Discovery tool, not advice. Every figure is the published rule, not a decision on your case.

Grants

Pro FIT Early-Stage Financing (Berlin)

Pro FIT Frühphasenfinanzierung

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open

Amount

€500,000

Up to €500,000 in total. Frühphase 1 up to €200,000, split 50/50 between a non-repayable Zuschuss and a Darlehen; Frühphase 2 is loan only. Up to "100 % der förderfähigen Ausgaben" can be covered in both phases.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB)

public · regional

Deadline: rolling — Continuous; a funding committee decides monthly.

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

Under 2 years old
Up to 50 employees
small enterprises
Sectors: deeptech, any
Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Berlin-based small technology-oriented companies. Maximum 12 months old for Frühphase 1; maximum 24 months if applying only for Frühphase 2.

How to apply

Submit the application digitally via the IBB Kundenportal. — link
External technical experts assess the project.
IBB carries out the commercial review.
The funding committee decides — it meets monthly.

What you will need

Project description and work plan
Cost and financing plan
Business plan

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ibb.de/de/foerderprogramme/pro-fit-fruehphasenfinanzierung.html — checked 2026-08-14

"100 % der förderfähigen Ausgaben"