Gateway Inkubator

Run by Gateway.

Gateway's Inkubator in Cologne is a four-month standardised programme, delivered hybrid, taking a maximum of ten teams per batch with a commitment of five to eight hours a week. It is free of charge and run by the University of Cologne's start-up service; no investment is made and no equity term is published. Generalist.

Investment
Not disclosed
Equity taken
Not disclosed
Duration
17 weeks (Shorter than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)
Format
hybrid
Cadence
biannual
Location
Cologne, Germany

Sectors

How to apply

Official website

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

Sources

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Last verified 2026-09-05.