METRO Accelerator powered by Techstars is a three-month mentorship-driven accelerator program that will help you grow your startups. The program is run as a strategic partnership between METRO and Techstars. What does it mean? Essentially that, as a startup of METRO Accelerator powered by Techstars, you will benefit from the expertise of both companies to innovate, accelerate, fund and grow your unique business solutions. METRO as a global market leader in Wholesale and Food, brings industry focused opportunities and partnerships. A specialises group of METRO talent pool joins as mentors for each batch and founders can count on the access to the collective knowledge of the some of the most senior leadership of the METRO Group. Take a look at the mentor pool from METRO Group, including infallible interest and guidance of group CEO Olaf Koch. Techstars is a global ecosystem that helps entrepreneurs build great businesses. During the three-month program, Techstars brings in mentors, industry veterans, tech innovators and experienced entrepreneurs from all across the world and cross-industries. Together with its strategic partner METRO, this is an immersive experiential learning program that helps startup solutions turn into viable businesses. Becoming a part of the Techstars cohort is more than a 3 month acceleration for your startup. When you take part in a Techstars accelerator, you become part of the robust global Techstars family for life all through supported with incredibly reliable access to the global community of founders, mentors, investors and corporate partners from all Techstars accelerator networks since its inception. METRO Accelerator powered by Techstars runs two programs from its Berlin based headquarters: for Hospitality and for Retail. Initiated in 2015 with Hospitality Accelerator, 2017 will see its third class graduate. 2017 also saw the launch of the Retail program.