The Scaling Up Program

An 8‑month acceleration program designed for growth-stage startups, built on international best practices and supported by strategic partnerships.

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Next cohort

Applications close on Jan 31st 2027

What Actually Matters

Revenue

+48%
Revenue growth

After the program

+366M€
In total revenue

Over the last 12 months

Capital Raised

+76%
Funding growth

After the program

+513M€
In total capital raised

Team

+20%
Team growth

After the program

2,758
Employing

Individuals in total

Your 8 months, five pillars

Immersive
Upskilling

Advisory
Board

VC & Corporate
Matching

International
Growth

Community

Next Cohort: Applications
close on Jan 31st 2027

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Experts

Leadership Bootcamp

Steve Cadigan

Talent Advisor, Author & LinkedIn’s first CHRO

Steve was LinkedIn’s first Chief Human Resources Officer. He scaled the company from 400 to 4,000 employees and through its IPO. He is the author of Workquake and now advises leaders and organizations worldwide on talent and culture.

Capital Raise Bootcamp

François Mazoudier

Founder & CEO, Fundraising Bootcamp

François is a serial tech entrepreneur and investor with 20+ years of experience building and funding companies across Europe. His Fundraising Bootcamp has helped more than 360 startups raise over £750M, from Seed to Series B.

Product Strategy & Growth Bootcamp

Gina Dragulin

Product Marketing & Growth Leader

Gina has 18+ years of marketing leadership at tech companies including Microsoft, Miro, Unbabel and SoSafe. She has led go-to-market for cloud, AI and enterprise products, and she mentors startups on product-market fit and GTM strategy.

Meet Our Scaleups

Built for your growth stage

From Pre-Seed to Series A

Pre-Seed

You’re here if
You are still validating your product or looking for product-market fit.

At this stage, it’s still early for the Scaling Up Program. Focus on finding product-market fit first, until you’re generating revenue and ready to scale.

Discover the Incubation Program

Seed

You have raised your seed round, found product market fit and are generating revenue.
What we focus on:

Senior team | Revenue growth | Series A readiness

Still validating

Product-market fit | Piloting | Fundraising readiness →

Incubation

Already scaling revenue

Senior team | Revenue growth | Series A readiness → Scaling Up

Apply

Series A

You have raised Series A and are building the structure to scale internationally.

What we focus on

International expansion | Investor & Corporate matching

Apply

Series B+

You are already scaling across several markets with a large team.

Outside program scope

Selection Criteria

Post-seed to
Series A

You have raised at least a seed round

Strong team
in place

Founders plus a senior team ready to lead growth

Product-market
fit

Customers who buy, stay and recommend you

Generating
revenue

Recurring revenue with a clear business model

Clear growth
trajectory

Numbers that show where you are heading.

Expanding
internationally

Already in, or actively preparing for, new markets

What Scaleups Say

Oliver Schmalholz

co-founder @ ListKit

What we experienced during the Scaling Up Program was Hyper Growth. If you show up and just follow all the great advice and recommendations, you can only grow fast.

Scaling Up Program