Fit 4 Start targets sustainable, purpose-driven business ventures that combine the potential for commercial success with impact aligned with the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. We focus on:
You provide the vision – we provide support for business success.
Our Space vertical welcomes startups that use space technology at the core of their business. Domains include but are not limited to:
Fit 4 Start is an acceleration programme dedicated to high potential startups.
Countries represented
The startup accelerator targets digital ventures with innovative technologies at the core of their business: the internet of things, blockchain, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, cyber, telecom, open-source technology and/or emerging technologies.
Additional dedicated tracks offer places to healthtech and space startups.
Overall, we are looking for innovative and sustainable ventures whose business integrates dimensions related to one or several of the three main pillars of sustainability, namely people, planet and prosperity. The 14th edition of the programme will provide the right tools and support to maximise the startups chances for commercial success in and out of Luxembourg.
You provide the vision – we provide support for business success.
Targeted ventures typically operate in:
Pitch your project, benefit from the expertise of successful entrepreneurs through our one-to-one mentorship programme and join Luxembourg's top startups.
“The success of the programme is based on four key factors: an optimal environment, a highly qualified jury, a very responsive ecosystem and the confirmed support of the Ministry of the Economy.”
Sasha Baillie
CEO of Luxinnovation
“Participating in the Fit 4 Start programme helped us to clarify our strategy, finding partners and customers, prolonging our runway and improve our case towards investors. Being in Luxembourg allows us to move fast in a close-knit environment and expanding our business internationally from a very international, central European location.”
Claudio Geyken
RiDERgy
“Fit 4 Start was a really great experience, fantastic learning curve, absolutely loved our coaches, and without the programme, we wouldn't have been able to develop a successful commercial product so fast!”
Guy Schumann
RSS-Hydro
“The Luxembourg startup scene is open and it is easy to connect with interesting people. I am really thankful to be here to network with various actors. I am looking forward to further build our presence in the Grand-Duchy after an intense and fruitful Fit 4 Start coaching phase.”
Andrea Danielli
Mopso
“The Fit 4 Start acceleration programme is a key event in the agenda of Luxembourg's strong startup ecosystem. We are committed to support young innovative companies and to accompany them on the road to success and in global expansion. The technology focus of startups fits perfectly with the strategic agenda and the promising business opportunities in Luxembourg, that has established itself as a top innovative country.”
Franz Fayot
Minister of the Economy
“Fit 4 Start is a unique accelerator. During the programme we were constantly pushed out of our comfort zone to better understand the customer perspective, which eventually led us to a sharp pivot. Under guidance of the expert coaches we then materialised the full business case. Looking back, it is a blast how much progress we made in just the 6 months.”
Jan Van Baelen
The Lunar Grid
“Having a kind of roadmap and KPIs to follow is a major takeaway. The support of the coaches and the challenges of the jury were interesting. The most important is being part of the ecosystem and getting connections with colleagues, participants and the entire ecosystem in Luxembourg.”
Roger Assaker
MDSIM
“The quality of the coaches and the fact that they challenged us and provided an external view on our business that helped us better shape our products to market needs is the most important takeaway from the programme for us.”
Mekki Mouaddeb
Gonuggets
“I think really they pushed our limits. We had some clear expectations from the start on where we wanted to develop, how fast and what direction. They really challenged us. We wanted to contribute more faster to the objective that we set, which was also a further goal that we didn’t have before. So I think it really pushes you to not think small and to get a bigger picture in a faster time as well.”
Leonhard Kossmann
Fundvis