OUR STARTUP ACCELERATOR PROGRAM HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN SCALING STARTUPS
Rankings are based on an independent study of EU-Based Startup Accelerators conducted by Venionaire Capital and an additional independent study led by the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (RFH)
Why your startup should apply to the SpinLab
Our startup accelerator program based in the thriving city of Leipzig, Germany, which is about one hour outside of Berlin. The city is an awesome place to live, work, and grow, and your startup will truly be taken to the next level if you’re accepted into one of our classes. To summarize some of the key points that will be of interest to founders looking to apply, here’s what you can get excited about:
- Amazing potential for pilot projects. Strong business relationships and first customers are crucial for helping an early stage startup grow and scale quickly. We can help you land pilot projects with global players such as Porsche, Deutsche Bank, DELL, and AOK.
- Nothing is taken from your startup. We’re unique in the sense that we take 0 equity, shares, or intellectual property from your startup. Your company stays as much yours when you finish our program, as it was before you ever started with us. Our main goal is to push you to success.
- True Internationalization. Our accelerator operates in both English and German, as long as your startup can communicate fluently in one of these languages we welcome you to apply! Furthermore, if you want to expand internationally, we have excellent partnerships with international companies and the HHL that can help you plan your internationalization right from the start.
- The Spinnerei is awesome. We’re housed in a re-invigorated cultural and art industrial hub in Leipzig. The environment here will inspire you to be your best, day in, and day out.
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TIMELINE FOR THE NEXT CLASS
Timeline for our 10th Class | |
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Next Application Deadline: | 28th of January, 2020 |
Next Program Start Date | May 4th, 2020 |
Next Program End Date: | October 30th, 2020 |
How to apply to our startup accelerator program
You can apply in either German or English, but business level fluency in at least one of these languages is required to participate in our startup accelerator program.
We need your startup’s pitch deck
First you should upload your current and up-to-date pitch deck as a PDF (10-15 slides) or pitching video (7-10min). Your pitch should include all typical information (What is the problem? What is your solution (product or service)? Who are customers? What is the size of the market? Who are competitors? How do you make money? Who are you (team)? Action plan. Financial planning).
Your startup must submit our official application form on F6S
Applying to our program is easy and straight-forward. Simply submit your application on f6s.com, a popular international startup platform that is used by many leading accelerators worldwide, before the above stated deadline. As a side note, F6S can also be used for various purposes such as recruiting, startup deals, browsing international startups, or finding investors. Once received, the applications will be reviewed by an independent advisory board.
We work directly with the following partners, and can help your startup get connected with them
What types of startups is our accelerator program looking for?
If you are an excellent team of passionate and entrepreneurial founders with a scalable, technology-based concept, in the later pre-seed, seed, or expansion phase, we want you in our program! Early pre-seed projects will only be chosen in exceptional cases.
We welcome, and have successfully hosted, startups from areas such as:
- eHealth
- Internet of things (IoT)
- Automotive
- InsurTech
- Sensors
- Industry
- Energy
- Smart City
- Block Chain
- Artificial Intelligence
- Wearable Technology
- Security
As already mentioned, we will also take startups in areas not listed here. We’re really just looking for great teams who are dedicated to making their ideas and visions come to life!