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Photonics grants

Explore grants for photonics companies. This directory covers funding for lasers, optics, integrated photonics, imaging and sensing, optical communications and photonic manufacturing, from research councils, innovation agencies and photonics industry programs.

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Mississippi Development Authority logo
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SSBCI Mississippi — Small Business Credit Initiative

🇺🇸MDA · United States

Provides Mississippi firms with federal-backed loans, guarantees, and equity to expand credit access for startups and growth companies.

$1M
Enterprise Singapore logo
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Startup SG Equity

🇸🇬EnterpriseSG · Singapore

Offers Singapore founders equity support through Startup SG Equity for growth planning.

Enterprise Singapore logo
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Startup SG Talent

🇸🇬EnterpriseSG · Singapore

Offers founders in Singapore talent and entrepreneurship pathways through EntrePass, Tech@SG, Global Tech Talent Alliance, and T-Up.

Research Council of Lithuania (Lietuvos mokslo taryba) logo
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Support for PhD Students

🇱🇹LMT · Lithuania

Supports Lithuanian PhD students through academic grants for research collaborations.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) logo
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Tamkeen Microfinance 2

🇪🇬MSMEDA · Egypt

Funds Egyptian micro-enterprises through bank and NBFI partners with wholesale microfinance for industrial and agro manufacturing.

EGP 500K
Tamwilcom logo
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Tamwilcom Damane Guarantee Suite

🇲🇦Tamwilcom · Morocco

Offers Damane guarantees from Tamwilcom, sharing bank risk with lenders to support Moroccan small and medium sized enterprises.

Invest Northern Ireland logo
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Technical Development Incentive

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Funds Northern Ireland SMEs using technical service providers through Invest NI innovation support.

£15K
Michigan-Israel Business Accelerator logo
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The Elevator

🇮🇱MIBA · United States

Supports Israeli startups entering the United States market through free Detroit soft-landing services and local introductions.

New Jersey Division of Taxation logo
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Urban Enterprise Credits

🇺🇸NJ Division of Taxation · United States

Funds certified New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone businesses through employee or small-business investment tax credits.

Wadhwani Foundation logo
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Wadhwani Entrepreneurship Initiative

🇮🇳Wadhwani · India

Supports entrepreneurs through Wadhwani's Entrepreneurship Initiative with training, mentorship, and investor access.

WV Jobs Investment Trust (JIT) Board logo
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WVCAP Collateral Support

🇺🇸WVJIT · United States

Provides collateral enhancement to help West Virginia businesses secure conventional bank loans they otherwise cannot obtain.

WV Jobs Investment Trust (JIT) Board logo
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WVCAP Seed Capital Co-Investment Fund

🇺🇸WVJIT · United States

Provides WVCAP seed co-investment for early West Virginia businesses through a state-supported equity framework.

WV Jobs Investment Trust (JIT) Board logo
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WVCAP Subordinated Debt

🇺🇸WVJIT · United States

Provides WVCAP subordinated debt to West Virginia businesses when traditional lenders cannot meet their credit profile.

WV Jobs Investment Trust (JIT) Board logo
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WVCAP Technical Assistance

🇺🇸WVJIT · United States

Offers WVCAP technical assistance with free advisory services to improve readiness for financing and operations.

Y Combinator logo
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Y Combinator Accelerator Program

🇺🇸YC · United States

Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.

$500K
Direction générale des Finances publiques (DGFiP) logo
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Young Innovative Enterprise (Jeune Entreprise Innovante) (JEI / JEU / JEC / JEII)

🇫🇷DGFiP · France

Supports French early-growth companies with a favourable tax and social relief status during early innovation growth.

Nacional Financiera logo
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Your First Credit (Tu Primer Crédito)

🇲🇽NAFIN · Mexico

Offers first-time-credit access for Mexican enterprises through bureau-verified lending for operations and growth.

$5M
Bancóldex (Banco de Comercio Exterior de Colombia) logo
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Bancoldex Financiamiento Innovacion

🇨🇴Bancóldex · Colombia

Funds Colombian enterprises through Bancoldex with credit lines, guarantees, and innovation financing across sectors.

COP 53K – COP 1.3M
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development logo
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Ben Franklin Technology Development Grant — seed

🇺🇸PA DCED · United States

Funds Pennsylvania innovation consortia through regional grants for early technology commercialization and collaborative projects.

Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development logo
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners Southeastern PA

🇺🇸PA DCED · United States

Funds Southeastern Pennsylvania technology companies through state-backed incentives and mentorship across manufacturing and life science ventures.

$50K – $500K
Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior (BICE) logo
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BICE Argentina Emprende (Entrepreneurship Program)

🇦🇷BICE · Argentina

Funds Argentine entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized companies through BICE with loans and leasing for productive growth.

ARS 7K – ARS 215K
FINEP — Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos logo
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Brazil FINEP Inovacred

🇧🇷FINEP · Brazil

Supports Brazilian startups and technology companies with credit-backed financing for innovation activities and product development.

R$200K – R$5M
Business Finland logo
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Business Finland R&D Grant

🇫🇮Business Finland · Finland

Funds Finnish startups and companies through competitive innovation grants for prototype and validation stages in technology development.

€100K – €10M
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Business Finland Young Innovative Companies (NIY)

🇫🇮Business Finland · Finland

Provides repayable innovation loans to Finnish technology companies advancing early-stage products.

€500K – €1.3M

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