- An offer from
The Energy Accelerator
in the heart of the energy centre in the Karlsruhe Technologyregion
AXEL is the only accelerator with a 100% focus on energy.
Accelerate
Your
Market Launch
Start
your energy
business
Achieve
success as
a team
Support
We are your strong partner throughout the entire product development process.
ENERGY NETWORK
Personal feedback for all your questions and issues: Our energy network is always there for you.
150 START-UPS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
we have supported in our programs since 2018.
SAFETY
Meet safety requirements in your product development.
> 60 MENTORS & Coaches
as experts in the energy environment and in business management, encourage and challenge you.
ENTREPRENEURIAL KNOWLEDGE
Learn to think and act entrepreneurially: That is the goal of our training courses and seminars.
> 330 FOUNDERS
have trusted us and developed their product ideas with us.
TRANSPARENCY
Independence and neutrality are important to us: Only you decide where your company shares will remain.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Co-working spaces and a high-performance infrastructure: With us, you will find the right environment for your project.
100% ENERGY-ACCELERATOR
For start-ups and visionaries with pioneering energy technologies.
AXEL was initiated by fokus.energie e.V. to support early-stage energy start-ups in creating their business and accelerating their market launch.
AXEL is the energy accelerator in and for Baden-Württemberg. It is funded by Start-up BW and also supported by the city of Karlsruhe, universities and many companies.
„PV2+“ zieht ins Landesfinale des „Start-up BW Elevator Pitch 2023“ ein
PV2+ überzeugte die Jury beim Vorentscheid „AXEL Energie Startup Pokal“.
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Innovative Lösungen zur Energiewende sind gefragter denn je
Karlsruher Energie-Accelerator AXEL mit deutschen Start-ups in Chile aktiv
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Energie Startup Pokal - Vorentscheid für das Landesfinale „Start-up BW Elevator Pitch 2023“
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We offer what you are looking for.
AXEL offers three different intensive entrepreneurship programs.
You select the program that suits you the best.
ENERGY BOOT CAMP
4
DaysTarget group: Anyone who wants to turn a breakthrough innovation in the energy sector into a product idea.
- from research to value proposition
- from value proposition to marketable idea
- skillfully presenting the product idea
TEAM TRAINING
12
weeksTarget group: Start-ups and visionaries with solutions for the energy transition.
- business model development
- market identification and customer needs
- market positioning
- Documentation
- financial planning
- rhetoric and presentation techniques
TEAM DEVELOPMENT
12
monthsTarget group: Energy start-ups and entrepreneurs with a mature business model.
- entrepreneurship qualification courses
- support in business plan creation
- access to energy plants for field tests
- special seminars for female founders
- fundraising
- security auditing
- support in IP-management
- cheap coworking space
We look forward to hearing from you.
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AXEL The Energy-Accelerator
c/o fokus.energie e.V.
Haid-und-Neu-Strasse 7
D-76131 Karlsruhe
+49/721/96492786
info@axel.energy
Build your
start-up here.
Grow here.
AXEL offers best support
for starting and growing
your energy business.
Here you will find the best preconditions
for further growth with your start-up.
The energy accelerator is located
in Germany´s largest start-up centre:
the Technologiefabrik Karlsruhe.
Benefit from a strong network,
which will support you
even after the end of the program.
Funding partners and sponsors
