Build your hardware startup in the heart of Berlin. Join Berlin’s only 100% hardtech-focused accelerator. No equity taken.
Deadline
Application Window
Closes May 10th
Up to €200,000 in funding (€2,500/month cash + €28,600 in-kind per founder).
We take 0% equity. You keep 100% ownership of your company.
Direct access to multi-million euro machinery, from CNC milling to cleanrooms across 2 campuses.
A structured 9-month path from a lab bench idea to a validated prototype.
If you are building a physical product —
robotics, advanced materials, IoT, industrial hardware, or quantum tech
— and you are somewhere between a first idea and an early prototype, this programme is for you.
At the earliest stages your three real risks are engineering feasibility, component integration, and proving your technology actually works.
Most accelerators cannot help with any of these.
We are built for exactly this.
"Stop outsourcing your early iterations."
Live Operations
Industrial infrastructure to move from concept to validated prototype.
Daily iteration with professional SLA, SLS, and FDM technology from Prusa Research, Formlabs, and Markforged.
5-axis CNC milling and high-end laser cutting for aluminum, brass, and stainless steel.
Full custom PCB lab by Würth Elektronik for board design and assembly (TRL 1 to TRL 4).
Direct integration with 247TailorSteel, Ferrum Lasercut, Makerverse, and PCBWay.
Industrial Design support from our ecosystem partners Pilotfish and WINT Design Lab.
On-site access to industrial materials—zero procurement delays for wood, metal, and plastic.
Expert-led support to de-risk your business, legal, and leadership foundations.
Hardtech is defined by its defensibility. We provide direct access to top-tier patent attorneys to ensure your innovations are protected.
Patent Landscaping
Competitive audit in your domain.
Legal Terms
Founding and investment consultation.
We provide the non-dilutive capital and the high-stakes platform you need to close your next institutional round.
Direct intros to hardware-focused VCs and family offices worldwide. We bridge the gap to your Series A.
Market entry support and soft-landing packages for US, Asian, and European industrial hubs.
Our flagship event in Berlin. Present your validated technology to 400+ industrial leaders and VCs.
Resolve core engineering and market unknowns. Lay the strategic and IP groundwork.
Integrate components into a working assembly and prove technology. Start building your story.
Refining design for manufacturability (DFM). Preparing for regulatory certifications and supply chain scale.
"The lab access changed our iteration speed by 4x. We went from CAD designs to physical stress tests in hours, not weeks."
Finn von Westernhagen
Founder & CEO, red arrow tech
"Zero equity and 120k grant gave us the runway to focus solely on the technical validation that VCs were demanding."
Szilvia Turi
founder & CEO, redivivum tech
"IP support was the most valuable part. We filed three key patents before Demo Day with their legal team's help."
Silvain Toromanoff
founder & CTO, neocarbon
Lab-bench idea to early prototype.
Based in or relocating to Berlin.
Hardware nerds who value grit over hype.
Tell us about your tech and the physical challenge you're solving.
A technical deep-dive into your prototype roadmap.
Batch 5 starts 15 June 2026
Batch 5 Cohort starts June 2026. Join Berlin's most hands-on hardtech infrastructure.