Reverse Logistics Accelerator successfully completed

After three months of workshops, pitch training and networking events, one thing is clear: the startups participating in the Reverse Logistics Accelerator, initiated by Circular Valley and Startport, are breathing new life into the circular economy. Thirteen startups successfully completed the accelerator programme at the Demo Day event held at the Circular Valley Forum in Wuppertal's historic town hall.

All participants in the Reverse Logistics Accelerator share the goal of making reverse logistics more sustainable, efficient and digital. Several teams, including BooxIT, Circular Logistics, xpack green logistics, The Ocean Package, and Palprint, are working on innovative packaging and reusable solutions.

 

Sacred Valley Tech, Koorvi and Urbix Hub are developing digital tools and platforms to make return processes more transparent and efficient. Meanwhile, EDEENenergy, Maxmove and Wempyre are contributing sustainable energy and transport solutions, and Designdirektive and Recarbished are providing new impetus with circular design and recycling approaches.

The intensive workshop, coaching and networking phase has successfully concluded the inaugural Reverse Logistics Accelerator programme from Circular Valley and Startport. "The startups have demonstrated the innovative potential of combining logistics and the circular economy," says Dr Carsten Gerhardt, Chairman of the Circular Valley Foundation. "With the Reverse Logistics Accelerator, we have succeeded in creating a programme that delivers tangible solutions for the transition to a circular economy."

An important part of the programme was the Duisport Connect networking event at the beginning of October, where the participating start-ups presented their business models to representatives from industry, science and politics. "The participating start-ups have made impressive progress in the programme's short timeframe — technically, strategically and personally," says Johannes Franke, Startport's managing director.

The Reverse Logistics Accelerator was launched to support young companies in making product returns, reuse and recycling more efficient and sustainable — a crucial factor for the circular economy.