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Accelerators

APX (Axel Springer and Porsche early-stage investor)

APX

Status

Closed for now

APX no longer makes new investments under its own name; successor fund HEARTFELT_ (heartfelt.vc, same team) invests EUR 100-400k initial cheques in pre-seed founders; pitch via pitch.heartfelt.vc.

Closed
Amount
Not published

GIVEN: an initial pre-seed cheque plus a hands-on three-to-six-month programme in Berlin, with the possibility of follow-on investment. APX's historic standard entry ticket was EUR 50,000. TAKEN: a small equity stake for the initial ticket (historically around 5%), with follow-on rounds negotiated separately. Confirm the current standard deal on the APX site, as it has been revised since launch.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

APX (joint venture of Axel Springer SE and Porsche SE)

private · national

Deadline: Closed — Rolling applications with continuous intake rather than fixed batches; APX makes decisions on a running basis.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Very early stage, often pre-product. Founders are expected to spend time in Berlin during the programme.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://apx.ac/

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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