The AHEAD Program

The 4-day Bootcamp is the critical entry gate. During the Bootcamp, you will assess your venture readiness levels with experts from industry, entrepreneurship as well as team, market and product development coaches. As a result, you will create a tailored roadmap with their feedback.

In Phase 1 you will receive max. 6 months of time plus standardized funding of 50.000 € to show us that you are addressing a deep customer problem, clearly define the IP you need, and build a convincing team.

AHEAD supports you with networking events, workshops, coaching, co-working, access to Fraunhofer laboratories and everything else you needed.

After succesfully finishing Phase 1, apply for Phase 2 based on the term sheet and your go-to-market strategy. During this Phase, you will get a flexible amount of funding and ongoing support for a further maximum of 18 months.
There is one single objective: bringing technology to market!

Learn more about the AHEAD Application Process and aply now!

A curated network of experts with a variety of backgrounds from product designers, investors and IP lawyers to psychologists or startup CTOs or CFOs. They demonstrate in-depth experience in deeptech and B2B contexts.

We at AHEAD strongly believe, that each project and team needs to find teir individual way to the market. To successfully embark this path, we connect our teams with experienced entrepreneurs that help them as a mentor.

Hightech-proof experts from various fields and backgrounds help us select the most promising ventures and entrepreneurial teams. The Jury provides guidance, expertise and network.

As a Promotor you accompany transfer teams, inititate innovation projects and test new business models at the institute. Motivate colleagues and act as a role model to think and act entrepreneurially, by initiating changes in tech transfer.