Incubator

Ignition

from pilot
to market readiness

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Check if this is the right program for you

  • Target point at the beginning of the program: You are ready to go into a pilot phase with pilot customers.
  • Goal at the end of the program: You are prepared to the point where you can achieve market readiness.
  • Previous programs: e.g. EXIST, Hessen-Ideen-Stipendium, AI Startup Rising Startup Competition or Lean AI Startup Funding, …
  • Follow-up program: AI Startup Rising’s accelerator program.

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What you need
to apply

By April 17, 2023 at 11:59pm, you will submit a pitch presentation as a PDF or PowerPoint presentation. On a maximum of 8 slides, you will present your startup based on the following outline:

  1. Team: Who is in the founding team or advisory board and what is your legal form?
  2. Vision and impact: What problem are you addressing and what is your approach to solving it? What impact and benefit will result if you are successful?
  3. Innovation and USP: What is innovative about your startup? How can you stand out from existing solutions?
  4. AI usage: In what ways are you using machine learning, data science, or AI?
  5. Target groups and market: Who benefits from your solution and how large is the market volume?
  6. Business model: What is your business model?
  7. Development to date and status quo: What have you already developed, which programs have you participated in so far and what is the current status?
  8. Pilot phase to market maturity: How do you want to use the incubator program? Where are your needs and what is particularly relevant for your next development step?

Application

The application deadline ended April 17, 2023.