Invest­ment Rea­di­ness Pro­gram for Ear­­ly-Stage B2B SaaS Startups 

Rai­se your next fun­ding round with us 

Our Program 

The 8-week online pro­gram is desi­gned for B2B SaaS ear­­ly-stage start­ups see­king a ven­ture capi­tal finan­cing round (pre-seed or seed). 

What do we offer: 

 

  • Indi­vi­du­al check-ins, 1n1 coa­chings, work­shops with indus­try experts, inves­tors, and VC lawyers
  • Com­mu­ni­ty and peer lear­ning with other startups
  • Fund­rai­sing insights, gui­des, inves­tor data­ba­ses, tem­pla­tes, and tools
  • Intro­duc­tions to investor’s network
  • Inter­na­tio­nal tech events access

App­ly Now! 

Appli­ca­ti­ons for our upco­ming first cohort are open. The­se are the next steps in the appli­ca­ti­on process:

First Step - Fill in the appli­ca­ti­on form
Second Step - 1 hour pitch and Q&A ses­si­on with a jury

The pro­gram start is set for May 02, 2024, with up to 10 startups. 
Appli­ca­ti­on Form

Our Start­up Focus 

Busi­ness model:
B2B SaaS busi­ness models that are inno­va­ti­ve, digi­tal, and scalable

Stage:
MVP with traction

Foun­der:
Two or more cofoun­ders (with tech skills & foun­­der-led sales)

Indus­try:
Agno­stic

Regi­on:
DACH regi­on

What our alum­ni say 

Andre­as Mich­al­ski, CI HUB (Foun­der & CEO) 

“For CI HUB GmbH, the MTH Acce­le­ra­tor was a real moment of hap­pi­ness. When we star­ted with CI HUB, MTH not only pro­vi­ded us with a gre­at space, but also accom­pa­nied us through the steps from idea to invest­ment.
The pro­gram hel­ped us a lot in spar­ring with expe­ri­en­ced foun­ders and spar­ring part­ners to ali­gn our­sel­ves pro­per­ly, learn to pitch, build a deck, and most important­ly… to meet the right peo­p­le.
If I were to start up again, I would try again to get a place at the MTH. And the peo­p­le are gre­at. A real­ly spe­cial thanks goes out to Erdinç for everything.”

Ben­ja­min Heese, Sen­sit! GmbH (CEO & Co-Founder) 

“As one of the first MTH start­ups, I am super proud to have been able to actively expe­ri­ence the deve­lo­p­ment of the MTH. When we foun­ded 5 years ago, the MTH was the cont­act point that pre­pared us for the VC world in a rea­li­stic way. We were able to learn to think big­ger and, as a neu­tral cont­act, they put their fin­ger firm­ly in the wound when it came to coa­ching. This was the basis for our con­tin­ued suc­cess, also in fundraising.”

Jero­me Lan­ge, kopp­la (Foun­der & CEO) 

“The MTH Acce­le­ra­tor was a real game chan­ger for us. It not only pre­pared us rea­li­sti­cal­ly for the chal­lenges of the first finan­cing round, but also signi­fi­cant­ly impro­ved our skills in crea­ting the first deck and approa­ching inves­tors cor­rect­ly. The lar­ge net­work of VCs and busi­ness angels was a huge help and the per­so­nal coa­ching during the ongo­ing finan­cing round gave us the right hands-on skills to con­vin­ce with self-con­fi­dence and clarity.”

Mar­kus Cremer, Song­Push (Co-CEO)

“The MTH Acce­le­ra­tor hel­ped us ide­al­ly in the ear­liest pha­se of our start­up with a net­work & cont­acts, on the one hand with intros to VC’s & Angels, but also to our VC law firm, with whom we still enjoy working today!”

Impressions 

The right place for startups

Pit­ching-Feed­back

MTH Con­fe­rence 2022 - Jury of the “Start-up Pitch Ses­si­on” by the Digi­tal Hub Initiative

Ger­man Park at the Web Sum­mit 2023

Ger­man Pit­ching Stage at the SLUSH 2023

Our initiators 

Our sponsors 

Our Net­work Partners 

Our Inves­tors Network 

Do you have ques­ti­ons about the pro­gram and our community? 

FAQ 

What are the pro­gram costs?

 

The pro­gram is equi­­ty-free. We take a suc­cess fee for suc­cessful fund­rai­sing. The amount is 3% of the total invest­ment sum with a cap of € 50k.

Exam­p­le:

  • Capi­tal rai­sed € 100k = € 0 suc­cess fee
  • Capi­tal rai­sed € 200k = € 6.000 suc­cess fee
  • Capi­tal rai­sed € 500k = € 15.000 suc­cess fee
  • Capi­tal rai­sed € 1Mio = € 30.000 suc­cess fee
  • Capi­tal rai­sed € 2Mio = € 50.000 suc­cess fee

The suc­cess fee is char­ged only if an equi­ty invest­ment is clo­sed within 12 months from the pro­gram start, except if inves­tor commitments/​​term sheets alre­a­dy exist when the pro­gram starts.

What are the main topics of the program?

 

  • Fund­rai­sing preparation
  • Busi­ness mode­ling and finan­cial planning
  • Cal­cu­la­ting the start­up valua­ti­on and how much to raise
  • Buil­ding a fund­rai­sing fun­nel and choo­sing the right investors
  • Approa­ching and con­nec­ting with investors
  • Pit­ching to investors
  • Under­stan­ding investor’s mind­sets, expec­ta­ti­ons, and sel­ec­tion process
  • Nego­tia­ti­on and clo­sing deals with investors
  • Get­ting pre­pared for the legal pro­cess of fundraising

What is the time commitment?

 

We expect total com­mit­ment from our par­ti­ci­pa­ting start­ups. Over a dura­ti­on time of 8 weeks, the pro­gram will hold up to three weekly online ses­si­ons with indus­try experts, inves­tors, and VC lawy­ers via Zoom on Fri­days bet­ween 1-5 pm. Fur­ther­mo­re, par­ti­ci­pan­ts will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to sche­du­le one-on-one mee­tings with the Media­Tech Hub Acce­le­ra­tor team for extra sup­port and per­so­na­li­zed feedback.

After the 8 weeks, we pro­vi­de our resour­ces to the start­ups for ano­ther 10 months.