INVEST — Venture Capital Grant for Business Angels
Supports business angels investing in innovative German startups during early growth.
INVEST (Zuschuss für Wagniskapital) is a rolling federal grant programme administered by BAFA on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Its purpose is to improve access to private venture capital for young innovative companies in Germany by reducing the effective cost of angel investing. The grant is paid to the investor — a business angel — rather than to th…
Young innovative startups in Germany seeking initial private venture capital from business angels (natural persons in EU/EEA).
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