Talk on “How the tour can lead to great success: The Story of DB Schenker and Gideon Brothers”

As part of the main program of the Start.up! Germany Tour 2021, the talk with representatives of DB Schenker and Gideon Brothers (croatian startup) was about giving insights about their collaboration.

In 2018, the global logistics service provider DB Schenker with headquarter in Essen and the Croatian startup Gideon met in the semifinals of the Start.up! Germany Tour. Having collaborated at several points since then, DB Schenker joins in June 2021 a $31 million Series A investment into the Croatian robotics and AI solutions company to accelerate the development and commercialization of its AI & 3D vision-based autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

Talk guests:

  • Erik Wirsing, Vice President Global Innovation, DB Schenker
  • Matija Kopić, CEO, Gideon Brothers
  • Melita Maganić, Member Relations & Start-ups, German-Croatian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

    Moderated by: Marc Meckle, Deputy Managing Director International, Chamber of Industry and Commerce Essen, Mülheim