Institutions and programs.

Lower Saxony’s public development bank providing grants, loans, and matchmaking for digital, climate, and innovation projects.

Any · digitalization · Hanover, Germany · DE

nwk is a German private equity and venture capital firm based in Bremen, specializing in growth equity and mezzanine investments for mid-sized companies.

Growth · mezzanine · Bremen, Germany · DE

Austria's national agency for applied R&D and innovation funding, supporting enterprises and research institutions in digital and green transitions.

Any · applied-research · Austria · AT

SAB is a public development bank in Saxony, Germany, providing loans and grants primarily for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects to businesses and public entities.

Any · energy · Saxony, Germany · DE

Saxony's state development bank providing grants, loans, and guarantees to SMEs, startups, and municipalities for regional economic and infrastructure development.

Any · start-ups · Leipzig, Germany · DE

S-Beteiligungsgesellschaft is the private equity and venture capital arm of Kreissparkasse München Starnberg, providing equity participation and mezzanine financing to companies across various development phases.

Any · technology · Munich, Germany · DE

German federal agency funding disruptive deep tech and societal innovations through rapid, flexible instruments to secure national economic and technological sovereignty.

Pre Seed · disruptive-technologies · Germany · DE

State-backed pre-seed financing for innovative Baden-Württemberg startups, providing up to €200k (€400k exceptional) via interest-free convertible debt with mandatory private co-investment.

Pre Seed · innovative-technologies · DE

Startup Mannheim is the urban innovation startup ecosystem for Mannheim, backed by the KREASOCTECH grant.

Any · urban-innovation · Mannheim, Germany · DE

The VDB represents German guarantee banks and MBGen, facilitating SME financing through state-backed guarantees and non-profit equity-like capital.

Pre Seed, Seed, Growth · sme-financing · Berlin · DE

WIBank is the statutory development bank of Hesse, providing grants, loans, and equity support to SMEs, municipalities, and infrastructure projects.

Any · economic-development · Hesse, Germany · DE