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ERP Capital for Start-ups

ERP-Kapital für Gründung (058)

Status

Closed for now

The funder has not said when this reopens.

Closed
Amount
€500,000

"maximal 500.000 Euro pro Antragsteller". A subordinated loan (Nachrangkredit) treated as quasi-equity, requiring no collateral. "Kreditlaufzeit: 15 Jahre, davon 7 Jahre tilgungsfreie Anlaufjahre". The Hausbank receives a "100-prozentige Haftungsfreistellung auf Grundlage einer Bundesgarantie". Merkblatt Stand: 01.01.2022.

You must co-fund 15%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

KfW

public · national

Deadline: Closed — Ended: KfW states this credit can no longer be applied for; replaced by ERP-Förderkredit KMU (365/366) and KfW-Förderkredit großer Mittelstand (375/376).

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 15% yourself.

Who can apply

Business must "noch keine 3 Jahre bestehen" since starting operations. The loan strengthens the equity base and requires no collateral from the borrower.

How to apply

  1. Confirm the business has been operating for less than 3 years.
  2. Contribute own funds of "15 % (alte Länder) beziehungsweise 10 % (neue Länder und Berlin) der förderfähigen Kosten".
  3. Apply through a Hausbank, which passes the application to KfW.
  4. On approval, the subordinated loan is disbursed with 7 repayment-free years.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.kfw.de/PDF/Download-Center/F%C3%B6rderprogramme-(Inlandsf%C3%B6rderung)/PDF-Dokumente/6000000213_M_058_ERP_Kapital_Gruendung.pdf

"Diesen Kredit können Sie nicht mehr beantragen"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.kfw.de

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