{"id":20970,"date":"2026-02-02T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findustrial.io\/?post_type=news&#038;p=20970"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:02:47","slug":"customer-becomes-investor-agilox-findustrial-eaas","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/findustrial.io\/en\/news\/customer-becomes-investor-agilox-findustrial-eaas\/","title":{"rendered":"From Customer to Shareholder: Agilox Founder Becomes Strategic Investor in Findustrial to Accelerate Equipment-as-a-Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20970\" class=\"elementor elementor-20970\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfa29cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cfa29cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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models.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ba7820 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61ba7820\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41cbe0c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41cbe0c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/findustrial.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/From-Customer-to-Shareholder-Agilox-Founder-Becomes-Strategic-Investor-1024x512.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20986\" alt=\"Investor team of Findustrial and Agilox, including Josef Baumann-Rott, founder of Agilox\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A partnership rooted in operational experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288c1995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"288c1995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agilox was among Findustrial\u2019s first customers and worked closely with the team during the early development and operational rollout of Equipment-as-a-Service models in intralogistics. The decision to invest is rooted in practical experience gained during this collaboration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904372c elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"904372c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cBuilding Equipment-as-a-Service, we learned very quickly that it only works when financial logic and operational reality are aligned. Findustrial addressed this challenge from the beginning - not in theory, but in real projects. That experience ultimately led me to deepen the relationship as an investor.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Josef Baumann-Rott, Founder, AGILOX<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfcecbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dfcecbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why scaling EaaS remains a challenge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4b12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa4b12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While Equipment-as-a-Service is increasingly adopted by manufacturers to create recurring revenues, strengthen customer relationships and enable more sustainable asset usage, many initiatives struggle to move beyond pilot phases. Fragmented financial structures, refinancing challenges and operational complexity often limit scalability.<\/p><p>Findustrial addresses these challenges by providing an integrated platform that connects pricing, asset management, billing and refinancing into one coherent system &#8211; designed specifically to support the scalable operation of industrial EaaS models.<\/p><p><strong>A milestone in Findustrial\u2019s next growth phase<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15fd5c elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"f15fd5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWhen someone who has built a successful industrial company invests based on operational experience, it validates the problem we are addressing. It shows that Equipment-as-a-Service needs a solid financial and operational foundation to scale - and that this foundation can be built.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Martin Gruber, Co-Founder, Findustrial<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4839e54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4839e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of the investment, Josef Baumann-Rott will also join Findustrial\u2019s advisory board, contributing his experience from building and scaling industrial service-oriented business models.<\/p><p>The investment supports Findustrial\u2019s next phase of growth, with a focus on strengthening its platform and expanding its ecosystem to support manufacturers and financial partners across Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e3763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9e3763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About AGILOX<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccb72a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ccb72a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agilox is an intralogistics pioneer and technology leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The company is known for its innovative automation solutions that help industrial customers optimize material flows and increase operational efficiency worldwide.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agilox.net\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit AGILOX<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The founder of the intralogistics pioneer deepens his long-standing relationship with Findustrial, underscoring the importance of scalable financial infrastructure for Equipment-as-a-Service models.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20986,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[107],"class_list":["post-20970","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/findustrial.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/20970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/findustrial.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/findustrial.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/findustrial.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/20970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findustrial.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/findustrial.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findustrial.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=20970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}