“In building a longlist of start-ups, I have already seen how the Circular Economy is becoming increasingly relevant – it’s not as niche as one might think.”

Claus Schuster is Co-Founder and Executive Partner of CURAZE. In addition, Claus is the owner of DEFACTO, one of the leading solution providers for customer centricity and an established family entrepreneur. In 2021, the CRM specialist and digitalization enthusiast founded CURAZE with the goal of connecting all players from the innovation ecosystem through various online and offline formats: start- and scale-ups, corporates, enablers, and investors. With CIRCULAZE he aims to provide the Circular Economy more visibility and to give corporates more transparency about relevant start-ups in order to connect them in a curated way, to foster collaboration, and to initiate more Circular Economy projects.