Start-up Financing 80 (L-Bank Baden-Württemberg)
Startfinanzierung 80 (L-Bank Baden-Württemberg)
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No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Promotional loan with an 80% guarantee from the Bürgschaftsbank Baden-Württemberg: from 1 Dec 2025 up to EUR 200,000 per entrepreneur and EUR 800,000 per company; terms of 5, 8 or 10 years with 0-2 repayment-free years. Master craftspeople can add a Meistergründungsprämie repayment bonus (10% of the loan, up to EUR 10,000, as stated for 1 Mar 2022).
L-Bank / Bürgschaftsbank Baden-Württemberg
public · regional
Deadline: Open all year — Continuous; apply through your Hausbank.
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.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Under 5 years old
- Up to 249 employees
- Stage: idea stage, pre-seed and seed
- Locally registered entity required
Founders or companies active up to 5 years; freelancers or commercial businesses; EU-definition SME; founding or investing in Baden-Württemberg; financing only via a Hausbank.
How to apply
- Take the product information sheet to your Hausbank and apply there.
- The Hausbank forwards the request; the Bürgschaftsbank and L-Bank decide together.
- After approval the Hausbank signs the loan contract and pays out the funds.
What you will need
- Förderantrag Wirtschaftsförderung (form WF_1001)
- De-minimis declaration
- Chamber of Crafts confirmation (if applicable)
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://www.l-bank.de/produkte/wirtschaftsfoerderung/startfinanzierung-80.html
"Als Existenzgründerinnen und -gründer sowie junges Unternehmen erhalten Sie für Ihre Vorhaben ein Förderdarlehen. Das Darlehen ist zusätzlich mit einer 80‑prozentigen Bürgschaft der Bürgschaftsbank Baden-Württemberg abgesichert."
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.l-bank.de
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