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With our Scale Program, we bring the innovation ecosystem together and create a platform for exchange, innovation, and growth between startups, corporates, and investors.
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“PwC’s Scale Program is a great opportunity for a young company to get in touch with many stakeholders in the startup ecosystem. For me, as a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, it’s always exciting to see and hear about new ideas out there and the challenges faced by the founders.”
Our approach to collaboration and growth
The Scale Program connects startups, corporates, and investors to learn, grow and discover innovation and collaboration opportunities.
Our Scale Programs
- Scale Underrepresented Founders Program
- Scale B2B Tech
- Scale Industry
- Scale Exclusive
- Scale International
- Scale Spotlight
Scale Underrepresented Founders Program
What is the Underrepresented Founders (URF) program?
Dedicated to fostering innovation and diversity, we believe diverse minds drive creativity by bringing varied perspectives and ideas to the table.
However, underrepresented founders – such as female founders* – often encounter heightened challenges, encompassing biases and limited access to (financial) opportunities in their entrepreneurial journey.
Teaming up with Amazon Web Services, our goal is to empower underrepresented founders in Europe by offering the necessary support to scale and grow their businesses.
What awaits you?
During our three month program we work closely with an exclusive cohort of B2B or B2B2C tech-startups. Within our broad network of investors, VC’s, serial entrepreneurs, business angels and corporates the participating startups make 100+ qualified touchpoints.
The program encompasses masterclasses, networking, personalized 1:1 expert sessions, and go-to-market opportunities. It features deep-dive sessions covering various aspects such as founding, negotiation, marketing, legal matters, pricing strategies, and sales, all tailored to meet your specific needs.
Please find more information about the focus areas and criteria for the program in the application sheet.
Don’t just take our word and check out the video with the inspiring women from our last Female Founders Program:
(*German Startup Monitor ‘23)
Scale B2B Tech
Our Scale Startup Program supports you with various components for scaling and innovation. We support B2B startups from the DACH region for six months. The program includes masterclasses, network sessions and 1:1 sparring – tailored to your needs!
You will benefit from sustainable knowledge sharing together with our experts and external partners, such as serial entrepreneurs, business angels and VCs. We support you with the next qualified leads and give you the opportunity to present your B2B startup to potential customers and investors.
The B2B Tech programs are cross-industry and take place in individual cohorts of eight to twelve startups. In addition to a physical kick-off and an in person startup event, the content can be integrated virtually and into the full working schedule of startups. The commitment of the founders is the key to success for us!
Scale Industry
The world is in a state of constant change: we are always striving to create new programs. With our Scale Industry Programs, we are addressing the topics of the future and supporting startups in scaling in close cooperation with PwC experts.
Startups with exciting B2B technologies will be accompanied in this program by masterclasses, network sessions and 1:1 sparring – tailored to the founders’ individual key topics and needs.
You will benefit from industry-specific knowledge sharing with our experts and the PwC Next Level Network for investors and corporates. We will help you win the next qualified lead.
Our topics change from quarter to quarter, following the agility of innovation. In recent years, we have successfully supported the following topics:
- Sustainability
- Female Founders
- Green Tech
- Artificial intelligence
- New Work & Culture
- Finance Transformation
- Legal Tech
- B2B Tech
- Logistics
- Trust & Transparency
- Sports & Media Tech
- Digital Health
- Regional
Scale Exclusive
For the Scale Exclusive Program, we collaborate with exclusive partners who love and live innovation like us. Every corporate, every organisation and even state institutions pursue strategies together with us: to support founders in a specific subject area or with a specific market or technology challenge.
The focus may be on the corporate’s areas of activity identified for the future or the desire to accelerate an individual area in the startup ecosystem.
One key example is the Scale URF Program we created with Amazon Web Services. Underrepresented entrepreneurs are supported and accompanied in scaling their business during our program. The program aims to create more visibility and contribute to the diversity of the startup ecosystem.
Scale International
From our point of view, scaling goes beyond national borders. With our Scale International Programs, we support startups in their expansion and offer the ideal flywheel for entering the German market in particular.
Scale Spotlight
Our Scale Spotlight format puts Series A B2B startups in the spotlight. What does this mean for you? We provide targeted support with individual help on network access and successful conversion of qualified leads. Interested? Apply now, and we will get in touch with you!
Our Scale Team
Through our Scale Program, we bring the innovation ecosystem together and create a platform for exchange between startups, corporates and investors.
Our experience in the innovation ecosystem
+100
Every year, we act as an accelerator of growth, supporting 100+ startups in their success through the Scale Program.
+1.000
We facilitate 1000+ placements of startups with corporates & investors every year.
+15.000
German corporates are supported by experts from PwC Germany.
+70%
of German unicorns rely on the expertise and resources of PwC Germany.
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11th German Startup Monitor
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