Accelerator · Leipzig, Germany

SpinLab

Six-month equity-free accelerator in Leipzig for eHealth, energy and smart city startups, linked to HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. Every accepted team gets a €6,000 award and can receive an acceleration grant of up to €50,000.

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding: €6,000 €6,000 award for every accepted team, plus an equity-free acceleration grant of up to €50,000 and a €4,000 relocation bonus for teams moving to Leipzig
Instrument: Grant
Equity taken: None (equity-free)
Programme fee: No fee Accepted startups pay nothing
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: In person
Stages: Pre-seed, seed
Sectors: Health tech, Energy, Proptech
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: not published

Competitive awards of €2,000 to €5,000 are also offered during the programme.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

Startups developing concepts in eHealth, energy or smart city
Pre-seed or expansion phase
Stage: pre-seed, seed

Companies it names as alumni

Keleya, DOCYET, Mindance, FlyNex, Breathment

What founders should check

The programme says it takes no equity. Still read the agreement for warrants, revenue shares or rights in a later round.
It charges no programme fee.
It runs in person in Leipzig. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
Dates for the next cohort are not published.

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