Equity-free
Equity-free startup programs in Germany
As of September 2026, Haus of Startups lists 311 equity-free programs across Germany. These are listings marked 0% equity - useful when you want support without dilution. Always double-check terms on the program page.
10 Week Sprint
NXT LEVEL ACCELERATOR
10-Week Startup Bootcamp
BERLIN STARTUP SCHOOL
AI Accelerator
BERLIN STARTUP SCHOOL
MediaTech Hub Accelerator
MediaTech Hub Potsdam
5-HT Accelerator
5-HT Accelerator
Accelerator Frankfurt
Accelerator Frankfurt
AI Founders (by Campus Founders)
AI Founders (by Campus Founders)
AI NATION
AI NATION
AI Village
AI Village
Airbus BizLab
Airbus BizLab
Alchemist Accelerator
Alchemist Accelerator
Alte Schlosserei - Aschaffenburg
Alte Schlosserei - Aschaffenburg
ANsWERK
ANsWERK
Areal Digital - Leipheim
Areal Digital - Leipheim
Arise Accelerator
Arise Accelerator
ATHENE SpeedUpSecure
ATHENE SpeedUpSecure
Avant Now Accelerator
Avant Now Accelerator
AXEL Energy Accelerator
AXEL Energy Accelerator
BadenCampus Accelerator
BadenCampus Accelerator
Balctic Incubator
Balctic Incubator
Bayer HealthCare CoLaborator
Bayer HealthCare CoLaborator
BayStartUP
BayStartUP
BE>FUTURE
BE>FUTURE
Bergsteiger Accelerator
Bergsteiger Accelerator
Berlin Startup School Accelerator
Berlin Startup School Accelerator
Berliner Startup Stipendium "Science & Startups for Democratic Resilience"
Science & Startups
BioM Qlab
BioM Qlab
Black Forest Innovation
Black Forest Innovation
Block.IS
Block.IS
BMW Startup Garage
BMW Startup Garage
boOst Startup Factory
boOst Startup Factory
borek.digital
borek.digital
BRIGK
BRIGK
BRYCK
BRYCK
CESAH
CESAH
Circular Valley
Circular Valley
CISPA (by Helmholtz Gesellschaft)
CISPA (by Helmholtz Gesellschaft)
Climate Founders
Climate Founders
Comdirect Startup Garage
Comdirect Startup Garage
CONTENTshift-Accelerator
CONTENTshift-Accelerator
Cube 5
Cube 5
Cyber Innovation Hub
Cyber Innovation Hub
CyberForum
CyberForum
CyberLab
CyberLab
CyberLab Accelerator
CyberLab Accelerator
DB mindbox
DB mindbox
de:hub Mannheim-Ludwigshafen
de:hub Mannheim-Ludwigshafen
de:hub Saarbrücken
de:hub Saarbrücken
DesignFarm berlin
DesignFarm berlin
DigiHub Düsseldorf Rheinland
DigiHub Düsseldorf Rheinland
Digital Hub Logistic Hamburg
Digital Hub Logistic Hamburg
Digital Hub Logistics Dortmund
Digital Hub Logistics Dortmund
Digital Hub münsterLAND
Digital Hub münsterLAND
Digitale Gründerinitiative Oberpfalz (DGO)
Digitale Gründerinitiative Oberpfalz (DGO)
Digitale Gründerzentren Cham (IGZ)
Digitale Gründerzentren Cham (IGZ)
Digitales Gründerzentrum Parsberg-Lupburg
Digitales Gründerzentrum Parsberg-Lupburg
Digitales Zentrum Schwaben (DZ.S)
Digitales Zentrum Schwaben (DZ.S)
digitalHUB Aachen
digitalHUB Aachen
DIGITALHUB Aachen Incubator Programme
DIGITALHUB Aachen Incubator Programme
DIGITALHUB.DE
DIGITALHUB.DE
DLR_Startup Factory
DLR_Startup Factory
DOaccelerate
DOaccelerate
dresden|exists
dresden|exists
Earlybird Vision Lab
Earlybird Vision Lab
East Side Fab
East Side Fab
EcoGPact
EcoGPact
EDEKA StartHub
EDEKA StartHub
Einstein1 Gründerzentrum Oberfranken
Einstein1 Gründerzentrum Oberfranken
EIT Digital Accelerator
EIT Digital Accelerator
EIT Food Accelerator Network
EIT Food Accelerator Network
EIT Health Accelerator
EIT Health Accelerator
