For the first time in its history, the European Commission is making direct investments of overall €178m into 42 startups from around the continent. Under the new European Innovation Council, companies from the EIC Accelerator Pilot are selected to receive between €500,000 and €15m, with ownership stakes ranging from 10% to 25%. There are currently…
Our recent Demo Day marked a worthy ending to our 2020 acceleration program. It’s time to say goodbye to our wonderful batch and say hello to the 2021 teams soon. After receiving over 100 promising applications we are now about to select and decide who will be joining our program running February – November next…
For the start, let me guide you through a thought experiment: Imagine you are riding a trolley. Suddenly, you see five people ahead standing on your track. You want to hit the brakes to avoid crashing into these people but realize that the trolley’s brakes aren’t working. You then happen to find yourself next to…
In part 1 of this blog series I shared a few key things that startups should be aware of when it comes to data protection. We covered cold calling, the privacy notice and cookies amongst others. Next let’s have a look at further aspects such as documentation that you should start thinking about. This is…
Young entrepreneurs tend to put data protection aside because it seems somewhat of a nuisance. But truth is: implementing data protection measures right at the early stage of your startup will be beneficial in the long run. Don’t do it like Delivery Hero who got one of the highest GDPR fines ever imposed in Germany…
All nations of the world face an existential threat as climate change and environmental degradation forge ahead. To overcome these challenges, the European Union (EU) developed the ‘Green Deal’, a strategy to make the EU’s economy more sustainable. The main points of the action plan include moving to a clean and circular economy, as well…
This month marks half-time of our 2020 accelerator program. As we reflected on the first quarter, we took stock of our learning curriculum and program highlights.
“We can achieve more together”, says Livia Zimermann, Co-Founder and CEO of Zero Waste Era. In an interview she explains why she decided to join the startup acceleration program High-Tech SeedLab and shares her biggest learnings from the past. She was the first founder to be interviewed for the blog-series ‘Lessons Learned of Startup Founders’.…
From the very beginning one of the goals of the High-Tech SeedLab was to establish the foundations of peer learning and support. For this reason, the blog-series “Lessons Learned of Startup Founders” features interviews with experienced founders from this year’s batch. They share their ups and downs, tricks and tips to motivate and inspire new…
The High-Tech SeedLab is a ten-month acceleration program that started in February 2020. In addition to a monthly grant of 1.500 € every team is assigned a startup coach who makes sure that the participants get the support and knowledge they need. The program also includes tailored workshops and at the end a demo day…