If your tech makes
the world better,
we invest to make
you better.
Pitch your deck!We support innovative tech startups with:
dedicated capital
investment
investment
software
development
development
IT, process &
growth support
growth support

Our Mission
Making an impact on the future of our world. Together!
We empower early-stage, Europe-based startups with a clear mission to contribute to a better tomorrow.
Our Twip investment criteria:
Digital
Your software is the core of your business. Getting it ready and to the customer fast is critical for your success.
Impact
You want to generate a sustainable impact on people & planet, in accordance with the UN’s Sustainability Development Goals.
Viable
Your business model has the potential to support long-term profitability and growth.
Our Investment
You deliver innovation. Viable business. Sustainable impact.
We deliver:
Capital
Investment
Investment
tied into IT services: Ticket sizes 100 – 500 k, as priced rounds & convertibles, typically in pre-seed & seed phase
Software technology
expertise
expertise
to mitigate your tech risk, speed up your development & ensure your quality
Experienced
manpower
manpower
from our network of > 1.000 experienced professionals to bring hands-on help and expertise into your project and team
Professional
support
support
for your structural growth, recruiting & competence build-up
The Twip Process
Sounds like we are a match?
Start the process!
Start the process!
1
3 Minutes
Pitch your deck!
Tell us why we should invest in you.
2
30 Minutes
Get to know meeting
We meet to find out more about each other.
3
2-3 Hours
Pitch workshop
You pitch your technology & business case. We tell you how we work. Together we decide how to proceed.
4
2 Weeks
Deep dive
In a Tech Due Diligence we deep dive into your facts & figures. Based on this, our Board makes their investment decision.
Investment board
Once we as the Twip team are convinced by you, an investment board meeting is called to confirm the final investment decision by the shareholders.
Our Cases
Proud of our startups.
Proud of our impact.
Proud of our impact.
Find out what drives the startups we invest in and what we do to empower them in their mission.
Caeli Wind
Caeli Wind is a cloud-based wind power analysis & planning platform where landowners and project developers meet to analyze wind energy potentials and negotiate optimum conditions for both parties by way of auction.
What we did for Caeli Wind:
Development of two essential software systems within three months to ensure on-time market launch
Platform & analytics development knowhow transfer via the direct support of proven IT industry experts
Internal team ramp-up via interview & recruiting process support and dedicated education and training programs

Together with Twip we are about to achieve our mission to speed up the expansion of wind power and to drive the energy transition.
Consequently, we need an effective digitization strategy covering all aspects in our business.

Andreas Rieckhoff
COO, Caeli Wind GmbH
Team
Core Team
Advisors

Peter Borchers
Corporate Innovation Expert

Detlev Hoch
Business Angel

Aydo Schosswald
Innovation Strategy Expert
Joint partners
Powered by more than 1.000 Software Experts
This makes us unique: Twip is a joint effort of MaibornWolff and QAware. Experienced professionals from these two companies bring their software development expertise from countless corporate and startup IT projects to you to help you develop and speed up your project.
With competence in:
Cloud Native
AI
Cybersecurity
Machine Learning
IoT
Microservices
Mobile Apps
Testing
Web Applications
AR / VR
Digital Design
DevOps
Usability Engineering
Enterprise Architecture
Blockchain
IT Security
Python
Cloud Migration
Redis
Java
Tailwind CSS
Cloud Native
AI
Cybersecurity
Machine Learning
IoT
Microservices
Mobile Apps
Testing
Web Applications
AR / VR
Digital Design
DevOps
Usability Engineering
Enterprise Architecture
Blockchain
IT Security
Python
Cloud Migration
Redis
Java
Tailwind CSS
Agile
Express
Flutter
Kubernetes
Android
Vue.js
MongoDB
iOS
Angular
CouchDB
Design Thinking
Nest.js
Swift
Spring Boot
AWS
Hotspot Analysis
Product Engineering
Low Code
Kanban
Grafana
Unreal Engine
Agile
Express
Flutter
Kubernetes
Android
Vue.js
MongoDB
iOS
Angular
CouchDB
Design Thinking
Nest.js
Swift
Spring Boot
AWS
Hotspot Analysis
Product Engineering
Low Code
Kanban
Grafana
Unreal Engine
Next.js
Azure
Javascript
Scrum
React
Google Cloud
Tensor Flow
GraphQL
Node.js
MQTT
Figma
Go
React Native
Kotlin
PyTorch
Unity
NoSQL
Next.js
Azure
Javascript
Scrum
React
Google Cloud
Tensor Flow
GraphQL
Node.js
MQTT
Figma
Go
React Native
Kotlin
PyTorch
Unity
NoSQL
FAQ
Want to know more? We are frequently asked:
You should be as passionate about the UN’s SDGs as we are. Ideally, you have a cleantech or healthtech focus, but if you can convince us of the sustainable value of your project in any other industry, we will be happy to support you there, too. You should be an early stage startup with a viable business and a clear focus on offering a digital, tech-based IT solution that will deliver a sustainable, measurable impact on our planet and the people living on it.
Our top priority is to create added value with all of our investments. Therefore, we only invest in you if we see a high potential a) in your business case to make an impact with your digital technology and b) in our investment to make a contribution to your success with our IT competence: the development of individual software solutions with state-of-the-art tech stacks. We also look for entrepreneurial spirit, customer focus and dedicated IT, industry, & market expertise in your team. If you share a passion to grow – your company, your impact, your team – we love to work with you.
Our typical first investment ticket size is EUR 100 – 500k, depending on due diligence. We do not invest cash, all of Twip’s capital investment is tied exclusively into our IT services. If it makes sense, we consider follow-up investments and participate in ensuing rounds. Twip does not act as a lead investor, as a tech expert we go along with the investment assessments of your industry leads. Our investment periods are not fixed, we adjust our exit strategy to your individual situation and requirements.
Typically, your founder team meets with 3 of our Twip experts for 2 to 3 hours in a workshop format, to deepen our understanding of your scope and your technology: What makes you unique and why should we invest in you? What are your business model’s key success factors? What is the USP of your technology? Which SDG (or other) problem do you solve? What impact do you want to have by when? Who are your customers and what are their needs? Where and how big are your markets? Who are your competitors? What expertise is in your IT team? What are your biggest challenges, process-wise and technology-wise? How do you expect us to best support you for reaping biggest possible benefits from our investment? If, at the end of the Pitch Workshop, we both decide to continue, the next step will be a Due Diligence, followed by our investment decision.
We support you with what we know best: The purpose of any Twip investment is to help you develop your software as fast and efficiently as possible. To achieve the agreed project objectives we put together a dedicated team of experts with the required skills and expertise to accompany you along the way, either in cooperation with you or in mixed teams. For this, we draw from the strong professional network of MaibornWolff and QAware to bring you exactly the tech stack and the skills (mobile, data, cloud, IoT, UX/UI design etc.) support you need. To build your team and speed up your growth, we assist you in your recruiting, and, if required, enable participation in the high-quality IT training and education programs of MaibornWolff and QAware.
Twip is a joint effort of these two successful software development companies. Both companies foster a strong passion for social and environmental impact in their culture and many of the experts working at MaibornWolff and QAware have the desire to contribute to this purpose, even beyond their everyday work with large corporations and organizations. In fact, one of the many good reasons why Twip was founded actually was to enable these experts to help startups be successful with their software development expertise and the powerful resources of MaibornWolff and QAware. With the Twip investment, startups benefit from the same top level software services and expertise as the big industry players traditionally working with MaibornWolff and QAware. We at Twip are very proud of the support of these dedicated experts and of the strong investment USP we can offer you thanks to their commitment.