ElevateHER
ElevateHER
ELSA - Entrepreneurial Life Science Accelerator
ELSA - Entrepreneurial Life Science Accelerator
Empower Now (SEND)
Empower Now (SEND)
ENTEGA Startup-Programm
ENTEGA Startup-Programm
ERGO ScaleHub
ERGO ScaleHub
ESA BIC Bavaria
ESA BIC Bavaria
ESA BIC North Rhine-Westphalia
ESA BIC North Rhine-Westphalia
Excite Lab Dresden
Excite Lab Dresden
EXIST-Women
EXIST-Women
Exzellenz Start-up Center NRW
Exzellenz Start-up Center NRW
Fablab Magdeburg
Fablab Magdeburg
FabLab Münster
FabLab Münster
FCAS Accelerator Programm
FCAS Accelerator Programm
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Startup Center
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Startup Center
Finance Accelerator
Finance Accelerator
Flying Health
Flying Health
Food Campus Berlin
Food Campus Berlin
Foodlab Accelerator
Foodlab Accelerator
Founders Bay Accelerator
Founders Bay Accelerator
Founders Foundation
Founders Foundation
FOUNDERS LEAGUE Residency
FOUNDERS LEAGUE
Fraunhofer Venture CoLab
Fraunhofer Venture CoLab
Futury Hessen
Futury Hessen
Gamecity Hamburg
Gamecity Hamburg
Garage33
Garage33
gate Garching
gate - Garchinger Technologie- und Gründerzentrum GmbH
Gateway Factory
Gateway Factory
GATEWAY49
GATEWAY49
German Accelerator
German Accelerator
GERMANTECH
GERMANTECH
Gipfelsprint
Gipfelsprint
Global Startup Program (by Infineon)
Global Startup Program (by Infineon)
GO Start-up Zentrum Oldenburg
GO Start-up Zentrum Oldenburg
GOe FUTURE
GOe FUTURE
Google for Startups
Google for Startups
Grace Berlin Accelerator
Grace Accelerator
GROUNDBREAKERS Accelerator
GROUNDBREAKERS
GROW in RLP
GROW in RLP
Growth Alliance Accelerator Program
Growth Alliance
Gründerschmiede Remscheid
Gründerschmiede Remscheid
Gründerwerkstatt Würzburg
Gründerwerkstatt Würzburg
Gründerzentrum Niederbayern (GZDN)
Gründerzentrum Niederbayern (GZDN)
Gründerzentrum ST@RT HÜRTH
Gründerzentrum ST@RT HÜRTH
GründES
GründES
Gründungs- und Innovationszentrum (GIZ)
Gründungs- und Innovationszentrum (GIZ)
Gründungsfabrik Rheingau
Gründungsfabrik Rheingau
Grünhof - Social Innovation Lab
Grünhof - Social Innovation Lab
H2UB
H2UB
Hardtech Innovation Accelerator
MotionLab.Berlin
Health + IT Campus Magdeburg
Health + IT Campus Magdeburg
Heidelberg Technology Park
Heidelberg Technology Park
Heraeus Accelerator
Heraeus Accelerator
HHL DIGITAL SPACE
HHL DIGITAL SPACE
HHL Gründerinnen-Initiative
HHL Gründerinnen-Initiative
High-Tech NRW
High-Tech NRW
hip Heidelberg
hip Heidelberg
hoi Startup Factory
hoi Startup Factory
House of Logistics & Mobility (HOLM)
House of Logistics & Mobility (HOLM)
HPI Engine Founder Studio
HPI Engine
HPI Engine Incubator
HPI Engine
HTI Accelerator
HTI Accelerator Oldenburg
HTIA-Incubator und -Accelerator
HTIA-Incubator und -Accelerator
Hub:raum (by Deutsche Telekom)
Hub:raum (by Deutsche Telekom)
hubitation
hubitation
Human Connector Incubator
Kontakt Kollektiv
Hydro X (by Impact Hub)
Hydro X (by Impact Hub)
Ignition
Ignition
Impact Factory
Impact Factory
Impact Hub Berlin
Impact Hub Berlin
Impact Hub Karlsruhe
Impact Hub Karlsruhe
Impact Hub Leipzig
Impact Hub Leipzig
Impact Hub Stuttgart
Impact Hub Stuttgart
INAM Berlin
INAM Berlin
Incubator Village Beeskow
Incubator Village Beeskow
Infineon Startup Cooperation
