Why
Fast-track your climate-tech solution into Germany's healthcare backbone
Join Green Health Accelerator to validate your technology, secure pilot partners, and scale your impact in the healthcare market.
A six-month hybrid, equity-free accelerator.
Our Benefits
Why Your Impact Startup Needs This Program
Market Access & Customer Validation
- Break into Germany’s €498 billion healthcare infrastructure market
- Validate your solution with healthcare facility operators
- Transform pilots into infrastructure partnerships
Competitive Advantage & Product Development
- Get healthcare facility-ready faster than competitors
- Access exclusive healthcare infrastructure testbeds
- Build credibility in a trust-dependent infrastructure market
Strategic Business Development
- Develop healthcare facility-specific value propositions
- Master healthcare procurement and supply chain cycles
- Scale beyond healthcare to regulated facility markets
Healthcare Infrastructure-Specific Advantages
- Target the backbone of healthcare delivery
- Address massive infrastructure investment backlog
- Capitalize on healthcare digitalization push
Impact Amplification
- Maximize environmental impact through healthcare infrastructure
- Create systemic change in healthcare operations
- Build sustainable infrastructure business models
Market Segment Clarification
- Focus on healthcare’s operational backbone
- Serve the €43 billion healthcare infrastructure market
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Our Benefits
Why Your Impact Startup
Needs This Program
Customer Validation
Break into Germany’s €200+ billion non-patient healthcare service market
Validate your solution with healthcare facility operators
Transform pilots into infrastructure partnerships
Competitive Advantage &
Product Development
Get healthcare facility-ready faster than competitors
Access exclusive healthcare infrastructure testbeds
Build credibility in a trust-dependent infrastructure market
Strategic Business
Development
Develop healthcare facility-specific value propositions
Master healthcare procurement and supply chain cycles
Scale beyond healthcare to regulated facility markets
Healthcare Infrastructure-
Specific Advantages
Target the backbone of healthcare delivery
Address massive infrastructure investment backlog
Capitalize on healthcare digitalization push
Program Structure
Your Journey,
Step by Step
Application period
Start your application right now and complete until July 30th.
3 months Healthcare Business Development (Sep-Nov)
– In-person kick-off bootcamp September 17-19
– Individual coaching
– Online Academy
– Strategic networking events and industry connections
3 months Pilot Project with healthcare company (Dec-Feb)
– Collaborate directly with key stakeholders and decision-makers in healthcare companies (both online and on-site)
– Product development in an exclusive healthcare infrastructure testbed
– Expert coaching in professional customer engagement and project management
– Validate your product and convert your pilot partner into a paying customer
Demo Day and Investor Outreach after completing the program
– Pitch your solution to relevant customers and investors
– Showcase your product at key industry events
– Build connections throughout the healthcare ecosystem
Program Timeline
Your Journey, Step by Step
Time Investment
Your Commitment
Application: 1+ hour application forms and 45 minutes selection interview (online)
In-person workshop: 3 days workshop in Brandenburg September (expenses reimbursed)
Online program (10 weeks): 2-4 hours weekly for online workshops and individual coaching (10 weeks)
Online Academy: your individual time required to complete your Go-To-Market Strategy
Pilot (3 months): Online & onsite – dedicated time for your pilot project with a healthcare customer, product development in a testbed, and customized coaching from industry experts
1
F6S profile: Create an F6S profile (if you don’t already have one): Provide details about your company, product, team, customers, and funding status. You can also upload your pitch deck. (20-30 minutes)
2
Questionnaire: Complete a brief questionnaire about your impact startup and how your product fits with our program. (30-60 minutes)
3
Interview: Mark your calendar: We will conduct 45-minute selection interviews 1 week after the application phase closes.
4
Selection: 20 companies will be selected.
5
Contract and Onboarding: Sign your contract and complete declarations regarding your company’s impact regulation and de-minimis status (End of August)
6
Plan your Travel: Clear your schedule and plan your travel to the kick-off bootcamp in Brandenburg from September 17-19
7
Begin in September: Get to know your coaches and start the program with Online Academy and online workshops
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Who Can Join
Selection Criteria
for Startups
Green Health Accelerator welcomes mission-driven, early-to-growth-stage companies whose core activities align with both climate impact and social-business principles
Criteria Checklist
- Startups active in Food & Waste Management, Smart Building & Energy, Mobility & Logistics and Circularity
- Startups that provide solutions to reduce CO2 emissions
- Companies with a primary mission to generate positive social or environmental impact
- Company is or will be registered in Germany
- Company is run according to impact values
- Company is max. 5 years old (up to 10 years old in specific cases)
- Company is independent
- Revenue less than 50M EUR
- Less than 50 employees
- Less than 220 - 240k EUR public de-minimis funding received so far
FAQ
Got Questions?
We Guide You Through
Is this program free of cost?
The program is fully publicly funded, meaning there is no cost to participants and no equity taken.
What do you mean with €1k grant? Will we receive funding?
While there is no dedicated funding, each participating startup will receive a 1.000+ EUR budget including valuable conference passes, accommodation and travel cost.
What documents do I need to prepare?
We will need your pitch deck only. You can provide a video as well. You do not need a business plan, pitch deck, or financial projections.
How long is the application form?
We would expect a time invest to complete the original f6s startup profile to take between 20 and 30 minutes. If you already have a profile it will be 5 minutes to update and upload your current pitch deck. Our own questionnaire your fit to the program will take about 20-30 minutes to complete.
What specific information about my team, product, and traction do I need?
We will need to know when and where your company was incorporated and about your status of tech, product, market-entry, customers and funding.
How competitive is the selection process?
We will select about 20 startups for the first cohort out of 24-32 shortlisted startups. 8 of the best startups joining the program will progress to the pilot stage.
What happens after I submit my application?
Our jury of industry experts will evaluate your application and select a shortlist beginning in August. Our coaches will conduct 30-minute selection interviews from August 7-12. We will inform you about our decision until Aug 15.
What stage of development should my startup be at?
Your technology should be beyond the proof-of-concept stage and ready for minimal deployment within 3 months. Your financial runway should also extend for at least 6 months.
Do I meet the eligibility criteria?
We seek Social Businesses (Impact Startups) that provide solutions to reach carbon neutrality in the future. We accept companies (SMEs) registered in Germany that qualify as social business and are less than 5 years old, though we may consider businesses up to 10 years old in specific cases. Your previous public funding should not exceed the de-minimis value of 220-240k EUR (Please check next section for details.)
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