The German Accelerator supports the most promising German startups in their international expansion into the US and Asia. Through individually tailored programs, intensive workshops, and exchanges with experienced experts, as well as access to a global network of business partners and investors, program participants experience a steep learning curve and can thus achieve their goals particularly quickly.
We offer a wide range of programs to meet the diverse needs of startups. With the help of our German Accelerator Academy, companies gain a head start on their path to internationalization and are equipped early on with the necessary foundations and skills to build a successful, scalable business. Our Market Discovery Program supports startups in validating their business model in new potential target markets in Asia. For startups ready to enter the US market and Asian markets, our Market Access Program offers a customized program length, access to international innovation centers, a tailored curriculum, and intensive one-on-one mentoring to support them in successful market entry and expansion. In addition, we offer an industry-specific Life Sciences Program for all startups in the life sciences sector.
The German Accelerator team consists of successful entrepreneurs, investors, and experts who are passionate about transforming German startups into true global players. Since its launch in 2012, more than 500 startups, such as Celonis, Forto, Signavio, and Raisin, have successfully completed one of our programs and have received more than 12 billion euros in funding to date. The German Accelerator is operated by German Entrepreneurship GmbH and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK), which views the support of startups as a direct investment in innovation, new jobs, and economic growth.
German Accelerator empowers German startups to scale globally. We take high potential companies on a fast-paced learning journey to understand, discover, and access the world's leading innovation hubs in the US and Asia. Through highly-customized programs, mentoring from dedicated experts, as well as access to our vast network of business partners and investors, we help startups from all stages and across various industries on their way to international success. To match the different needs of startups that are thinking of going global, we offer a variety of programs. In the German Accelerator Academy, companies get a head start on their internationalization journey and are equipped with the necessary skills and tools to build a successful, scalable business early on. Our Market Discovery program supports German startups in validating their business model in new potential target markets in Asia. For startups that are ready to enter the US and Asian markets successfully, our Market Access program provides an intensive, individual length program that supports them in entering international innovation hubs. Additionally, we offer an industry-focused Life Sciences program for all startups in the life sciences space. German Accelerator is a team of successful entrepreneurs, investors, and experts who are committed to helping German startups become global players or even category leaders. Since launching in 2012, German Accelerator has nurtured more than 500 startups, such as Celonis, Forto, Signavio, and Raisin. All former German Accelerator alumni have raised more than $12 billion in funding so far. German Accelerator is run by German Entrepreneurship GmbH and is proudly financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) – it is their belief that investing in startups is directly investing in innovation, job creation, and economic growth.
