STARTPLATZ KI Accelerator NRW

Run by STARTPLATZ.

STARTPLATZ runs its KI Accelerator NRW in Cologne over four months, with ten places per batch, a fixed weekly founder session and curated expert sessions, for AI, SaaS, B2B, proptech, healthtech and edtech teams. No investment is made - the programme is free of charge and includes coworking access - and STARTPLATZ takes no shares in the startup.

Investment

Not disclosed

Equity taken

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

Duration

17 weeks (Shorter than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

in person

Cadence

biannual

Location

Cologne, Germany

Sectors

• AI & ML
• SaaS
• B2B
• PropTech
• Health Tech
• EdTech

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.startplatz.de/accelerator/ read 2026-09-05 — supports name, organization, city, cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, sectors, application url, website, status, contact email

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Last verified 2026-09-05.