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Bring Your Startup to the Industry-Leading Fintech Events

Get a seat at Singapore FinTech Festival and Hong Kong FinTech Week with our Southeast Asia & China program.

Are You a Fintech Startup? This is Your Chance

Come with us to the two most influential FinTech events: Hong Kong FinTech Week and the Singapore FinTech Festival — where over 100,000 attendees from across the globe gather to shape the future of finance.

The best part?

We’ll work closely with you to get event-ready, make warm introductions to potential customers, and support you every step of the way to help make your expansion a success.

To access this opportunity, you’ll join our unique dual-market German Accelerator program in Southeast Asia and China, with exposure to key markets such as Singapore and Hong Kong. These programs are designed to help you evaluate whether your product is a good fit for these markets. You'll gain access to essential tools, insights, and expert guidance. Additionally, you'll be connected to our network of investors, partners, and key market players.

It’s a win-win: you'll attend the event and get the chance to meet potential customers, and you join a program that helps you to get a clear understanding if there are real business opportunities for your startup in Asia.

Optional: We offer a booth in the German Pavillon (at Singapore FinTech Festival) with a discount if you want to maximize your reach.

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Program Details

Program Cost: only €500 self-contribution – the rest is funded by De-Minimis.
Application Deadline: August 04, 2025

*Travel and accommodation costs are to be covered by the participants.

What you will gain:

  • Get Noticed

    We introduce you to our strong global network, facilitate connections and pair you with the right people in the respective ecosystems, and help you get noticed not only in the new markets but also within Germany.

  • Save Valuable Resources

    We help you figure out the best way to tackle a market outside your home market — without years of trial and error or unnecessary costs. Even if you are a digital startup and feel that you can reach your audience online.

  • Receive Unbiased Advice

    We don’t take any equity from our startups and our programs are financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Our goal is to help you succeed. No hidden agendas, no strings attached.

  • Get Personalized Guidance with a Mentor that Suits Your Needs

    Our mentors are experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts who are here to guide you through challenges, share actionable insights, and help you make impactful decisions for your business.

  • Festival Access & Preparation

    Meet relevant stakeholders and be prepared to make the Singapore FinTech Festival (65,000+ attendees from 134 countries) and Hong Kong Fintech Week (35,000+ attendees from over 100 countries) — the two most influential FinTech events in Asia — your success.

What You’ll Work On During the Program

Our programs consist of interactive workshops and insight sessions with industry experts, events, and networking opportunities—while providing you with the tools and resources needed to successfully assess a new market for your FinTech startup.

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Strategy Development

  • Designing your customer journey 
  • Company Deep Dive & Business Model Review
  • Target Customer Profiling
  • and more
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Strategy Communication 

  • Mastering your Value Proposition
  • Perfecting Your Pitch + Deck and Branding Review
  • Strategic Sales for Asia (Channel
    Partnerships, and Alliances, B2B
    Sales, Pricing and Packaging)
  • and more
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Strategy Execution 

  • Refining your Problem statement
  • How to Land a Pilot Project with a
    Corporate.
  • Fireside Chat with Asian Founders &
    Investors
  • and more

Discover Asia’s Booming Fintech Scene

Meet Some of our Fintech Mentors

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Rudi Winklhofer

Partner
Deloitte

Frank Tong

Frank Tong

Managing Partner
QNB Capital 

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Volker Friedrich

Founder & Managing Director
GBP International

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Thorsten Neumann

Ventures Technology Lead
SC Ventures

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Nils Michaelis

Founder & CEO
Cape Summit Group

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Stefan Bahnmueller

Executive Director
evovian Pte. Ltd.

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Ray Chan

CEO
Ray Chan Capital Advisors (Hong Kong) Limited

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Start Your Global Success

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About German Accelerator

German Accelerator helps German startups expand internationally to the U.S., Asia, South America, and the UK. Through tailored programs, intensive workshops, and access to a global network of mentors and VCs, participants experience rapid growth.

Since 2012, more than 1,000 startups, including Celonis, Airup, and Kinexon, have completed our programs, collectively raising over $15.6 billion in funding.

This program is made possible in cooperation with the BMWK (Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate) and is available free of charge for startup development.

Here's what our alumni say about us

"There are many China program offers in which we participated, but German Accelerator is by far
the most in-depth and customized program that we have experienced."

Results:

-> Growth rate 50% from 1st Oct 2022 after joining the GA program.

-> Participated 2 education fairs in China, Education Plus 2023 and CEE (China Education
Expo) 2023, connected with more than 20 potential partners.

-> Clear China strategy for 2024 regarding boots on the ground in China. 

Cheng Yu Expatrio

Cheng Yu
Regional Manager at Expatrio

"Entering the Chinese market was a strategic imperative for us, and German Accelerator's China
Market Discovery Program played a pivotal role in our success. The program not only provided
credibility with our leads but also propelled our sales forward, offering a crucial boost to our market penetration efforts. Grateful for the impactful support that has elevated our business trajectory.”

Results:

-> Local entity in Shanghai and Singapore, local representatives hired

-> Got connected to 5 potential customers in Southeast Asia, with agreed upon pilots with
Schaeffler, and finalizing the scope of pilot setup with other partners.

-> Got connected to various channel partners in Southeast Asia like CapGemini and was
connected to BMW key account in Southeast Asia

Marcus Dellith

Marcus Delith
Vice-President at IndustryApps

"We make great progress on our Asian Journey and this all started with German Accelerator. We
are very happy that we took part in your great program! We are very happy with how the whole
program worked out and with the learnings we made through this. It put us in a great position to
start our operations in Singapore and we're thankful for your support!"

Results:

-> Semi-final winner of the InvestTech & WealthTech domain and overall finalist at the Global Fast
Track 2022 competition held at Hong Kong Fintech Week

-> Cloud Tech Innovator of the year 2023

->  Domain winner and top 10 finalist at the Slingshot 2022 competition, held at Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (50,000 SGD grant)

Thomas Rappold

Thomas Rappold
Co-Founder and CEO at DIVIZEND


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