Unlocking the Full Potential of Recycled Leather

About Salamander

Salamander Premium Solutions is a global quality leader specializing in sustainable and innovative leather fiber materials. With over a century of experience, the company integrates traditional craftsmanship with modern design, focusing on upcycling and using renewable resources. Salamander’s product range includes high-quality materials like recycled leather and vegan fiber solutions used across diverse industries such as footwear, interior design, and premium packaging. Certified under OEKO-TEX, GRS, ISO and EMAS, the company emphasizes environmental responsibility and high-performance standards.

Why Salamander is a Great Business Partner

Salamander Premium Solutions offers more than just premium materials; it is a start-up partner committed to long-term, sustainable business relationships. Collaborating with Salamander means accessing over 100 years of full-scale expertise in material science, advanced recycling technologies, and an extensive global network. Salamander supports its partners through co-development of innovative products and business models, ensuring solutions are scalable and meet the highest environmental and quality standards. Supported by a team of over 1,500 employees, the group of companies is run as a family business by two brothers.

Open to startups, companies, manufacturers, suppliers, tech-experts and materials innovators.

Check out our tutorial: Get started! 

Check out our tutorial: Join a Challenge!

After the end of the deadline, the submissions will be reviewed by the challenge provider. The final teams of every challenge will be selected and invited to a get to know interview. We will inform you via mail. Check the timeline.

To ensure the selection of the most suitable partner, we've structured our process into two comprehensive phases. These phases are designed to evaluate both the expertise and personal compatibility vital for a project of this magnitude. This approach not only empowers the challenge provider to assess the ability and synergy of potential partners for such a pivotal endeavor but also affords you a unique opportunity to gain insights from established corporate entities and evaluate your direction for a lasting collaboration.

Your participation is not binding until you submit the Submission Template, and the submission phase ends. You can always withdraw your submission before the deadline. Once you have uploaded your submission and you want to take part, please consider the timeline and be aware that you should be able to participate in every further step.

Get in contact with us!
If you want to talk to someone from our team about your approaches, you need more information or if questions arise, just join one of our Q&A calls every Tuesday from 11:00am-11:30am, Wednesday from 15:00 to 15:30 and Thursday from 4:00pm-4:30pm. It is a group call and you also get the chance to meet other innovators!
Simply register here

If you are looking for a team, make sure to register on our platform to join an existing team. Here you can find all the teams for every ongoing project. Or simply click on the link "Looking for team members?" in the info box on top in order to access our Slack Team Matching channel.

All final teams agree to enter into discussions with the respective challenge provider within three months of the challenge completion regarding possible further use of the solution.  

During this period, the final teams also agree not to enter into discussions with third parties regarding further use of the solutions. 

Both parties (challenge provider and finalists) are also entitled to jointly agree on deviating and individual provisions with regard to confidentiality agreements or IP rights during the collaboration phase. 

All details can be found in the conditions of participation.