Become the next NRW scaleup
Become part of our world-class scaleup community! Batch #4 is starting in March 2025. All information about the program and the application criteria can be found in our FAQs.
Application Criteria
Marketable product &
convinced customers
Your product is already on the market and is used by a significant number of customers. You are not (anymore) in a pure project business, but have an ongoing product business.
Exceptional &
diverse team
The most important positions in your team are filled and the skill set complements each other perfectly. In addition, your startup has at least 15 employees.
Necessary growth capital available
Your startup has sufficient growth capital through completed financing (≥1 million €) and own sales (≥0.5 million € per year).
Ambition for scaling, internationalization
Your startup based in NRW (UG, AG, GmbH, GmbH & Co.KG) not only has the potential and motivation to scale quickly, but also the ambition to internationalize.
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Du hast Fragen?
Du bist dir nicht sicher, ob das Programm zu dir passt? Du hast weitere Fragen? Schau gerne in unsere FAQs oder melde dich direkt bei unserem Scale-up-Team.