Seed Capital Scheme
Seed Capital-regeling
Closes in 18 days
Applications close 2026-10-30.
Interest-free loan to venture funds, max EUR 12m per fund, matching private capital; funds invest EUR 100,000-5m in tech/creative startups up to 7 years after first commercial sale.
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
public · national
Deadline: One call a year — Fund managers apply in the 2026 tender 3 Aug - 30 Oct 2026; startups apply directly to approved funds.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- small enterprises
- Sectors: deeptech, creative, ai
- Stage: pre-seed and seed
- Locally registered entity required
Start-ups do not apply to RVO directly; they approach a Seed Capital-backed fund.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)
Source. https://www.rvo.nl/subsidies-financiering/seed-capital
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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.rvo.nl
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