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aws Seedfinancing – Deep Tech

Status

Status not published

Ongoing submission via aws Fördermanager; several decision dates per year (typically quarterly).

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Amount
€1,000,000

Up to EUR 1,000,000 with gender bonus (EUR 889,000 without); 80% of eligible costs (90% with bonus); 10% shareholder equity (5% with bonus). Interest-free, repayment triggered by profit or sale.

You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Ongoing submission via aws Fördermanager; several decision dates per year (typically quarterly).

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 20% yourself.

Who can apply

Fewer than 50 employees, turnover or balance sheet under EUR 10m, independent per EU SME definition; up to 5 years after start-up (apply within 54 months of founding).

How to apply

  1. Request an individual consultation with the aws Deep Tech team. — link
  2. Prepare the business plan and technical documentation.
  3. Submit online via the aws Fördermanager. — link

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.aws.at/en/aws-seedfinancing-deep-tech/

"based on a significant technological and scientific challenge and provide a substantial technological leap beyond incremental innovation"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.aws.at

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