TRIP - Thuringian Regional Innovation Program is an Erfurt, Thuringia-based accelerator run by STIFT for pre-seed and early-stage technology and innovation startups in Germany. The program supports pre-foundation and newly founded teams through coaching, workshops, mentoring, prototype budget, community access, investor networking, VC financing preparation and a pitch day. It is most relevant for scalable startups from the Thuringian ecosystem across areas including deep tech, SaaS, hardware, industrial technology, AI, climate, energy, biotech, healthtech, robotics, IoT and manufacturing.