We honor
entrepreneurs ..
.. and accelerate your entrepreneurial success.
Every founder's personal goals are at the heart of our mission.
We are impartial and work free of charge.
While others tell you ‘what’ to do and ‘how’, we actually know ‘why’.
We have the most profound empirical startup knowledge in the market.
We are far less wrong than others ..
.. and we know 'why'
What we do
Talent
We use our extensive network to match talent to entrepreneurial challenges. We use our extensive network of tech universities.
Finally we help offer
co-founder-matching.
Coaching
eLab's coaches support entrepreneurs in building their idea, going to market and scaling their businesses.
Financing
We connect entrepreneurs with VCs & angels.
We support them with our expertise in getting their funding story right.
eLab functions as a platform founded on our experience of more than 20 years.
We coach entrepreneurs. We help them achieve funding.
And we use our extensive tech and business talent network to promote continued success.
Meet the initiators
eLab was born in the pursuit of harnessing the power of academic research for the world of entrepreneurship.
Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel
As a significant builder of the German university-based startup scene - and as a successful founder himself - Prof. Brettel offers his expertise, network, and guidance to eLab.
Dr. Andrea Greven
With her expertise in practice and research in the field of entrepreneurship, Dr. Andrea Greven offers her knowledge, connections, and mentorship to eLab.
Prof. Dr. Jan Kemper
As a seasoned top manager and academic researcher, Jan unites the two worlds at the heart of eLab. He contributes his vision, network and advice to eLab.
eLab is an ecosystem
Joining eLab means becoming part of the ecosystem. Entrepreneurs best learn from other entrepreneurs. Going to market and growing is facilitated through our corporate & investor networks.
The entrepreneurial ecosystem in Aachen comprises:
>400
Startups
>100
Corporate partners
>130
Investors
(angels & VCs)
>200
Public institutions
>50
Coaches
eLab coaching is different
Impartial &
on your side.
We don't take money. We are truly aligned with your goals.
Strong track-record for securing funding.
Years of experience and strong networks enable securing both public & private funding.
We know
'why'.
We challenge preconceived notions with our scientific edge.
Outstanding
coach-backgrounds
Our coaches are academic researchers with impressive business backgrounds.
Meet the startups
Here's a selection of startups that we recently supported.
Entrepreneurial impact
at the core
We help startups get founded and funded.
We work hard for every startup.
Our understanding of the public funding market helps startups
to launch without sacrificing equity.
The below numbers reflect the success of our effort.
>100 startups
coached and founded in our ecosystem in 2023
~ 1,000 M€
startup capital raised by startups affiliated with Aachen ecosystem in 2022
>80 major public stipends
secured for startups coached by us (i.e. Gründerstipendium & Forschungstransfer)
eLab is launching.
Become our partner.
We coach and mentor startups.
We connect investors and corporate partners to entrepreneurs.
Our angel & VC partners
Apply for Batch I
eLab take your entrepreneurial journey to the next level.
Apply to become part of the first batch of startups at eLab ever.
We count on strong VCs & angels as our partners.
