#STARTUPNATION TO MITTELSTAND is is a customer-oriented remote innovation program which aims to accelerate the entry and expansion of cherry-picked Israeli scale-ups in the German market via strategic collaborations with regional Mittelstand firms. We provide cohort scale-ups with a direct access to Germany´s industrial heartland and over 80 strategic partners and customers. #STARTUPNATION TO MITTELSTAND is the first Mittelstand-oriented program, where local industry champions share technical know-how, production capabilities, large customer base and industry expertise with cohort scale-ups, in return for access to cutting-edge technologies, entrepreneurial talent and strategic investment opportunities. #STARTUPNATION TO MITTELSTNAD is powered by the following organisations and governmental bodies: - Israel Innovation Authority - City of Cologne - City of Düsseldorf - STARTPLATZ - German Chamber of Commerce - Israel Economic and Trade Mission