What you get:
Full-time support
We hire your core team (up to 3 people) as full-time employees at Fraunhofer HHI, with salaries covered for one year and extendable to two.
Deep tech infrastructure
Work directly inside Fraunhofer HHI with access to labs, equipment, patents, computing clusters, and scientists. Get tech you can’t find anywhere else.
Founder-friendly terms
You own your company. We take no equity or board seats – just a small virtual share (~10%) at exit. Clean cap table, VC-friendly terms.
Berlin HQ
Your team gets a private, modern workspace in the heart of Berlin – next to Tiergarten and plugged into Europe’s most vibrant tech community.
A connected community
Join a network of founders, operators, engineers, investors, and researchers building serious deep tech. We’re here to connect you with the people who can actually help.
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