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Qualified New Business Venture (QNBV) Program

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$3,000,000

Startups seek QNBV certification; their investors (angels, angel networks, Qualified Venture Funds) get a 25% tax credit on qualified equity investments

Funder

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year

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.

Who can apply

Must be headquartered in Wisconsin with at least 51% of employees and payroll in the state, fewer than 100 employees, operating 10 consecutive years or less, demonstrating significant potential for job or capital investment growth, and not having received more than $10 million in aggregate private equity or venture capital. Excluded industries: real estate development, insurance, banking, lending, lobbying, political consulting, professional services, wholesale/retail trade, leisure, hospitality, transportation and most construction.

How to apply

  1. Apply to WEDC for QNBV certification
  2. If certified, raise qualified equity investment from eligible investors
  3. Report the investments to WEDC so investor credits can be verified

What you will need

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://wedc.org/programs/qualified-new-business-venture/

"For investors (angel investors, angel investment networks, or Qualified Venture Funds (QVFs), it offers a 25% tax credit on qualified equity investments."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: wedc.org

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