: Growth Stage
Innovation: Managed IT services for supporting, securing and optimising corporate IT.
Aptare is an IT service provider based in Munich, supporting companies as an external IT department. The company manages operations, security and further development of IT infrastructure – from cloud and network solutions to managed IT security – ensuring stable, secure and efficient systems.
autarc
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2023
Stage: Growth Stage
Innovation: Digital planning tools for energy-efficient building technology – from analysis through to implementation.
autarc develops AI-supported software for planning sustainable energy systems. The platform helps tradespeople design heat pumps, photovoltaic systems and wallboxes, simplifying complex planning processes and enabling more efficient implementation of energy solutions.
Aqua-Scope Technologies
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2020
Stage: Growth Stage
Innovation: Intelligent water monitoring to prevent damage and resource loss.
Aqua-Scope develops a retrofit solution to protect buildings from water damage. An acoustic-based sensor detects typical sounds of water flow and leaks, monitoring installations without interfering with the pipework. If required, the water supply can be automatically shut off.
Golfstrom
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2017
Stage: Growth Stage
Innovation: Digital financing platform for solar systems and heat pumps, enabling tradespeople to offer flexible financing solutions to their customers.
Golfstrom is a fintech company that strengthens local trades with flexible financing solutions and makes access to renewable energy easier and more affordable. The platform allows businesses to offer simple, secure and flexible financing models for solar systems and heat pumps, attract new customer groups and successfully complete more projects.
elio
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2023
Stage: Growth Stage
Innovation: Solar-electric building concepts combining photovoltaics, infrared heating and energy storage.
Elio develops solar-electric building concepts that combine photovoltaics, infrared heating and energy storage. The aim is sustainable energy and heating supply for new builds and existing buildings, directly linking renewable electricity generation with electric heating solutions.
handwai
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2020
Stage: Early Stage
Innovation: AI-supported project management to increase efficiency and legal certainty in construction projects.
handwai is an AI platform for trades businesses to manage construction projects. The software analyses specifications, supports compliance with construction regulations and automates documentation and project management. This reduces administrative work and increases transparency around costs and variations.
Heatpump23
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2024
Stage: Early Stage
Innovation: Smart apartment-level heat pump as a 1:1 replacement for gas heating systems in existing flats.
HeatPump23 develops a smart apartment heat pump as a direct replacement for gas heating systems in existing flats. The plug-and-play solution can be installed quickly and offers app control, cloud connectivity and remote maintenance for efficient operation and reduced installation effort.
HeyTelo
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2024
Stage: Early Stage
Innovation: AI-based phone assistant to improve availability and organisation in everyday trade business operations.
Hey Telo develops an AI-powered phone assistant for trades businesses. The voice AI answers calls, understands requests, captures information and transfers it directly into trade software systems. This ensures businesses remain reachable at all times and can process customer enquiries more efficiently.
meinGPT
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2017
Stage: Growth Stage
Innovation: AI platform with training and strategic support for successful AI adoption in companies.
meinGPT provides a platform for GDPR-compliant use of modern AI models such as GPT, Claude or Gemini in businesses. The software is complemented by training, workshops and strategic consulting to sustainably integrate AI into business processes.
Meister1
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2018
Stage: Growth Stage
Innovation: AI-based customer acquisition and automated quotation processes for trades businesses.
Meister1 automates customer communication and quotation processes in the trades sector. AI assistants capture enquiries via website, phone or messenger, structure customer requirements and automatically generate calculated quotes. This turns every enquiry into a digital sales process.
Mercura
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2025
Stage: Early Stage
Innovation: AI platform for automated analysis of customer enquiries and creation of ready-to-send quotations.
Mercura AI automates sales and quotation processes in technical wholesale. The platform analyses customer enquiries, identifies products from catalogues and automatically generates suitable offers. This reduces manual tasks and significantly relieves sales teams.
Schrottbienen
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2020
Stage: Growth Stage
Innovation: On-site service provider supporting HVAC trades with dismantling, transport and disposal.
Schrottbienen support HVAC businesses as an operational on-site service provider. Their teams handle dismantling, carrying and disposal of old systems as well as scrap, construction waste and packaging. This allows trades businesses to focus more on installation and core activities.
TGAassist
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2026
Stage: Early Stage
Innovation: Digital solution for more efficient organisation of planning and coordination processes in building services engineering.
TGAassist is a digital platform supporting planning and documentation processes in building services engineering. The software structures technical information, simplifies coordination between project stakeholders and improves overall project organisation.
Tillerstack
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2018
Stage: Mature Stage
Innovation: On-site remote assist for real-time support of service technicians by external experts.
Tillerstack offers an “On-Site Remote Assist” solution for technical support via smart glasses. Experts can follow operations in real time and guide technicians on site via video, voice and augmented reality. The solution integrates with field service systems.
Unocconi
Country: Germany
Year founded: 2023
Stage: Growth Stage
Innovation: Technology for recovering heat energy from shower wastewater for energy-efficient buildings.
Unocconi offers systems for heat recovery from shower wastewater. Shower pipes and drainage systems with integrated heat exchangers use the heat from wastewater to preheat fresh water. This significantly reduces energy consumption and CO₂ emissions during showering.