Infineon Startup Cooperation
Inklupreneur Rheinland
Inklupreneur Rheinland
Inno Founder (by IFB)
Inno Founder (by IFB)
inno-X MV
inno-X MV
innoclub
innoclub
InnovationPort Wismar
InnovationPort Wismar
Innovationszentrum Hamm (IZH)
Innovationszentrum Hamm (IZH)
InsurLab Germany
InsurLab Germany
InsurTech Hub Munich
InsurTech Hub Munich
JUNIOR Programme
JUNIOR Programme
K.I.E.Z. AI
K.I.E.Z. AI
Kaufland Innovation Hub
Kaufland Innovation Hub
KI Lab Heidelberg
KI Lab Heidelberg
KI-Garage
KI-Garage
Kilometer 1 Hub
Kilometer 1 Hub
KIT Gründer Schmiede
KIT Gründer Schmiede
L&R Accelerator Program
L&R Accelerator Program
Lab4Land-Accelerator
Lab4Land-Accelerator
LaborX Hamburg
LaborX Hamburg
LAGARDE1
LAGARDE1
Life Science Accelerator BW
Life Science Accelerator BW
Life Science Zentrum Mainz (LZM)
Life Science Zentrum Mainz (LZM)
LOVEDIS Accelerator
LOVEDIS
Lufthansa Innovation Hub
Lufthansa Innovation Hub
M.TECH ACCELERATOR
M.TECH ACCELERATOR
MakerPort Stralsund
MakerPort Stralsund
Makerspace Esslingen
Makerspace Esslingen
Max Planck Startup Accelerator
Max Planck Startup Accelerator
MAX!mize
MAX!mize
Media Lab Bayern
Media Lab Bayern
Media Startup Fellowship
Media Startup Fellowship
Media-Saturn SPACELAB
Media-Saturn SPACELAB
Medical Forge Leipzig
Medical Forge Leipzig
Medical Innovations Incubator
Medical Innovations Incubator
Merck Accelerator
Merck Accelerator
MeVis Startups
MeVis Startups
move+ Accelerator
move+ Accelerator
MPF Start-up School
MPF Start-up School
Munich Innovation Ecosystem
Munich Innovation Ecosystem
MusicWorX Accelerator
MusicWorX Accelerator
Next Commerce Accelerator - NCA
Next Commerce Accelerator - NCA
NEXT MANNHEIM
NEXT MANNHEIM
Next Media Accelerator (NMA)
Next Media Accelerator (NMA)
Next.Generation Inkubator
Körber-Stiftung / Körber Start-Hub
nextMedia.Hamburg
nextMedia.Hamburg
NOW2NEXT
NOW2NEXT
NXTGN Stuttgart
NXTGN Stuttgart
OHA - Osnabrück Healthcare Accelerator
OHA - Osnabrück Healthcare Accelerator
ONE SMALL STEP
ONE SMALL STEP
Open Innovation Lab
Open Innovation Lab
Palladion Defence Accelerator
Palladion Defence Accelerator
ProVeg Incubator
ProVeg Incubator
Reaktor. Wildau
Reaktor. Wildau
RESPOND Accelerator
RESPOND Accelerator
REWE Startup Hub
REWE Startup Hub
RheinMain StartUpLabs
RheinMain StartUpLabs
RISING
RISING
RootCamp
RootCamp
Ruhrvalley Start-up Campus
Ruhrvalley Start-up Campus
ryon
ryon
Sandbox Accelerator
Sandbox Accelerator
Scale-up.NRW
Scale-up.NRW
Seedhouse Accelerator
Seedhouse Accelerator
SevenAccelerator
SevenAccelerator
SIBB Incubator
SIBB
SIBB Startups Berlin
SIBB Startups Berlin
Siemens Cre8Ventures
Siemens Cre8Ventures
Siemens for Startups
Siemens for Startups
Siemens StartupBlink
Siemens StartupBlink
SINGA Deutschland
SINGA Deutschland
SMART > GREEN ACCELERATOR
SMART > GREEN ACCELERATOR
Smart Infrastructure Hub
Smart Infrastructure Hub
Smart Systems Hub Dresden
Smart Systems Hub Dresden
SmartHectar Innovation
SmartHectar Innovation
SMILE
SMILE
SNIC Life Science Inkubator
SNIC Life Science Inkubator
Social Impact Lab
Social Impact Lab
Social Impact Lab Beelitz
Social Impact Lab Beelitz
Social Impact Lab Berlin
Social Impact Lab Berlin
Social Impact Lab Bremen
Social Impact Lab Bremen
Social Impact Lab Frankfurt a. M.
Social Impact Lab Frankfurt a. M.
