GERMAN X for Startups

If we have aroused your interest or if you have any questions, we would be delighted if you contact us. You can join the service program whenever you are ready to start your journey. To get to know your startup a little better in advance, we encourage you to complete a questionnaire about your startup as well as attach your pitch deck. Your contact request will be reviewed as soon as possible, and we will respond to you via email at least within a week.

Before the actual service program starts, we will help you prepare for your new business journey within a 3 week preparation phase in your home country. There will be an initial discussion for determining your target country, expectations and objectives. Followed by a cultural crash course, we will identify your KPIs based on your individual company specific needs and challenges, as you are working on these KPIs during the service program. Therefore, a customized project schedule awaits you. The workshops and milestones for the coming weeks are set, and a status quo presentation is given before setting off abroad.

Once you have completed the preparation phase, you will head off to your chosen destination country. Your first week will be spent acclimatising and getting to know the new culture. During an onboarding day, you will be shown around your workspaces, get to know some local mentors and, with the help of your advisor, settle into the country and the environment.

The core of the journey comprises the development of 10 individually defined KPIs. In 10 weeks, we work on these 10 KPIs to achieve 10 different goals with 10 mentors, acquired through 10 workshops. The goal is to shape and develop your business model and product for the target country. Through 1:1 coaching sessions, intensive mentoring can be provided, complemented by workshops on selected and relevant topics. During this time, we bring you together with potential customers, corporates, business angels, venture capitalists, experienced industry professionals, tech experts and many other valuable personalities.

At the end of the service program we will organize an investors dinner, which should give you the opportunity to exchange with potential investors. Finally, you will  pitch in front of a minimum of 10 global investors or corporates who will provide feedback on your idea in your target country. On the one hand, this Demo Day is designed to celebrate your accomplishments and expand your network of investors and partners in the local ecosystem, on the other hand it aims to get one of the investors or corporates as a high-class customer or investor.

Our support does not end after the completion of the program. Together with our extensive network we will continue to support your journey and create a follow up plan, if you want to. This will help you to grow further and gain a sustainable foothold in the target country and the new market.