February 12, 2025

INCUBATOR Program

Take off with your business idea!

Take off with your idea

In the garage33 Incubator, we help you to validate your solution idea in a continuous program and prepare you optimally for applying for grants.

Target group:

Individuals & teams with first validated customer problem

Format:

Batch of 7 workshops
(German | DE)

Batch #3:

3 months
Start: 2025

Contents

Incubator workshops

The garage33 Incubator starts with the existing customer problem of your idea and brings you a big step closer to your goal of founding a start-up.

In 4-hour workshops, we prepare you and your idea to achieve the Problem-Solution-Fit and seamlessly apply for grants such as the Gründerstipendium.NRW or EXIST Gründerstipendium.

Kickoff & Welcome Pitches
Competition & USP
Market Opportunities
How to pitch
Team Development
Peer Pitches
Pricing
Incubator Pitch Day

Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity - not a threat.

Steve Jobs

Incubator #1 Pitch Day

Your advantages

Support programs

You will be prepared to apply for scholarships such as the Gründerstipendium.NRW or EXIST Gründerstipendium

Pitch & Financial Model

You will create a professional pitch deck and an initial financial model for your idea and pitch your idea in front of a jury and an audience

Network

You get access to our garage33 ecosystem, consisting of business angels, venture capitalists and alumni start-ups, among others

Certificate

The garage33 Incubator is part of the garage33 start-up certificate

Graduates of the garage33 Accelerator #2

FAQ about the application

Find answers to the most frequently asked questions here. Is something still unclear? Get in touch with our team and we'll be happy to help you!

Who is the garage33 Incubator for?

The garage33 Incubator is the right place for you if you have identified an existing problem with a target group, either on your own or as part of a team, and validated it in early stages through discussions with customers. An initial idea for a solution is also required.

What program is the garage33 Incubator based on?

The garage33 Incubator is a seamless continuation of our programs in the pre-incubation phase: Ideas Workshop, Find your Idea, Prototype your PhD, Top Talent Program, Start-up Bootcamp or Call for Ideas. 

Following our teaching modules such as SIGMA, Entrepreneurial Business Planning, Practical Seminar: Innovation in SMEs (I & II), Corporate Entrepreneurship (I & II) or Social Entrepreneurship, the garage33 Incubator is the right step. 

Does my entire team have to attend all appointments?

No. It is important that at least one person from your team is present at each meeting. This leaves enough time for operational business. The workshops take place on site at garage33. 

Application

Enter your contact details here and you will be the first to be informed about the start of Batch #3. We look forward to hearing from you.

    Contact us

    Our qualification team will help you with all questions about our garage33 Incubator program.

    Patrick Mehnert

    Head of Qualification
    patrick.mehnert(at)upb.de
    Tel.: 05251 60 2922

    Jacqueline Feldmann

    Qualification jacqueline.feldmann(at)upb.de Phone: 05251 60 4652