Avant Now Accelerator - Cohort 11 (Raise Female) Grant
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This call is open to startups, at idea and R&D stage, prototype and pilot stage and pre-seed. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Germany and the European Union.
An equity-free accelerator programme for majority female-led impact-tech startups addressing structural societal and environmental challenges. Participants receive non-dilutive funding, mentorship, executive coaching, and investor access within Berlin's impact ecosystem.
About this grant
Avant Now accelerates diverse impact-tech startups solving structural societal and environmental challenges. The program combines equity-free funding, venture discipline, and long-term partnership to build companies that are capital-ready and built to scale. Cohort 11 specifically targets majority female-led teams. The accelerator operates at the intersection of venture building, leadership development, and ecosystem design, strengthening high-potential impact-tech founders, particularly ambitious female and diverse teams, and building structured pathways from validation to investment readiness. The program's model combines disciplined venture development, measurable performance frameworks, strategic visibility, and direct investor access. Beyond the accelerator program itself, Avant Now functions as infrastructure for capital access, supporting founders through high-stakes growth phases, fundraising processes, and strategic market positioning, with involvement in ecosystem design to connect capital to underrecognized excellence and increase structural visibility for founders.
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Eligibility
The Avant Now Accelerator targets diverse impact-tech startups, with Cohort 11 specifically prioritizing majority female-led teams. While the page indicates a focus on founders building impact-tech solutions addressing structural challenges, it does not specify detailed eligibility criteria regarding company stage, geography, sector restrictions, or prior-recipient rules. The program welcomes conversation with founders, investors, institutions, and ecosystem partners committed to strengthening capital access and scaling measurable impact.
How it's scored
The page does not disclose specific evaluation criteria, scoring methodology, or panel composition. The program emphasizes selecting high-potential founders and companies with measurable impact potential, but detailed assessment processes are not described.
Key requirements
- ✓Majority female-led founding team
- ✓Impact-tech startup solving structural societal or environmental challenges
- ✓Based in or willing to operate within Berlin's impact and venture ecosystem
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- Who can apply for Avant Now Accelerator - Cohort 11 (Raise Female)?
- Eligibility covers organisations in DE, EU; startup. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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