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Welcome!

Welcome to the Facebook Accelerator Berlin in partnership with APX by Axel Springer & Porsche. We run a three-month program with regular in-person training days for technology-driven startups building innovative and scalable products or experiences.

If you are a growth-stage startup and you are looking for a program to help you take your business to the next level, our program is for you! You will benefit from a comprehensive program that includes workshops, unique insights from industry experts, and 1:1 sessions with dedicated Facebook and APX mentors. And best of all – there is no participation fee, and we won’t take equity.

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Our Offering

In-person training days

You will attend all-day in-person training days in Berlin. These will consist of technical talks, practical workshops, peer-to-peer learning sessions, and fireside chats with industry experts. The training days will be focused on few main areas: product, marketing, and management.

Mentorship and industry experts

You will have regular 1:1 sessions with dedicated Facebook and APX mentors and industry experts. Their areas of expertise include startup entrepreneurship, product management, data science, engineering, marketing, recruitment, sales, and more.

Executive community and connections

Through Facebook and APX, you will have access to an amazing network of professionals, and you will experience the program together with some of the most exciting and promising startups in Germany.

We're looking for ambitious startups who meet the following criteria:

Post-Seed to Series-A with at least 6 months runway

Passionate, skilled and focused C-level team

Ideally, building in technology areas including AI, AR, VR, Messenger

Diverse team

And most importantly, teams that are looking to take their business to the next level!

The in-person training days will be hosted in Berlin. We welcome applications from across Germany and beyond, but you will need to be willing to cover your own travel and accommodation costs.

Why we are doing it together?

Jörg Rheinboldt

Managing Director at APX, entrepreneur, investor and loves to build ideas and companies

“At APX, we want to create the best possible opportunities for startups to grow. That is why we are super happy to partner with Facebook on this program and to offer participating startups access to our networks, and I cannot wait to see what they can make of all the opportunities."

Roni Bonjack

Head of Startup & Developer Programs, EMEA at Facebook

"Communities and building people-centric products is at the heart of everything we do at Facebook. We are excited to partner with APX on the Facebook Accelerator, Berlin program, supporting talented startups leveraging technology to create impact at scale."

Why join our program in Berlin?

We offer you a unique access to technical and business experts from Facebook, APX, and our powerful combined network. Our mentors include previous CEOs, successful startup founders, and technology experts with 20+ years of experience.

Here are a few examples of our mentors:

Jörg Rheinboldt
Managing Director at APX Axel Springer & Porsche

Rohit Garg
Data Engineering Manager at Facebook

Melanie Schröder
Managing Director at Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator

Raza Faizi
Program Manager, New Products at Facebook

Dr. Yoni Goldwasser
Director of Venture Development at APX Axel Springer Porsche

Ngan Trinh

Client Solutions Manager, eCommerce Core at Facebook

Feedback from previous participants

“A particularly valuable area of learning was peer-to-peer conversations with other startups. Having talked to other companies taking part in the program, we realized we were underinvesting in IT, so changed our strategy and resourcing”

Daniel Bartholomae, MieterEngel

“We really enjoyed the hands-on workshops and discussions with other startups in the program. These helped us sharpen our approach to hiring talent and immersing the new people into our company culture”

Gesa Schramme, MeinWunschcatering

“Working with mentors who had in-depth experience with heavily-regulated companies in the European financial sector, really helped us to fine-tune our market positioning”

Benjamin Jones, Bitwala

Key dates

Applications:
January 16th– February 16th, 2020

We will review and select startups for interviews on a rolling basis, so we strongly recommend early applications.

Personal Interviews:
February 27th – March, 5th

In-person interviews will take place in Berlin during this week.

Selection Process:

March 6th-March 9th

Facebook and APX will be chose between 9-12 companies to join the program

In-person Training Days:
Congratulation! The C-level team of the selected companies will join us for the following in-person, all-day training days on the following dates:

Program launch: April 1st, 2020

In-person training day 1: April 2nd, 2020

In-person training day 2: April 30th , 2020

In-person training day 3: May 28th, 2020

In-person training day 4 and program closing party: July 1st, 2020

* Please note that the schedule is subject to changes

We look forward to receiving your application

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