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HAUS OF STARTUPS
Practical notes on German startup programs, communities, and benefits, with links into the live directory.
2026-08-20
Haus lists 7 programs in Frankfurt. TechQuartier, HOLM, and LAUNCH Rhein-Main are the rooms with published terms; Accelerator Frankfurt now describes itself as advisory.
2026-08-13
Haus currently lists 8 programs and 9 communities in Leipzig, and 4 programs and 5 communities in Dresden. The rooms that matter have names, hours, and a reason tied to a lab, a grant file, or a Saxony buyer.
2026-08-06
The Haus benefits directory currently lists 15 published offers, including IONOS and Google Cloud credits plus SaaS discounts. Here is how to read those cards as a procurement list.
2026-07-23
The Deutscher Startup Monitor 2025 still puts Berlin first on survey share. Dealroom puts it first on ecosystem value. Munich is the university and patent counterweight, and the two metros have gotten closer on venture capital.
2026-07-09
Haus marks 307 of 310 active programs as equity-free. The fields that still cost you something are the fee, the months they expect, and whether a corporate partner can steer the work.
2026-06-18
Leave Berlin when the city costs more focus than it gives your company. Stay while you still need people nearby. Germany's own startup data already shows a wider map than the Ringbahn story.
2026-06-11
Airbus BizLab, hubraum, Wayra, DB mindbox, and STARTUP AUTOBAHN are listed on Haus as equity-free accelerators. Most of them are built around a corporate pilot, and none of those homepages publish a standard 6% batch deal.
2026-06-04
Of 310 active Haus programs in August 2026, nine are fully remote and 111 are hybrid. Berlin density is still real. Read the format line before you plan a move.
2026-05-28
EXIST-Women is a university pre-founding line. Grace Berlin pays a stipend. Women Start-Up is a free UnternehmerTUM room. The Migrant Accelerator is a 12-week batch.
2026-05-14
Most German accelerators take 0% equity because public money, universities, and corporate tracks pay for the room. That is common. You still have to read the time, the fee, and whether a partner can steer the product.
2026-04-23
On the August 2026 Haus dump, Düsseldorf has 9 programs, Dortmund 5, Essen 2, and Aachen 2. Cologne has 20 communities and only two program cards. Pick the city that already has your buyer or lab.
2026-04-09
Non-dilutive cash is a real part of Germany's early-stage stack. The paperwork is also real. Apply when you can name the milestone the money buys, and start the file with a university founding network if EXIST is the path.
2026-04-02
Haus lists 10 programs in Stuttgart and 9 in Karlsruhe. STARTUP AUTOBAHN is a corporate pilot platform. German Accelerator and KIT-Gründerschmiede are the other two doors.
2026-03-26
Haus lists 16 programs and 21 communities in Hamburg. Media Lift, Music WorX, Gamecity, and IFB InnoFounder still publish terms. Some older brand names have moved on.
2026-03-12
Useful founder rooms have a next date and the same people coming back. LinkedIn broadcasts. Germany's activity is wider than Berlin, and the rooms that work still behave like local infrastructure.
2026-02-26
Haus lists 20 communities in Cologne, behind only Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg. The city has two program cards. The useful product is cadence plus one industry track.
2026-02-19
Verified on Haus means we believe the organization is real and the core listing details look sound. Listings come from research and submissions, a person reviews them before they go live, and nobody can pay to climb the directory.
2026-02-05
Open is a live application window. Rolling means they read a file when it arrives. Haus puts both on the same status page, so you still need the official deadline.
2026-01-29
Haus lists 172 accelerators and 126 incubators. Duration, cash, and who you sit next to decide the year more reliably than the badge on the card.
2026-01-15
As of August 2026, 307 of 310 active programs on Haus are listed as equity-free. Here is what that usually means, and what you still need to check.