Falling Walls Venture
Usually opens in March and April and May and June
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
Science Breakthrough of the Year award in the Venture category. Recognition and platform rather than a large cash prize.
Falling Walls Foundation
private · national
Deadline: annual_call — Nominations open in the spring and close in the summer for the November Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, health, climate, space
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
- R&D activity required
Science-driven startups, usually nominated by an accredited research or investment partner
Source. https://falling-walls.com/venture/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked