Scale-up.NRW

Scale-up.NRW runs an 18-month programme out of Dusseldorf, open to companies in any sector. Its FAQ states that participation costs nothing and that no equity stake is required, so there is no cheque and no equity term; the format of delivery is not published.

Investment

Not disclosed

Equity taken

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

Duration

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

Format

Not disclosed

Cadence

annual

Location

Dusseldorf, Germany

Sectors

• Generalist

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.scale-up.nrw/faqs read 2026-09-10 — supports city, cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, sectors, application url, contact email

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Last verified 2026-09-10.