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Start?Zuschuss! Bavaria

Start?Zuschuss!

Status

Status not published

Semi-annual rounds with funding starting on 1 April and 1 October; applications must be submitted before each round's deadline and are selected competitively.

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Amount
€36,000

50% subsidy of eligible start-up expenses over 12 months, up to a maximum grant of 36.000 EUR. Eligible costs include personnel, rent, market introduction and R&D.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie (StMWi)

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Semi-annual rounds with funding starting on 1 April and 1 October; applications must be submitted before each round's deadline and are selected competitively.

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 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Technology-oriented startups in Bavaria with an innovative, digitalisation-focused business model; founded no more than 2 years before the application deadline.

How to apply

  1. Check eligibility and the current round's deadline. — link
  2. Submit the online application with the business concept. — link
  3. Competitive jury selection.
  4. Grant notification; funding period starts 1 April or 1 October.

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.stmwi.bayern.de/wettbewerbe/startzuschuss/

"Start-ups sind der Mittelstand und die Arbeitgeber von morgen"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.stmwi.bayern.de

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