The Germany Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Germany Spring 2026 program.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just 7 companies were able to make it through.
Each of these Founders have demonstrated a high level of perseverance and creativity, and their businesses have been thoroughly vetted and supported by a panel of Germany's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Germany program:
- TrendPeek AI - AI-powered social media tool that helps European SMBs discover trends and create content faster to grow their reach.
- Chattify - Language learning app that helps users overcome speaking fear through AI-moderated video conversations with native speakers.
- Farmlovers - Trust-powered B2B marketplace enabling direct farm food transactions between farmers and global buyers without middlemen.
- Kultura - Minimally processed Tempeh burger producer offering health-conscious vegans a nutritious superfood fast food option.
- Intelligent Tutoring Platform - AI-powered platform that unifies tutoring with progress tracking and personalized study plans, saving tutors 10 hours weekly.
- Addy Spot - Personal work assistant app helping food delivery drivers earn 10-15% more by optimizing their work hours and bonuses.
- BCS - Turn-key contracting company for battery storage projects that secures energy supply around the clock.
The Germany Spring 2026 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
Join us at Germany Founder Institute Graduation Event on Jan 29, 2026 - link to graduation event
Germany Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Germany Founder Institute: Amanda Fornal (Founder, Founder Buddies), Berlin Admin (., ex-Googler, ex-IBMer), Eva Dimitrova (Inventor, Go-To-Market Canvas), Ferdinand Muehlhaeuser (Managing Director Germany, Founder Institute Germany), Kai Malkwitz (Impact Director, Founder Institute Berlin / Germany), Mohammad Hossein Tavangar (Director, Founder Institute), Nathan Evans (Fintech Founder, Stealth Startup), Rikke Klitskov (CMO, YellowX OU), Sara Maki (Director, Barclays). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Germany that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the Germany Spring 2026 program was supported by some of Germany's top technology organizations, including:
Some of Germany’s top startup mentors helped our founders in the program, including:
In the Founder Institute's pre-seed accelerator program, early-stage entrepreneurs and teams build their business alongside a critical support network of local startup experts that share equity in their success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped alumni raise over 2BN.
After Graduation, the new Germany Founder Institute Portfolio Companies now have a fast-growing company that has been fully validated by experienced startup founders, with access to the Founder Institute's global network and post-graduate support programs to continue building their business.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, building a co-founding team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 100+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.
The next Germany Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/germany.
Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over 2BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/graduates.
