ignition

Run by digihub Ignition.

An eight-month programme in Dusseldorf for climate and energy startups. It provides a EUR 25,000 grant rather than an equity investment, and takes no stake at all. Neither its intake cadence nor its format is published.

Investment

€25,000 (Below Europe & C. Asia median $54.5k · Below global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

0% (Like 88% of Europe & C. Asia · Like 79% globally)

Duration

34 weeks (Longer than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)

Format

Not disclosed

Cadence

Not disclosed

Location

Dusseldorf, Germany

Sectors

• Climate
• Energy

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://www.ignitiondus.de/ read 2026-09-10 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, equity pct, duration weeks, sectors, application url
• https://www.accelerate.nrw/accelerator-programm/ignition read 2026-09-10 — supports city

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Last verified 2026-09-10.