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Business Plan Competition Berlin-Brandenburg (BPW)

Berlin-Brandenburg Business Plan Competition (BPW)

Awards up to €20,000 in prize money to startups founded in Berlin or Brandenburg.

Participation in BPW is free, and so is every seminar, workshop and networking event on the platform, whether or not a team ever submits a concept for judging. Each phase carries its own prize pool: the first phase splits €10,000 in prize money plus a €1,000 audience prize, the second splits €15,000 plus a €2,000 audience prize, and the third splits €20,000 plus a €3,000 audience prize. A team can

BPW is open to any business idea regardless of sector, as long as the company is planned or was founded in Berlin and/or Brandenburg, including pre-founding teams and business successions. It runs across three phases, each covering a different part of a business plan: product/service and team, market analysis and marketing, and company structure and financial planning.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.-
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Prize
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.-

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