Application phase for Media Lift Batch 7 has started
For the seventh time, nextMedia Hamburg is looking for innovative business ideas from the content and technology sector for its Media Lift incubator. Teams from all over Europe can take part. The application phase lasts until February 18, 2025, and the program runs from March to July. You can find out what to expect and what criteria you need to fulfil in this article.
A programme of three main phases
The Media Lift programme is primarily aimed at startups from the media industry and is divided into three phases. After a prepitch, in which a jury selects five teams, the first step is to refine the business idea and define the resulting product. The next step is to drive product development towards marketability. In the third phase, market entry is prepared and ideally at least completed as part of a test project. The program officially ends with the graduation pitch. The main prize is a sparring session with OMR founder Philipp Westermeyer.
These are the benefits of Media Lift
Financial support of up to 15,000 euros per team.
1,000 euros individual coaching budget for the Media Lift coaching pool.
Workstations at SPACE Hamburg and tools for (digital) collaboration.
Methodological, technical and market knowledge, for example through pitch training, product field workshops and testing.
Personal coaching and team building.
Contact to the mentor network and team mentors from the industry.
Editorial reporting.
Participation in events.
Access to follow-up programmes.
Media Lift is looking for innovative solutions, business models and technologies that will drive the content industry forward. The thematic focus of the incubator is on mediatech developments.
Your startup should already have a first digital prototype and be in the pre-seed or early phase. The focus is on universal technologies that are capable of bringing about sustainable change in the media industry.
Your team should consist of at least two, but no more than five members. It doesn't matter whether you are still studying, employees of media and digital companies or serial founders.
