We track 5 organisations in this sector across 4+ countries.
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Founded 2013. Talent incubator that forms teams and builds startups from idea stage in a 6-month program, with up to EUR 100K pre-seed from its fund. Expanded to multiple European cities; reports 78% survival across 40+ companies. Scope: International.
German Accelerator is a non-equity programme launched in 2012, financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, that helps high-potential German startups expand into international markets. Starting with a Silicon Valley office in 2012, it expanded to New York (2014), Boston (2016, with a life sciences focus), and Singapore (2018), and has supported over 600 startups that have collectively raised more than $13.5 billion in funding. The programme provides individually tailored workshops, expert mentorship, and access to investor networks at no equity cost to participants.
Lanzadera is a philanthropic, non-equity startup accelerator founded in 2013 by Juan Roig, chairman of Mercadona — Spain's largest supermarket chain — and housed at Marina de Empresas, a 10,000 m² entrepreneurship campus on Valencia's port that also hosts EDEM Business School and Angels Capital. The programme admits roughly 120 startups per cohort across two annual intakes and four maturity tracks (Start, Traction, Growth and Scale Up), each running a minimum of six months. Rather than taking equity, Lanzadera offers flexible loans from €1,000 up to €500,000 at favourable terms, alongside a dedicated project director, mentorship, training grounded in Mercadona's Total Quality Model, and access to Angels Capital. Since 2013 it has accelerated over 1,700 companies and recorded 19 exits including the IPO of Place to Plug; the Financial Times ranked it the #1 startup hub in Spain and #7 in Europe in 2025. Notable alumni include Paack, encrypted-cloud provider Internxt, pet-health platform Barkibu, eSIM provider Holafly and robotics startup Keybotic (acquired by defence-AI firm Helsing in 2026).
Spring 2026 application windows for Rockstart domain programs (including energy, agrifood, and emerging tech) with initial investment and follow-on funding pathways. Programs are opening through March 2026 with track-specific deadlines.
Wingman Ventures was a Zurich-based pre-seed venture capital firm founded in 2019, known for closing what was described as Europe's largest debut seed fund at that stage. The firm backed founders across B2B software, industrial tech, robotics, and climate tech, with notable exits including Insightness (acquired by Sony) and Bring! Labs (acquired by Swiss Post). In February 2024 the firm rebranded as Founderful and launched a Fund II targeting $120 million, with typical check sizes of $1–2 million.