Your early-stage investor and startup accelerator from Walldorf

We catapult your B2B high-tech startup into the fast lane in the early phase - with our support in fundraising, sales and all other challenges that you encounter along the way. As a StartupBW pre-seed support partner and long-standing accelerator, we know and understand the startup business and can help you where you need us: as a co-investor, early-stage investor and, above all, as a sparring partner. 

Want to take the leap to the next level? Send us your pitch deck and off you go!

Our success is the success of our start-ups!

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of our portfolio startups have completed a seed round

our startups have raised in investment since 2019

Companies as potential customers for our portfolio start-ups

What start-ups say about us

How we support you

Our Investment

With our investment, you not only receive a convertible loan of up to €50k, but also our unconditional support.

With our venture model, we focus on the most important challenges of early-stage start-ups and work with you to find the right approach for your start-up. As a result, you too will soon achieve product-market fit and, with our network, we will support you in convincing your first customers and investors for your first financing rounds.

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Startup BW Pre-Seed

Startup BW Pre-Seed is a funding programme of the state of Baden-Württemberg, in cooperation with L-Bank, which helps startups in very early development phases with financing.
innoWerft is an accredited BW pre-seed partner. This means that we advise you during the application process and support you until the end of the contract period.
We can also support you as a co-investor - if your start-up is a good fit for us.

Up2B Accelerator

Up2B is a merger of three start-up initiatives: next Mannheim, the Heidelberg Technology Park and innoWerft.
Together, we have developed accelerator programmes in which we work intensively with you to further develop your start-up in the shortest possible time - completely free of charge.

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AI Accelerator

Welcome to the AI Accelerator, a pioneering cooperation between CampusFounders, the IPAI Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence and innoWerft. Our aim is to provide AI start-ups with the best possible support on their journey from idea development to growth. We offer a wide range of programmes for start-ups at every stage of development.

How we support you

Our Investment

With our investment, you not only receive a convertible loan of up to €50k, but also our unconditional support.

With our venture model, we focus on the most important challenges of early-stage start-ups and work with you to find the right approach for your start-up. As a result, you too will soon achieve product-market fit and, with our network, we will support you in convincing your first customers and investors for your first financing rounds.

Startup BW Pre-Seed

Startup BW Pre-Seed is a funding programme of the state of Baden-Württemberg, in cooperation with L-Bank, which helps startups in very early development phases with financing.
innoWerft is an accredited BW pre-seed partner. This means that we advise you during the application process and support you until the end of the contract period.
We can also support you as a co-investor - if your start-up is a good fit for us.

Up2B Accelerator

Up2B is a merger of three start-up initiatives: next Mannheim, the Heidelberg Technology Park and innoWerft.
Together, we have developed accelerator programmes in which we work intensively with you to further develop your start-up in the shortest possible time - completely free of charge.

AI Accelerator

Welcome to the AI Accelerator, a pioneering cooperation between CampusFounders, the IPAI Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence and innoWerft. Our aim is to provide AI start-ups with the best possible support on their journey from idea development to growth. We offer a wide range of programmes for start-ups at every stage of development.

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