March 2023
The Key Program Benefits
Access to Corporates & SMEs
demonstrate your innovation
Our Corporate Partners for the upcoming batch will be announced below soon.
Tailored Coaching and Mentoring
to tackle your roadblocks
By seasoned serial entrepreneurs, tech experts, business angels, venture capitalists, and experienced industry professionals
Free office Space
in the heart of Munich
We provide office space and support you on all matters of your business
Pitch at Ultimate Demo Day
where your next match is made!
Present your company in front of number of investors, business angels, and business representatives
Application Process
We offer a unique program to our start-ups – during the 20-week program, you will get intensive trainings and coaching on all kinds of business topics. During the program, we have presence phases once a month of 3-4 days in Munich with trainings and coachings, mentor meetings, pitch nights, and get-togethers.
- March 2023
- April 23, 2023April 23, 2023
Application Phase Closes
- Apr - May 2023Apr - May 2023
Selection Process
Pre-discussions with potential candidates
Pitch events with TechFounders & Corporate Partners
- June 2023June 2023
Decision
Communication of decision to applicants
- July 2023July 2023
Kick-off Batch #18
What kind of start-ups are we looking for?
Target Geographics
Globally
We accept applications from all around the world
Focus Topics
Solutions to Transform Industries
Please check out our current focus fields below
Target Stages
Seed/Series A
“Late” early stage companies that have at least a working prototype
Exceptional Team
True Gamechangers
We are looking for people who are driven and curious with a big vision
Batch #18 Pilot Project Partners & Focus Fields
Find here the Pilot Project Partners for the Batch #18 and the descriptions of the focus fields
Miele
Miele & Cie. KG is the world’s leading supplier of premium home appliances for kitchen, laundry, and floor care. In addition, Miele Professional offers laundry care, cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization solutions for commercial and medical applications. All product offerings are complemented by services – from customer service and cooperation to a wide range of innovation fields.
Sustainable Packaging Solutions
Volume-optimized reusable packaging solutions for industrial use and international shipping to avoid disposable packaging.
Primary Focus Technologies include:
- Sustainable packaging materials
- Deposit systems
- Tracker technologies
Smart Domestic Appliance Innovations
Connectivity technologies that can be adapted for household use/smart home environment.
Primary Focus Technologies include:
- Cooking Assistance Technologies
- Inventory Management
- Appliance Control
- UWB Technology
- Bluetooth & Wifi Connectivity
Foreign Object Detection
Foreign object detection innovations for the industrial environment to improve product quality and quality control processes.
Primary Focus Technologies include:
- Automated Quality Control
- Reliable Anomaly Detection
- Optical Sensors
WACKER
WACKER is a globally active company with state-of-the-art specialty chemical products found in countless everyday items, ranging from cosmetic powders to solar cells. WACKER’s portfolio includes over 3,200 products supplied in over 100 countries
Our Wildcard Focus Fields
TechFounders aspires to support technological development globally to ensure not just workplaces and sustainable economic growth, but more importantly a liveable planet for future generations. Therefore, we reserve additional wildcard spots for our exclusive program.
In the upcoming batch, TechFounders supports start-ups developing disruptive solutions in the fields listed below.
Wildcard spots include all of our usual benefits, such as:
intensive coaching and mentoring
access to potential partners within our vast network & a spot to pitch at our Demo Day
free office space and support & access to our high-tech workshop