StartUpConnect Phase 1 - Evaluation

Turn your telecom research into a working demonstrator For research teams at German universities and research institutions who want to see what their technology can do outside of the lab. Twelve months to prove technical feasibility and shape a business case, funded with up to €800,000 through the StartUpConnect program.

You work at a university or non-university research institution. Based abroad? You need a research facility in Germany by the time the grant is paid out. Your research is in telecommunications technology, for example wireless, 6G, Open RAN, optical, or RF. You want to found a company based on it, but you have not founded yet. You have not taken part in StartUpSecure. Results will be used within Germany, the EEA, or Switzerland.