German Entrepreneurship Asia is an innovation services provider specialized in building collaboration structures between governments, corporates, investors, and startups in the innovation ecosystems of Asia and Europe. It focuses on facilitating global market expansion for startups, in order to develop them into internationally recognized and successful ventures.
German Entrepreneurship Asia is responsible for the execution of German Accelerator within Asia, a program funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) to empower high-potential German startups to discover and access markets in this region. German Entrepreneurship Asia also offers tailored services, such as the flagship Scaler8, to equip Asian startups and small-medium enterprises to explore, prepare, and access Germany.
German Entrepreneurship Asia’s strength is in its established global network of partners and mentors, extensive knowledge of the German and Asian business landscape, and experience scaling businesses. German Entrepreneurship Asia is proud to be part of Singapore’s Global Innovation Alliance, a joint initiative between Enterprise Singapore and the Singapore Economic Development Board.
Scaler8 is an in-market, growth acceleration programme designed to assist Singapore-based technology startups and SMEs in their expansion to Europe. In particular, it provides companies with the framework and know-how to navigate the German market with confidence, with market exploration and access services tailored to the needs of each individual company.
Supported by an expert team and extensive network of partners and mentors, participants are guided through the entire expansion process, from rapid market validation to establishing a local presence. Scaler8 has worked with over 20 Singapore startups (from seed to Series A) across various industries that offer promising synergies with Germany, such as digital health, robotics, Industry 4.0, Fintech, e-commerce, and media technologies.
For more programme information, please visit scaler8.com/services.
Interested applicants should note that:
In addition to the programme fees, participants shall bear the ancillary costs related to their participation in the programme, such as subsistence, airfare and accommodation, stipend, visa and insurance fees.
Singapore-based technology startups and SMEs who have:
Interested applicants can register your interest at scaler8.com/contact-us/ and complete a brief questionnaire. You can also contact the key personnel below:
Please visit german-entrepreneurship.asia for more information.