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Start!Klar plus (Styria)

Start!Klar plus

Status

Closes tomorrow

Applications close 2026-09-30.

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Amount
€100,000

Up to 80% of eligible project costs; maximum eligible costs 125.000 EUR, maximum funding 100.000 EUR.

You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft (SFG)

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — 2026 cut-off dates: 31 March and 30 September. Applications must be submitted before the project starts; decisions typically follow 6+ weeks after a cut-off.

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.

You fund 20% yourself.

Who can apply

Innovative, non-publicly-traded small companies founded within the last 5 years, with founders/shareholders holding at least 25%. Must develop new or substantially improved products, services, digital infrastructure or processes, show above-average growth potential, and plan a Business Angel or VC investment within 12 months of funding approval. Styria location.

How to apply

  1. Discuss the project with an SFG programme manager. — link
  2. Submit the application before the cut-off and before starting the project. — link
  3. Evaluation; decision roughly 6 weeks after the cut-off.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.sfg.at/f/startups/

"max. 80%"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.sfg.at

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