Seedhouse
The place to grow

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Growing
Startups

Our program focuses on you and is tailored to your status quo.

Growing
Networks

We are the link between start-ups and SMEs and use our networks far beyond our focus on agri-food and digital.

we are more than an accelerator

2018

Founded in

102

Startups

36

Shareholder

Our Network
An Alliance
of 36 Companies

The Seedhouse is supported in a unique model by currently 36 equal shareholders who form a joint ecosystem with start-ups. The focus is on mutual development assistance: start-ups stand for innovation, while mid-sized companies stand for networks and experience.

who stands behind the Seedhouse?

Even the best ideas need start-up support in order to develop into something big. Our unique network of shareholders from the mid-sized sector gives start-ups extensive access to know-how, support and contacts. Medium-sized companies benefit from the exchange of experience with start-ups, from a breath of fresh air and new ideas.

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L.Stroetmann is a 6th generation family business. The core business covers the areas of food, agriculture, pet food and real estate.

As an owner-managed consulting firm, we support family businesses, freelancers and private individuals as equals. In addition to auditing, tax and legal advice, we offer a holistic portfolio for all relevant issues, from corporate transactions and digitalization topics to HR management.

At Kreissparkasse Melle's corporate customer advisory service, you will find the right contact person for the entire business spectrum: from setting up a business to securing a business and company succession.

As a medium-sized family business, we develop sustainable products for hobby gardeners and professionals in horticulture and agriculture worldwide.

heristo aktiengesellschaft is a family-run group of companies operating in the meat processing, delicatessen, pet food and food wholesale and export sectors on the German and international markets.

As a medium-sized company with a long tradition, we have been closely associated with the Osnabrück region for 95 years and are the leading supplier of heating oil, fuels, lubricants, AdBlue® and technical gases.

The family-owned company LEMKEN is a leading manufacturer of efficient machines for soil cultivation, sowing and mechanical weed control.

A medium-sized family business that has been offering catering solutions for communal and individual catering for more than 60 years.

Think global, act local: Big Dutchman develops pioneering housing equipment for laying hens, fattening poultry and pigs according to this motto - and recently also for insect breeding and greenhouse construction.

Slashwhy specializes in individual, user-centric software, advises in early development phases and uses agile methods for IT solutions.

We are one of Germany's largest, most innovative and most efficient companies in the field of outdoor vegetables with over 30 different products.

The Wernsing Food Family (WFF) is a Europe-wide, responsible family of companies that produces and sells good food.

We are the Windel Group: 600 people in four companies working together to bring more joy, enjoyment and diversity to life.

Development, production and marketing of a wide variety of beverage concepts for diverse consumer needs in the spirits, non-alcoholic beverages and fresh juice systems segments.

As a medium-sized family business and global player, we develop, produce and sell innovative components and wear parts for harvesting machines.

We are three brothers from Osnabrück who have been investing in early-stage start-ups since 2017. Third Level is our investment company.

AMAZONE relies on modern agricultural technology solutions to meet the demands of agriculture worldwide.

We are the leading bank for private, corporate and real estate customers in the Osnabrück region. At our 42 locations, we help you to realize your dreams. We also offer our individual solutions digitally or by telephone.

MSS Holding invests in exceptional management teams withHomann Feinkost, founded in 1876, produces sauces, dressings and mayonnaises. The company in Bad Essen operates one of the most modern dressing factories in Europe and attaches great importance to quality, innovation and sustainability.t promising ideas.

The PHW Group can now look back on over 90 years of history. A small agricultural trade with a hatchery has grown into a successful group of companies consisting of more than 45 subsidiaries.

coffee perfect is a leading supplier of professional fully automatic coffee machines, water dispensers and snack machines as well as high-quality filling products such as coffee and cocoa.

The SIEVERS-GROUP offers holistic IT architectures for strategic corporate management - from business software and infrastructure solutions to telecommunications systems.

MSS Holding invests in exceptional management teams with promising ideas.

Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese is Germany's market leader for frozen pies, cakes and rolls and combines classic baking tradition with modern production.

The Osnabrück-based sausage and ham manufacturer has dedicated itself entirely to the fine art of good taste. Gabriele and Bert Mutsaers are continuing the tradition of their father, Piet Mutsaers, for whom quality was the most important measure of his work from the very beginning.

As a commercial law firm, we see ourselves as entrepreneurs with the aim of providing our clients with first-class legal advice in all areas of commercial law. Our work is as international as the corporate landscape itself.

KRONE is an innovative manufacturer of agricultural machinery and a specialist in forage harvesting - a family business based in Spelle in the Emsland region.

AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG is the parent company of the AGRAVIS Group and is majority-owned by around 100 regional primary cooperatives. It was formed in 2004 from the merger of Raiffeisen Hauptgenossenschaft Nord AG in Hanover and Raiffeisen Central-Genossenschaft in Münster.

WE FOR HERE - As a district savings bank, we are at home in northern Osnabrück and know the region. We not only provide the people here with understandable financial services, but are also committed to social, economic and ecological sustainability.

The CiTEX Group promotes and develops innovative, cross-sector technologies for the industry with a particular focus and specialist knowledge for extrusion. Research, coaching, target market analyses and many other services are used to work on the future with subsidiaries, customers and partners.

Building customer-centric companies: MUUUH! is convinced of the power of customer-centricity, which drives startups and tech giants worldwide and enables them to achieve top performance.

Globally active specialty paper manufacturer with headquarters in Osnabrück

The partner for potato, beet and vegetable cultivation.

OUR Recent
startups

Prefiro is pioneering the automation of selective harvesting in over 50 % of vegetable cultivation through modular, cost-efficient robotic units.

NUNOS offers a treatment plant for liquid manure so that farmers have fewer nutrient losses and can fertilise more efficiently with their resources using their own bioreactor.

We offer IT services in process automation. Our focus is on customised solutions in the field of machine vision for the automation of optical object recognition.

Veclin develops functional heme through natural fermentation as an ingredient to enhance the taste and color of plant-based meat alternatives.

We protect your data and business operations from cyber threats with patented physical airlock technology.

Zalion develops AI agents for procurement teams that fully automate manual processes across the entire source-to-pay cycle.

innoGPT is the AI platform for businesses: GDPR-compliant, with custom assistants, knowledge bases, and integrations for secure work with leading AI models.

CWO automates incoming orders end to end: using customer- and product-specific knowledge, we process orders fully automatically—from email all the way into the ERP system.

SLS is rethinking drip irrigation – the vision: to completely reimagine the logistics in a smart, new way and drastically reduce the labor involved in installation and removal.

atmo is a comparison platform for farmers that brings transparency to a fragmented market for climate mitigation and adaptation solutions. Farmers receive tailored transformation roadmaps, pre-vetted solutions, and independent financing advice.

Learn more about simmetry.ai - precise AI models through synthetic data for agriculture and agri-food.

The UMYNO Suite is an AI work suite that is specially tailored to the needs of product developers in the food and beverage industry.

FluIDect enables state-of-the-art bio-analytics in food production

ONE WARE automates AI development and enables the creation of customized AI models in seconds, even without AI expertise, tailored to specific hardware and applications.

foresAIght enhances your planning in Excel or replenishment tools with more accurate forecasts – enabling better decisions and reducing inventory risk.

rain2soil develops autonomous precision irrigation systems for professional agriculture. Our solution, rainbutler, significantly reduces water, energy, and labor requirements while simultaneously increasing yields and crop quality. The focus is on scalable, practical technology for climate-resilient agriculture.

Cerryx is developing a new generation of microbial feed additives for agriculture and other animal applications.

VoiceLine is the voice AI platform for field sales and service teams that captures customer interactions on the go, automates administrative workflows, synchronizes data directly into the CRM, and transforms field information into proprietary market intelligence.

FROM THE STARTUP WORLD:
news

Hannover | 25.06.2026

Parliamentary Evening by LI Food and Seedhouse

How can innovations be brought into practice more quickly, and how can Lower Saxony further strengthen its position as a leading hub for the agriculture and food industry? These were the central questions at the Parliamentary Evening hosted by the Landesinitiative Ernährungswirtschaft (LI Food) and Seedhouse in Hannover.

Osnabrück | 24.04.2026

A new accelerator for SME solutions

On April 24th, Seedhouse launched its new accelerator program for small and medium-sized enterprises. Lower Saxony's Minister of Economic Affairs, Grant-Hendrik Tonne, attended the opening in person at Seedhouse in Osnabrück.

Osnabrück | 01.01.2026

Ten new startups join the HTI program

With the official program launch on January 1, 2025, Seedhouse welcomes ten carefully selected startups into its HTI Program.

Upcoming Event 
Innovate! Zukunftsdialog

Look forward to inspiring talks by renowned experts, take part in engaging discussions, and experience interactive workshops that challenge your thinking and open up new perspectives.

Don’t miss the chance to build new connections, meet potential partners, and develop ideas together that will shape the future.

 

We can’t wait to see you there!

Our Projects
at a glance

 

The Seedhouse is more than just an accelerator! We offer support along the entire startup lifecycle. A comprehensive ecosystem in the farm, food and digital sectors offers diverse programs for and with startups. 

 

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