Social Impact Lab Hamburg
Social Impact Lab Hamburg
Social Impact Lab Leipzig
Social Impact Lab Leipzig
Social Impact Lab München
Social Impact Lab München
Social Impact Lab Potsdam
Social Impact Lab Potsdam
Social Impact Lab Stegelitz
Social Impact Lab Stegelitz
Social Impact Lab Stuttgart
Social Impact Lab Stuttgart
Social Startup-Hub Bayern
Social Startup-Hub Bayern
SPACE - STARTUPLAB Hochschule Mannheim
SPACE - STARTUPLAB Hochschule Mannheim
Sparkassen Innovation Hub
Sparkassen Innovation Hub
SpielFabrique
SpielFabrique
SpinLab
SpinLab
Star-a-Factory
Star-a-Factory
Starburst
Starburst
Starburst Global Accelerator
Starburst Global Accelerator
Start-up Hub Eastern Bavaria
Start-up Hub Eastern Bavaria
start.smart.connect.Kaiserslautern
start.smart.connect.Kaiserslautern
Start2
Start2
Starthouse Spessart - Gründerzentrum Lohr am Main
Starthouse Spessart - Gründerzentrum Lohr am Main
StartMiUp Factory Sustainable Life
StartMiUp Factory Sustainable Life
Startport
Startport
startport Accelerator
startport Accelerator
Startpunkt57
Startpunkt57
Startup Academy Wachstum und Innovation (W.IN)
Startup Academy Wachstum und Innovation (W.IN)
Startup Autobahn (by Plug and Play)
Startup Autobahn (by Plug and Play)
Startup Elevator Saxony-Anhalt
Startup Elevator Saxony-Anhalt
Startup Factory Hamburg
Startup Factory Hamburg
Startup Factory OWL
Startup Factory OWL
StartUp Mom
StartUp Mom
Startup Port @TUHH
Startup Port @TUHH
Startup Teens
Startup Teens
Startup Village Jülich
Startup Village Jülich
Startupbootcamp
Startupbootcamp
StartUpLab@University Jena
StartUpLab@University Jena
StartupSÜD
StartupSÜD
Stellwerk18
Stellwerk18
T!Raum - transPORT
T!Raum - transPORT
TechFounders
TechFounders
TechFounders Accelerator
TechFounders Accelerator
TechHub.K67
TechHub.K67
Technologiefabrik Karlsruhe
Technologiefabrik Karlsruhe
Technologiepark Heidelberg
Technologiepark Heidelberg
TechnologieZentrum Dortmund (TZDO)
TechnologieZentrum Dortmund (TZDO)
TechQuartier
TechQuartier
Techstars Berlin Accelerator
Techstars Berlin Accelerator
techstarter.edeka
techstarter.edeka
TexTech Startup Challenge
TexTech Startup Challenge
The Migrant Accelerator
The Migrant Accelerator
theBarn
theBarn
ThEX Innovation
ThEX Innovation
ThEx Thüringen
ThEx Thüringen
Thüringer Innovationszentrum Jena
Thüringer Innovationszentrum Jena
TRIP - Thuringian Regional Innovation Program
TRIP - Thuringian Regional Innovation Program
Unicorn Academy by CGI
Unicorn Academy by CGI
UNITE Berlin‑Brandenburg
UNITE Berlin‑Brandenburg
UnternehmerTUM
UnternehmerTUM
Up2B
Up2B
UPB Start-up Center
UPB Start-up Center
Venture Villa
Venture Villa
Veolia U-START
Veolia U-START
Vision Health Pioneers Incubator
Vision Health Pioneers Incubator
Vodafone Uplift
Vodafone Uplift
Voilà - die Start-up-Arena
Voilà - die Start-up-Arena
Wayra
Wayra
Weconomy
Wissensfabrik - Unternehmen für Deutschland e.V.
Weinberg Campus Accelerator
Weinberg Campus Accelerator
WERK X Startup Inkubator Bochum
WERK X Startup Inkubator Bochum
WERK1
WERK1
WFP Innovation Accelerator
WFP Innovation Accelerator
WISTA - A² Accelerators
WISTA - A² Accelerators
Witeno Greifswald
Witeno Greifswald
Women Start-Up (by UnternehmerTUM)
Women Start-Up (by UnternehmerTUM)
Würzburg-Schweinfurt Startup Service
Würzburg-Schweinfurt Startup Service
xdeck Accelerator
xdeck
xLab
xLab
XPLORE Freerider
XPLORE Freerider
XPLORE Market Pioneer
XPLORE Market Pioneer
XPLORE Venture Creator
XPLORE Venture Creator
XPRENEURS
XPRENEURS
YES! - Young Economic Summit
YES! - Young Economic Summit
Z LAB
Z LAB
ZDI Mainfranken
ZDI Mainfranken
Zeiss Innovation Hub @ KIT
Zeiss Innovation Hub @ KIT
ZOHO Factory
ZOHO Factory
ZOLLHOF Incubation Program
ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator
Zukunft.Coburg.Digital
Zukunft.Coburg.Digital