Scale With The Right Connections
Trusted by over 1600 German startups scaling worldwide - backed by a global mentor network, industry partners, and ecosystem contacts.
Proven alumni outcomes, and public funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
Funded Support for Your Next International Growth Step
You have built a solid foundation in Germany. Now the next challenge is getting into new markets - not just knowing which market to enter, but getting in front of the right people. Doing it alone can take months, if not years - that's where German Accelerator steps in.
German Accelerator's free and publicly funded programs give German startups structured access to a global network of mentors, industry partners, and ecosystem contacts - with warm introductions, partnership support, and local expertise that help you enter with credibility right from the start.
Because participation is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, admission is based on defined eligibility and fit criteria.
How exactly do we support you?
Access
Reach the people who matter to you.
Get warm introductions to potential customers, partners, operators, and local ecosystem players - matched to your sector and target market. The kind of access that would otherwise take years of conferences and cold emails to build.
Clarity
Focus on the right next move.
Understand which questions to answer first, what to validate, and where to focus before committing major time, budget, or team capacity to international expansion.
Strategy
Build a clear market-entry plan.
Leave with a practical go-to-market direction such as: ICP, positioning, pricing assumptions, channel priorities, and first market-entry steps.
Trust
Enter with credibility and a trusted network
German Accelerator is government-backed and built on a broad, trusted global network of mentors, partners, investors, operators, and ecosystem experts who can help open the right doors.
How We Support You
Internationalization Programs for Every Stage
Whether you are exploring internationalization for the first time or preparing to enter a specific market, our programs meet you where you are.
We help you assess readiness, validate a target market, or prepare concrete market-entry steps.
Local Expertise and Connections
Expanding into a new market is easier when you have access to the local context before making major commitments.
Through German Accelerator, you can tap into regional expertise, and get warm introductions to potential customers, partners, investors, and operators.
Tailored Mentoring and Guidance
Every startup enters internationalization with different questions, risks, and priorities.
That’s why our support is tailored to your stage, target market, and growth goals - with 1:1 mentoring, expert sessions, workshops, and practical feedback to help you make better expansion decisions.
Why German Accelerator?
Companies that have accelerated their business.
Mentors who support startups all across the globe.
Funding raised by program participants.
Continents in which programs are offered.
How Gizil landed its first enterprise deal in LATAM within 3 months
Guided by German Accelerator, Gizil entered Latin America with the right introductions and credibility - and closed a pilot with TGS, one of the region's largest gas operators, in a fraction of the typical timeline.
Gizil is an industrial SaaS company building digital twin technology for asset-intensive industries. Strong product, real traction in Germany. But entering Latin America meant starting from zero: no local network, no brand recognition, and no insight into how enterprise procurement worked in the region's heavy industrial sector.
THE PROBLEM
In heavy industry, trust is the deciding factor. Customers managing critical infrastructure don't buy from unknown foreign vendors based on a cold deck. Building the credibility and relationships needed to even get into those conversations organically takes 12–18 months — if it happens at all.
THE PIVOT
Through the program, Gizil worked with mentors to validate market potential in Brazil and Argentina, sharpen its go-to-market strategy, and refine its messaging for local industrial buyers.
Working with German Accelerator, Gizil made a critical shift in how they talked about their product. Instead of leading with technology, they reframed around what LATAM industrial operators actually care about: faster implementation, lower costs, reliable asset data, and a clear path from one use case to enterprise-wide transformation. That shift in positioning, combined with GA's warm introductions to regional players, is what opened the doors.
A key shift: moving from a purely technical product explanation to a value proposition focused on what large operators actually care about - faster implementation, lower costs, and reliable asset data. German Accelerator also supported Gizil in approaching large corporates in the region and establishing partnerships with local representatives.
THE OUTCOMES
Secured a pilot with TGS (Transportadora de Gas del Sur), one of LATAM's largest gas operators, to digitalize an industrial plant in Buenos Aires.
First customer in Argentina within 3 months - compressing a typical 12–18 month B2B sales cycle.
Partnership with SENAI, the largest professional education and training network in Latin America.
Strategic partnership with TECPRON in Argentina, combining Gizil's platform with local laser scanning and P&ID expertise.
Built the local capabilities and partnerships needed to support long-term regional expansion.
"Thanks to German Accelerator, we were able to enter LATAM with credibility and speed. Their support helped us build trust with key stakeholders and ultimately secure an important contract with TGS, the largest gas operator in the region, which is a strategic partnership with significant scalability potential."
— Esma Gulten, Co-Founder of GIZIL
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Are You...
Our programs are tailored to your stage and support you across the U.S., Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Exploring International Growth?
1-3 DAYS ONSITE · 1-1 MENTORSHIP · NETWORKING
Kickstart: Scaling & Growth helps you assess readiness and build your international expansion foundation.
Validating a New Market?
IMMERSION WEEK · 1-1 MENTORSHIP · WARM INTROS
Market Discovery helps you test product-market fit, understand local customers, and build first connections.hecks your eligibility, and reviews your needs
Preparing Market Entry?
FULLY TAILORED · 1-1 MENTORSHIP · WARM INTROS
Market Access helps you sharpen your go-to-market strategy and enter your target market with local support.
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Ready to Accelerate Your Global Expansion?
Complete a quick eligibility check and our scaling consultants will assess which German Accelerator program fits your startup’s stage, goals, and target markets.
You Have the Questions, We Have the Answers
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"I won’t be able to make time for it"
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Is it truly free, and does it involve any equity requirements?
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What You Get
Gain Understanding of the U.S. Healthcare Ecosystem
Prepare for the U.S. healthcare and life sciences market with workshops covering business culture, the Boston healthcare ecosystem, and how innovation is evaluated and discussed in the U.S. context.
Conference-Ready Execution at WMIF
Get ready for the World Medical Innovation Forum with targeted preparation on conference navigation, networking, and how to approach high-value ecosystem conversations during the onsite week.
Mentor Office Hours & Business Development Feedback
Receive focused mentor input on business development and conference navigation and leave with clear insights and priorities for your U.S. expansion journey.
Direct Access to the Boston Healthcare Ecosystem
Take part in an onsite immersion week with workshops, a featured networking event, and site visits to core Boston startup ecosystem players.