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Seedhouse Accelerator

The Seedhouse is a start-up accelerator focussing on the agricultural, food and digital sectors. Start-up teams are supported and "accelerated" in their development towards a viable business concept.

The Seedhouse is a public-private partnership. The startup accelerator is supported and operated by Seedhouse Accelerator GmbH. With partnerships with regional economic development agencies, the university landscape and other thematically related organisations, the Seedhouse offers a platform for innovations in which the start-ups are networked with the relevant stakeholders.

The Seedhouse is financed by funds from the state of Lower Saxony(Startup Niedersachsen) and by Seedhouse Beteiligungs GmbH. Seedhouse Beteiligungs GmbH brings together numerous well-known companies from north-west Germany, primarily from the agricultural, food and digital sectors.

As a multicorporate accelerator, the Seedhouse is supported by numerous, predominantly medium-sized companies. The companies are committed to fair dealings with each other and with the start-ups.

The Seedhouse gives you access to mentors at decision-maker level, some of whom are world leaders in the agricultural, food and digital sectors. You can contribute your own strategic considerations as to which mentors are best for you.

You do not give up any shares during the Seedhouse programme. Seedhouse Beteiligungs GmbH is available as a potential partner for selected start-ups for potential investments in the pre-seed and seed round.

We are primarily looking for early-stage start-ups. Most teams are either in the pre-seed / seed investment stage.

All teams in the range between the idea and a valuation in the 8-digit range are right with us.

Our programme includes start-ups from all over Germany. For individual appointments, such as an intensive kick-off and networking with relevant stakeholders, it makes sense to come to Osnabrück on an individual basis. We also organise all workshops and further support digitally. From Stuttgart, Magdeburg, Berlin, Göttingen, Bremen etc., everything has already been included.

The Seedhouse programme includes freely usable office and workshop space, coaching from our team, mentoring via the participating companies and professional advice.

Our mentors are partners from the decision-making level of numerous, in some cases globally leading companies from the agricultural and food sectors as well as from well-known IT companies.

We also make your needs our own for our workshops and challenges!

During the Seedhouse programme, the startup and the Seedhouse team get to know each other and work together on the success of the startup. Seedhouse Beteiligungs GmbH is behind the accelerator. In addition to operating the accelerator, pre-seed financing has already been obtained as part of the programme. Our Managing Director Florian is also the Managing Director of Beteiligungs GmbH and sits on the same floor as you. If it suits both sides, an investment is a real option.

Above all, we expect one thing from you: commitment and passion for your start-up! You can live your idea with us.

Of course, you should be present at the workshops, sessions and challenges . We expect the majority of your team to be fully focussed on the startup - it is not necessary to be permanently based in Osnabrück.

Joint challenges require trust. We conclude a support agreement and a confidentiality agreement with you. Of course, this also applies to the mentors. Your ideas should find a protected space with us.

We are also happy to offer sessions on protecting ideas, patents and property rights .

However, you must be aware that you will be discussing and questioning your idea with experts in an accelerator programme. This is exactly how you and your idea will improve!

You will have to pitch and convince others with your idea during the application process. Please think carefully about what information you want to give out and when.

You submit your application for the Seedhouse online via our website. Our team and our shareholders will review the applications and make a selection for the pitch day. You will then receive an invitation to the pitch day and pitch in front of the shareholders of Seedhouse Beteiligungs GmbH and InnovationsCentrum Osnabrück. The two partners in the project will then decide whether to accept you into the programme.

You will then receive the GO for your participation in the Seedhouse programme approximately four weeks before the start.

No, the Seedhouse programme is free of charge! We provide you with rooms, coaching, mentoring and counselling. We can also support you with hardware .

The Seedhouse programme lasts six months. However, the cooperation with the start-ups does not end with the end of the batch. The exchange and mutual support will also continue with our almost 30 alumni start-ups.

The Seedhouse programme takes place in Osnabrück in the immediate vicinity of the college and university . Here you have direct contact with an absolute hotspot in the agricultural and food sector.

The Seedhouse is located in its own building in the neighbourhood of the Osnabrück Innovation Centre . Here you can make contacts with numerous other start-ups.