PropTech Pilot

Automated Ventilation

Validate your technology, collaborate with leading experts and demonstrate real-world impact.

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The BRYCK Pilot is a 6-month venture client program enabling startups to test and scale solutions in industrial settings.

Humidity is one of the most persistent challenges in residential buildings — and one of the hardest to tackle, because ventilation depends on daily routines that housing providers cannot reliably influence. Together with LEG Immobilien SE, we are looking for technologies that remove humidity automatically and independently of tenant behaviour.

Programme Overview

Target group:

Startups and early-stage companies developing automated, low-maintenance technologies for ventilation and moisture control or removal, designed for minimally disruptive retrofit in occupied residential buildings.

Cost & budget:

No participation fees. No equity is taken. Selected startups receive financial support with covered project costs of up to €TBD.

Milestones:

  • TBD | Application deadline
  • TBD | Pitch event (remote)
  • TBD | Kick-off (on-site)
  • TBD | Execution phase (on-site & remote)
  • TBD | Closing session (on-site)

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Your Challenge

With LEG, one of Germany’s leading listed housing companies, the pilot provides access to a large-scale residential portfolio and the expertise needed to validate your solution under genuine operational conditions.

Startups are expected to look beyond conventional mould treatment and address the root cause: reducing indoor humidity and ensuring reliable air exchange in occupied apartments without requiring any action from tenants or compromising the living space.three years of high-resolution historical water level data. Ideally, the model should be capable of generating forecasts several weeks ahead while demonstrating accuracy and robustness under real-world conditions.

Solutions should be minimally invasive to retrofit, low-maintenance, cost-efficient to install and operate, robust in everyday use, and scalable — ideally with low-energy or power-independent operation, heat recovery, no visible ductwork or continuous noise, and no loss of daylight or comfort.integration of additional data sources — such as weather, geological or infrastructure data — is encouraged to enhance predictive quality.

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Your benefits at a glance

Real-world validation

Test your solution in occupied apartments with real constraints, real users and clear performance expectations.

Direct industry collaboration

Work closely with LEG experts and BRYCK mentors and iterate your solution through structured feedback loops.

Market & scale potential

Build a credible housing use case and prove your solution’s rollout potential in existing building stock.

Programme Outcome

Validated technology

Proven performance under real residential conditions

Industrial use case

A documented pilot with measurable results

Market positioning

Stronger credibility with customers, partners and investors

Follow-on collaboration

Potential for continued collaboration with LEG

Application requirements

Programme fit

You are a startup developing automated, low-maintenance ventilation or moisture-control technologies that can be retrofitted in occupied buildings.

Technical readiness

You have a working prototype or advanced technical concept ready for validation in a residential setting.

Customised application deck

Submit a tailored application slide deck specifically addressing the Pilot Challenge, clearly outlining your solution and expected impact.

Venture mindset

You are willing to work in a structured venture client setup, define measurable success criteria and iterate collaboratively.

Commitment

You can actively engage throughout the 6-month pilot and participate in the on-site kickoff in Essen, Germany.

The BRYCK Water Team

Manuel Seiters

Director PropTech & Real Estate

Manuel Seiters

Philippa Köhnk

Managing Director

Philippa Köhnk