The Migrant Accelerator
Organization Details
The Migrant Accelerator is a non-profit initiative that supports first- and second-generation migrants in Germany in founding and advancing their startups. It focuses on knowledge- and technology-based startups, offering targeted support through a wide range of programs.
The vision is to collaborate with various stakeholders to create a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable startup landscape in Germany. The Migrant Accelerator not only promotes migrant founders but also works to increase their visibility in society and highlight their contributions to the German economy.
In this overarching role, the initiative acts as a bridge-builder and supporter of the migrant founders' community in Germany.
Impact Story
According to Migrant Founders Monitor, every fifth founder in Germany has a migration background and is facing difficulties in accessing funding, dealing with government offices, banks whilst without a viable network. We want to provide the best value for our community members by helping them with these challenges whilst creating more awareness, visibility and acceptance for them in the wider public. We need to act now – only an inclusive startup ecosystem will be sustainable and ready to face the future.
The Migrant Accelerator
20+ media reports (including Deutsche Welle, Spiegel Online, Handelsblatt, Focus, Gründerzeit, Brand Eins, Tagesspiegel, Stuttgarter Zeitung)
2,000+ LinkedIn followers
1 award from the Economic Junior for efforts to dismantle structural barriers and make the startup ecosystem more diverse
100k+ impressions on social media
Migrant Founders Accelerator
3 accelerator cohorts with 32 supported migrant startups
175 applications for the accelerator program
Founders from 30+ different countries (from Jamaica to Canada, Russia, Venezuela, Belarus, Nigeria, and many more)
100+ mentors for migrant founders
Founders from 20 locations across Germany
X EXIST grants
Migrant Founders Community
400+ members in the Migrant Founders Community
+40 community events
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