Scale fast with our award-winning accelerator program
Application Deadline:
07.10.2025
Program Start:
January 2026
Program end:
May 2026
Our startup program benefits
No equity, no shares
Personalized coaching and individualized mentorship
International pool of investors
Pilot projects and access to an extensive partner network
Enhanced brand visibility
Engaged ecosystem
Supportive community
Free admission or discounts to conferences and events
Office space for free and tech deals
up to 50,000€ in free funding
Startups accepted into our program will receive 6,000€ in free funding from us to help cover your living costs while you are attending our hybrid program. Additionally, there are prizes available for the best pitch and most sustainable idea at our Investors Day, which can bring your total of free money up to 50,000€.
our STARTUPs' MILESTONES
⌀ € 2.54 Mio
Average Investment Per Startup
87%
SpinLab Startups' Survival Rate
202
Startups Supported Since 2015
How to apply for our hybrid startup accelerator program
We are looking for startups in the field of energy, smart city/digital city, eHealth, and cross-functional industries.
You can apply in either Germanor English, but business-level fluency in at least one of these languages is required to participate in our startup accelerator program.
1. 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 the 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 the competitors? How do you make money?
Who are you (team)?
Action plan /Financial planning
2. 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.
Application Requirements
Nobody said it was easy. We're looking for the world's brightest and most driven entrepreneurs so we can help you smash your goals and elevate them to the next level. But we won't take just any old startup through our coveted doors. Check out the requirements below.
We expect all applying startups to have a complete founding team of 2-4 founders, with all crucial skill sets and necessary experience, already in place. Teams must have business level fluency in German OR English.
Your startup's idea and concept should be truly outstanding, unique, and most importantly, scalable. We're looking for companies that have the potential to be the next European Unicorn.
We're not looking for founders who want things to come to them easy. We're going to invest 100% into you, so we expect founders to have the passion, energy, willingness, and drive to make their startups come to life.
The SpinLab has a focus on startups that are developing concepts in the areas of eHealth, Smart City, and Energy and are somehow technology-based. Hardware, IoT, Apps, SaaS are some of the things we love!
Startups applying to our program can have closed financing rounds previously. As we don't take equity, there is no dilution for any shareholder.
We are proud to have been awarded multiple times as Europe's top-ranked startup accelerator
We help startups scale
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, Leipziger Gruppe, VNG, and AOK.
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.
Nothing is taken from your startup
We’re unique in the sense that we take ZERO 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.
Hybrid Program
We are located in Leipzig. During our focus weeks, please come to our headquarter to get the most out of our program. The rest of the program is online. We’re housed at Spinnerei in Leipzig, 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.
