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aws Seedfinancing – Innovative Solutions

Status

Status not published

Ongoing submission via aws Fördermanager; several decision dates per year; two-stage jury selection.

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Amount
€400,000

Max EUR 400,000 with gender bonus (EUR 356,000 without); 80% of eligible costs (90% with bonus); 10% shareholder equity (5% with bonus).

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; two-stage jury selection.

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

Micro and small enterprises up to 5 years after incorporation; existing proof of concept; all sectors except Deep Tech; innovation-specific impact (diversity, environment, health, education, mobility, urban development).

How to apply

  1. Prepare the business plan and proof of concept evidence.
  2. Submit online via the aws Fördermanager. — link
  3. Jury decision at one of the quarterly sessions.

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-innovative-solutions/

"up to 5 years after the date of incorporation"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.aws.at

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