Leipzig Summer School for Diverse Startups (Europe)

Benefits

• Workshops
  • One-week program with hands-on workshops as well as individual 1:1 coaching with top experts awaits you.
• Strong network
  • Get access to one of the best startup ecosystems in Europe with a variety of community events and more!
• Prize money
  • The highlight of the program is the public pitch event, where your startup competes for the Digital Award granted by the city of Leipzig, which comes with a prize money of 2000€.
• Startup Festival Ticket
  • The winner of the pitch contest will get a free ticket to the biggest European startup festival Slush in Helsinki.
• SpinLab Academy
  • Receive lifetime access to the e-learning platform with videos from well-known experts and the chance to earn a certificate from HHL Leipzig.
• Free Program
  • Thanks to the sponsors, the program is completely free of charge for you. They want you to be able to fully concentrate on your growth.

Who can apply?

• When they talk about diversity, they are referring to a range of characteristics that make individuals unique. While gender is certainly an important aspect of diversity, it is not the only one. Other characteristics that they value include ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and socio-economic background.
  • You have at least one team member that has a diverse background, for example: women, inter, non-binary, transgender, people of color, international background, person with disability, age diversity etc.
  • The topic of your business idea does not matter as long as you have the potential to grow.
  • A legally founded startup is not mandatory, but your business idea should already be very concrete, for example in form of a business plan.
  • You are available to be onsite in Leipzig for the duration of the program (22.-26. July 2024).
  • The program will be in English, so someone from your team should understand and speak English well. If only German-speaking teams are selected, the program can also be held in German.
• The Summer School will take place onsite in Leipzig. They accept applications from all over Europe. The only condition for the program is that at least one person from the team is in Leipzig during the one-week program. You can also split the days with your team members. For the pitch event, it would be great if you could come with the whole team.

For more Information, visit SpinLab.