On January 29, there was an exciting discussion between Finance Minister Hartwig Löger, Vice President of WKO Styria Andreas Herz and EOSS partners Thomas Erkinger, David Niederl, Philipp Blaschitz and Christoph Blaschitz at the EOSS headquarters. One of the main topics was the question of how investment companies can support domestic corporations in driving forward their digital transformation. Together, ways of institutionalized cooperation between corporates and innovative technology companies were discussed. In the two-hour meeting, there was a lively exchange of ideas about EOSS investments and the specific challenges of young growth companies in Austria after the startup and seed phase.