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Start-up BW Pre-Seed

Status

Status not published

Rolling; applications run through accredited Betreuungspartner rather than directly to the state.

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Amount
€320,000

Total financing up to EUR 320,000, under certain conditions up to EUR 640,000: interest-free, equity-like financing with a conversion option and a 5-year term, provided with an accredited Betreuungspartner.

Funder

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Tourismus Baden-Württemberg / L-Bank

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling; applications run through accredited Betreuungspartner rather than directly to the state.

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
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Growth-oriented, highly innovative, unlisted micro or small company located in Baden-Württemberg; entered in the commercial register at most 5 years ago; not yet financed with equity by third parties; must work with an approved Betreuungspartner.

How to apply

  1. Approach an accredited Start-up BW Pre-Seed Betreuungspartner. — link
  2. The partner assesses the venture and commits its own co-investment share.
  3. Joint application for the public tranche.

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.l-bank.de/produkte/unternehmensfinanzierung/start-up-bw-pre-seed.html

"Die Gesamtfinanzierung beträgt bis zu 320.000 €, unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen bis zu 640.000 €. Eine zinslose eigenkapitalähnliche Finanzierung mit Wandlungsoption und einer Laufzeit von 5 Jahren."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.l-bank.de

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