digitalBAU reminded us why these formats matter for the built world.🏗️

A couple of weeks ago, our Principal Erik Walkling joined #digitalBAU in #Cologne for a panel alongside Wim Schiller from GROUNDBREAKERS and Felix Zabel from TUM Venture Labs. 🎙️Across the discussion, one theme stood out clearly: innovation needs more than strong ideas, it needs clear pathways into real pilot projects. And if solutions are to move beyond the demo stage, the link between research, real-world test environments, and capital is essential.Later that day, the energy continued with another Founders Fight Night as part of the Start-up Area. Congrats to Chris Höllerer from BauByte for taking the win, as well as to the other participants in the ring for the fair fight: bimeto GmbH, Mamisch Digital GmbH, easy recycle SHOP, amberSearch &TimeLEAN 🏅With around 60 startups taking part in digitalBAU 2026 overall, it was great to see how much energy is building across the ecosystem. For us at STYX, that is exactly why it is valuable to be part of these conversations!🔋