- An offer from
The Energy Accelerator
for startups in Baden-Württemberg and beyond.
In the heart of the energy centre of the Karlsruhe Technologyregion
Accelerate
Your
Market Launch
Energie
startup
gründen
Achieve
success as
a team
Support
We are your strong partner throughout the entire product development process.
ENERGY NETWORK
Personal feedback for all your questions and issues: Our energy network is always there for you.
231 STARTUPS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
we have supported in our programs since 2018.
SAFETY
Meet safety requirements in your product development.
> 70 MENTORS & Coaches
as experts in the energy environment and in business management, encourage and challenge you.
ENTREPRENEURIAL KNOWLEDGE
Learn to think and act entrepreneurially: That is the goal of our training courses and seminars.
> 500 FOUNDERS
have trusted us and developed their product ideas with us.
TRANSPARENCY
Independence and neutrality are important to us: Only you decide where your company shares will remain.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Co-working spaces and a high-performance infrastructure: With us, you will find the right environment for your project.
100 % ENERGY-ACCELERATOR
For startups and visionaries with pioneering energy technologies.
AXEL was initiated by fokus.energie e.V. to provide independent and neutral support to startups from the energy sector on their way to founding a company and to accelerate their market entry.
AXEL is the only accelerator with a 100 % focus on energy. It is funded by Start-up BW and also supported by many companies and universities.
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We offer what you are looking for.
AXEL offers three different intensive entrepreneurship programs.
You select the program that suits you the best.
ENERGY BOOT CAMP
4
DaysTarget group: ALL those who want to develop an idea into a product or service in the energy sector.
- from research to value proposition
- from value proposition to marketable idea
- skillfully presenting the product idea
TEAM TRAINING
8
weeksTarget group: Startups and visionaries with solutions for the energy transition.
- business model development
- market identification and customer needs
- market positioning
- Documentation
- financial planning
- rhetoric and presentation techniques
TEAM DEVELOPMENT
12
monthsTarget group: Energy startups and entrepreneurs with a mature business model.
- entrepreneurship qualification courses
- support in business plan creation
- access to energy plants for field tests
- special seminars for female founders
- fundraising
- security auditing
- support in IP-management
- cheap coworking space
Contact us.
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AXEL The Energy-Accelerator
c/o fokus.energie e.V.
Haid-und-Neu-Strasse 7
D-76131 Karlsruhe
+49 721 96492786
info@axel.energy
Build your
startup here.
Grow here.
AXEL offers best support
for starting and growing
your energy business.
Here you will find the best preconditions
for further growth with your startup.
The energy accelerator is located
in Germany´s largest startup centre:
the Technologiefabrik Karlsruhe.
Benefit from a strong network,
which will support you
even after the end of the program.
Funding partners and sponsors
