About Kompass Frankfurt

For Frankfurt founders!

For over 20 years, Kompass has been the hub for a regional and international startup scene in Frankfurt am Main.

Kompass...

promotes the business potential of founders, startups, and young companies as an incubator and accelerator.
supports the development of innovative business ideas and scalable business models.
provides a platform for current trends and future topics.
acts as a seismograph for the economy and an enabler of an interdisciplinary startup ecosystem.
contributes to economic and sustainable urban development.
is committed to a creative, social, sustainable, and digital future – both regionally and worldwide.

years of experience in Frankfurt

Founders & companies

Business startups

FOR WHOM DO WE DO THAT?

Aspiring founders, solo entrepreneurs, young companies, and startups.
International founders.
Startups looking to expand internationally and grow across borders.

HOW we do that?

Through our specially developed phase model, we provide support from the initial founding idea to the international scale-up.

1. Orientation Phase

In the orientation phase, we support founders with idea, trend, and future workshops to develop sustainable and innovative business models. With our entrepreneur check, we examine the suitability of potential founders, analyze entrepreneurial skills, and identify individual and economic potential. We facilitate access to funding, conduct opportunity and risk analyses, and provide support in creating a professional business plan.

2. Startup Phase

In the startup phase, we support founders with individual consulting and coaching on topics such as financing, market presence, digitalization, and marketing. We assist with all formalities related to the founding process and help build initial business networks.

3. Qualification Phase

In the qualification phase, we support entrepreneurs in reviewing and modifying the marketability, scalability, and sustainability of their ideas and business models. We accompany the development of innovative and resilient business ideas and check their economic and financial plausibility.

4. Growth Phase

In the growth phase, we help startups already established on the market to scale. We help optimize existing processes, develop growth strategies, identify growth opportunities, and realize international market entry. We also train young companies in the resilient handling of crises.

What we do?

We...

inform, advise, and qualify founders from the founding phase through to international market entry.
provide tailored offers, workshops, seminars, and programs on topics such as financing, business plans, market presence, digitalization, marketing, and more.
act as guides through the jungle of local funding.
We provide entrepreneurial know-how, innovative tools, practice-oriented founding knowledge, and important business networks.
pave the way for sustainable, scalable, and resilient business models.
promote rapid, cross-border growth.

Why we do it?

We have a vision of a creative startup scene that...

forms an interdisciplinary and holistic startup ecosystem.
supports founders, startups, and young companies in developing innovative and scalable business models.
promotes rapid international growth.
Combines founder support with sustainable urban development.
realizes optimal networking and a lively exchange between different stakeholders.
creates an urban and international space for innovation, sustainability, and creativity.