Launched in 2013, the Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator is a Berlin-based accelerator looking for trail-blazing digital entrepreneurs. We’re more than just an accelerator: we provide global opportunities from day one, through our international network in Europe and Silicon Valley.
Three times a year, we run a three month-long program in which we provide startups with office space in the heart of Berlin, coaching, workshops, networking, 25.000 euros, events and more. The program ends with the Demo Day, where startups will have the opportunity to pitch in front of an elite audience of local and international venture capital firms for additional seed and Series A funding. Plus, startups have the chance to meet Silicon Valley investors as well as go to Silicon Valley.
Next program starts in March 2015.
Plug and Play Tech Center is an international startup accelerator that specializes in growing tech startups since 1990. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Plug and Play’s global network includes 300+ tech startups, 180+ investors and a community of leading universities and corporate partners. From unique industry networking events, education and immersion programs to M&A, Plug and Play has everything tech startups need to get organized, connect and grow. The Tech Center with a track record of more than 1,800 successfully accelerated businesses included prominent early tenants and investors such as Google, PayPal, Logitech and Danger.
Axel Springer is aspiring to become the leading digital publisher in Europe. The digital media channels already contribute more than 50 percent of total pro-forma revenues today. As a result of consistent internationalization and digitization, Axel Springer SE today is not only market leader in the German print business, but is also active in more than 40 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and licenses. The company is pursuing a fast-growing and profitable digital portfolio, and for this reason is networking more than ever with the current generation of start-up founders.
