Your accelerator program

We support your digital start-up with our free HubGRADE accelerator program
We support your digital startup with our free HUBGRADE accelerator program
Target group
  • digital startups
  • founding phases pre-seed and seed
Focus
  • building a network
  • investment opportunities
Format
  • batches
  • 4x a year
  • coworking space
  • practice-oriented workshops
  • individual coaching & mentoring
  • financings
  • network of partners, stakeholders,
    shareholders, experts and founders
Goal
  • market entry
  • preparing for scaling
Runtime
  • 3 months

Overview of the programm

General information

The HUBGRADE program supports you for 6 months. After successfully completing a jury meeting, your startup will be admitted the following month. Within the program, you will get in touch with more than 20 startup teams as well as a variety of coworkers and established companies. You and your startup are at the center of attention. We are pleased to be able to support you and ask for your participation no fees or company shares. The venue is our CITYHUB directly opposite Bonn Central Station.

Program content

You can expect six months full of diverse workshops, individual appointments and 1:1 consultation hours, personal mentorship as well as exciting meetings with like-minded people. You have the opportunity to meet investors and relevant contacts on a regular basis, use modern coworking spaces and receive up to 100,00 EUR financing.

Currently in

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Individual support

Personal mentoring with experts and exchange with other founders are standard at our program. Talk about great ideas and solutions in guided groups. Together, we often achieve more!
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Investment ready after 3 months

The end of the program is your chance to get your first round of funding. We bring your startup together with business angels and VCs from the region. If suitable, we will fairly invest in your startup together. This gives you permanent access to important resources and supporting money that pays off well beyond the potential six-figure financing.

Checklist

This is how your participation works:

01

digital early stage startup & ambitious founding team

02

approval of a potential participation option (no share issue)

03

time availability remote or on-site for program content
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You can find us here

The CITYHUB - super central

Our coworking spaces are spread over two attractive locations that you will visit during your participation in the accelerator program. You can use: Our CITYHUB in the heart of Bonn at the main train station, where the majority of the program will take place, and our RHINEHUB at the so called Bonner Bogen with a great view. We always welcome you to visit in advance. The coffee is on us, of course!

Your experts

Georg Reifferscheid
GNL Ventures GmbH
#Leadership #BrandIdentity #Process
Marlon Hüttebreuckler
Trustventures GmbH
#Finance #InvestReports #Evaluation
Frederik Vosberg
tarent solutions GmbH
#LeanProductInnovation #TechConsulting #ITStrategy
Christoph Blom
Blom Consulting GmbH
#Leadership #BrandIdentity #Process
Alex Koch
Freigeist Capital GmbH
Bonny Kern
wss redpoint
#E-CommerceLaw #ITandDataProtectionLaw #copyright law

Your coaches

Max Stratmann
Scanbot.io
#SparrinAsAService #Sales #Marketing
Suryanshu Rai
OrbitLabs
#NewProductDevelopment #UX #Strategy
Per Bernhardt
SAP LeanIX
#SoftwareEngineering #Leadership #OrganizationalGrowth
Timothy Krechel
tarent solutions
#Validation #MVP #Testing
Kirsten Bahr
Die Techniker
#HealthAndSocialInsurance #Networking #Female

Your mentors

Katrin Reuter
Trackle
#MedTech #FemaleFounders #HardwareIsHard
Richard Perrin
#SustainableEntrepreneurship #CircularEconomyBusinessModels #CustomerExperience
Jerome Sprinkmeier
DocEstate GmbH
#GovTech #Process #Strategy
Maria Wenning
Koyos
#LeadGeneration #DealClosing #SalesManagement
Niklas Boehlke
STS Ventures
#FinancingRound #ValueProposition #BuildCamelStartup
Milad Khojasteh
Founder @cubevision
#BusinessModel #MarketAnalysis #BusinessCase
Johannes Wappenschmidt
Co-Founder @vintus
#Innovation #Development #Production
Omar Sarwar
Co-Founder @ Cubevision
#PerformanceMarketing #Entrepreneurship #AI
Christoph Wagner
Co-Founder @Scanbot.io
#B2BSoftware #Bootstrapping #FinancialModelling
Peter Goeke
Co-Founder & Creative Director @DeepSkill
#Marketing #BrandBuilding
Christoph Bauer
entrafin GmbH
#Investment #Management #Development
Sebastian Kawelke
L3montree
#AppDevelopment
You also want yourself as coach, mentor or Eepert in our HUBGRADE program? Feel free to get in touch here!
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“The accelerator program provided us with first-class support, which was decisive for our development towards market entry. In workshops and exchange with other startups in the hub, we were not only able to make important contacts, but also gained valuable know-how on the topics of branding, pricing and sales. In short, I recommend the program to any startup that is looking for a springboard to investment readiness!”

Jan-Philipp Koch

Co-Founder of Jobstonks
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“Thanks to the hub's expertise and resources, we were able to significantly advance our startup. The exchange with experienced founders and network partners gave us valuable impetus for our project.”

Stefan Nanzig

Co-Founder of Lenabo
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“The program has helped us to make big steps forward, primarily through workshops and positive exchange with other startups. The wide range of events and pitches also helped us to further develop our idea and establish new customer contacts. We can only recommend the program to every startup!”

Elias Perez

Founders of furnicorn
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“The program was a valuable experience! I enjoyed using the coworking space and being able to socialize during lunch breaks or events. The workshops were wide-ranging and the respective lecturers were consistently great. The hub team was and still has an open ear for any concerns after the program. There are lots of great options, you just have to implement them and really take the time to do it yourself :-). I think it also depends on how much added value the program offers. I'm happy that I'm still part of the community even after the program!”

Anna Ehlgen

Founder of Try It Out