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BRE-UP Bremen start-up funding programme

BRE-UP – Start-up Förderprogramm Land Bremen

Status

Status not published

Three-stage procedure with pitch-deck pre-selection; guidelines and application documents are available from the STARTHAUS download centre.

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Amount
€150,000

Up to 150.000 EUR, equity-free, over a maximum project period of 24 months.

Funder

Land Bremen (co-financed by the EU/EFRE), delivered via BIS Bremerhaven and Starthaus Bremen

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Three-stage procedure with pitch-deck pre-selection; guidelines and application documents are available from the STARTHAUS download centre.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Highly innovative high-tech and deeptech start-ups based in the State of Bremen, beyond ideation with a first proof of concept or minimum functional product, aligned with Bremen's 2030 Innovation Strategy (aerospace, automotive, maritime, renewable energy, AI/digitalisation).

How to apply

  1. Stage 1: pre-selection — submit a pitch deck. — link
  2. Stage 2: business plan phase — second pitch with expert evaluation.
  3. Stage 3: formal application submission.

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.bis-bremerhaven.de/de/business-services/foerderung/bre-up

"high innovative (High- and Deeptech) startups based in the State of Bremen"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.bis-bremerhaven.de

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