SCE Incubation

🎯 In the 1st step you submit

• your online application via the form link (German/English): Short questionnaire about the startup + file upload of pitch deck (see template in the download area) and CVs of the founders. Note for teams: All team members fill out the form (incl. upload of CV) and one person takes over the upload of the pitch deck as team representative.

🎯 Selected applicants take part in the 2nd step:

• in an online interview in case of queries and/or
• in the Customer Discovery Challenge: workshop (on site at SCE, all day) and pitch (max. 10-minute online meeting, individual appointment via booking link)

🎯 After acceptance: Further instructions regarding the optional offers

• Startup Certificate of HM
• exist-Women

📅 Program start: Joint kick-off on-site at the SCE

The information and documents submitted on the startup project or start-up will be treated confidentially and will not be passed on to third parties.

The SCE does not receive any shares in the company (in the process of being founded) or companies in compensation.

For the mandatory events, yes, but not necessarily as a complete team. SCE Incubation is an on-site program in Munich, and the mandatory events offered to participants take place exclusively (no hybrid setting) in person at SCE - scheduled for late afternoon / evening (often starting at 5:00 PM). These include the two-week group coaching sessions, pitch trainings á 2h, and the mid-term/final event. In addition, there are further optional workshops (online and on-site) and 1:1 coaching sessions as needed (also available online). Participants are offered a wide range of startup-related content. The prerequisite for admission is that at least one team member per startup can attend the mandatory events and pass on what they have learned. Of course, the effect of the incubation is greatest when all team members can participate in the program content on-site, and we would be delighted to work with the entire team.

Participants must be able to invest at least 10 hours per week in their startup: working on the startup themselves (can also be done on weekends) and participating in events (only during the week). During the incubation phase, there are approximately two 2-hour events per week (scheduled for late afternoon/evening, often starting at 5:00 PM). It is also sufficient if at least one team member can attend the mandatory events. The other events are optional, but still highly recommended. 

No. It is definitely a “nice-to-have”, but not a requirement for participating in the SCE Incubation. You can change your branding as often as necessary. Present or apply with your current branding.

Admission requirements for the Startup Certificate offered by HM are a university entrance qualification and completion of the multi-stage selection process for SCE Incubation. Founders who are accepted can also obtain an official university certificate by participating. Once accepted into the incubation program, the steps required for enrollment will be communicated and interested parties can take advantage of this offer.

The program is funded by the Zeidler Research Foundation, which means that participation in the program is free of charge. Certificate students only have to pay the usual semester fee for two semesters. If they are already studying at a Munich university, they do not have to pay twice. The current amounts per semester can be found here.