Media Lab Bayern
Also known as Media Lab, Media Startup Fellowship
Fellowship Munich, Germany Run by Medien.Bayern GmbH media-lab.de
Overview
Bavaria's media-innovation lab, run by Medien.Bayern GmbH and funded by the Bavarian State Chancellery and the Bavarian regulator for new media. Its Media Startup Fellowship backs teams building digital products for media companies, journalists and publishers, and takes no equity.
What startups get
Up to €40,000 in prototyping budget paid across three phases (Set Up, Build Up, Raise Up: €10,000, €10,000 and €20,000), with coaching, pitch days between phases, community access and a public demo day. No equity is taken.
Details
- Type
- Fellowship
- Run by
- Medien.Bayern GmbH
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germany
- Runs in
- Munich, Ansbach, Remote
- Format
- Nine-month fellowship in three phases; hybrid, with on-site sessions in Munich
- Who can apply
- Teams with a working prototype of a digital product for media, journalism or publishing; incorporation not required; international teams need a business case in the German-speaking region
- Standard terms
- $46K
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Sectors
- media, journalism, publishing tech
- Status
- Active
- Website
- media-lab.de
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About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.