You can apply online at any time after choosing the right program for your company. Please find the deadlines for our classes below:

Silicon Valley & New York:

03/10/20 for our Class 2020 – 3 (Program: July – September 2020)

06/10/20 for our Class 2020 – 4 (Program: October – December 2020)

Life Sciences:

01/31/20 – Round 28

03/27/20 – Round 29 

05/29/20 – Round 30 

Southeast Asia:

03/22/20 for our Class 2020 – 2

(Program: June – October 2020)

07/19/20 for our Class 2020 – 3

(Program: September 2020 – February 2021)

Disclaimer: German Accelerator is currently funded by the German Ministry of Economics and Energy until June 30, 2020. The Ministry is periodically reviewing all its programs and is determined to continue the program beyond the current funding period.

To qualify for any German Accelerator program, your company has to meet our selection criteria:

1. Your company must be incorporated in Germany with one of the following legal forms: UG; AG; GmbH; GmbH & Co. KG. We also consider GbRs on a case by case basis.

2. Be under the limit of the official EU De-minimis aid regulation

Find more information in our FAQs or contact our company scouts for further advice!

Silicon Valley, New York, and Southeast Asia: During your application, you choose which class you want to join, and at what time. The selection process takes approximately six weeks from application deadline until acceptance. Life Sciences: We accept applications for our Boston-based program four – six times per year, and application deadlines are posted on the website. JumpStart: During the application process, you choose in which month you would like to participate. The program starts at the beginning of the selected month.

No fees, no equity – all our programs are free of charge for our selected participants and we don’t take any equity. We provide free individual coaching and mentoring as well as free office space in the location. However, you are responsible for your own associated costs such as travel and accommodation and the more active you are during the program, the greater the outcome for your business will be. Read more in our FAQs.