To understand the known, exploring the new and create what matters. At THE ARC, we design and develop platforms, hardware and entire ventures that push industries forward.
At THE ARC, we challenge outdated thinking and create what everyone’s been waiting for, without knowing it. Our work isn’t driven by hype, but by practical, scalable solutions that reshape markets. Always with a clear focus on users and their real needs.
We combine cross-industry expertise, an interdisciplinary team, and a methodical approach to ensure that every product is both strategically aligned with your business and compelling to your customers. From digital platforms and IoT products to fully developed ventures, we guide the entire process — turning your challenge into a market-ready solution.
BEHIND is our dedicated venture studio partner. Together with our team from THE ARC, it transforms bold ideas into scalable business models. In close collaboration with our ecosystem, we help ventures like bace launch and grow faster.
With strong ties to the German Mittelstand, BEHIND builds startups that solve real-world problems and connects them with investors who bring funding, expertise, and market access.
BEHIND turns ideas into powerful user experiences, crafts the right market positioning, assembles the right team, and develops sustainable growth strategies. Together with THE ARC, we offer cross-functional teams and services that make us the perfect accelerator partner. At the same time, we empower our people to explore and launch their own ideas like STÆND, invented by our industrial designer Juber.
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