Media Lift

Run by nextMedia.Hamburg.

Six months in Hamburg, May to November, on a biweekly rhythm of programme weeks alternating with off weeks, for media and AI teams. Funding is up to EUR 12,000 per team — EUR 6,000 for each of two phases, product validation then go-to-market — plus a EUR 1,000 coaching budget. The FAQ states ideas remain entirely with the founders and no equity is taken.

Investment

€12,000 (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

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

Format

hybrid

Cadence

annual

Location

Hamburg, Germany

Sectors

• Media
• AI & ML

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://nextmedia-hamburg.de/en/programs/media-lift/ read 2026-09-05 — supports name, organization, city, cheque amount, cheque currency, cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, sectors, application url, website, status
• https://www.nextmedia-hamburg.de/programme/media-lift/ read 2026-09-05 — supports name, organization, city, cheque amount, cheque currency, cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, sectors, application url, website, status

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Last verified 2026-09-05.