BRE-UP Bremen start-up funding programme
BRE-UP – Start-up Förderprogramm Land Bremen
Status not published
Three-stage procedure with pitch-deck pre-selection; guidelines and application documents are available from the STARTHAUS download centre.
Up to 150.000 EUR, equity-free, over a maximum project period of 24 months.
Land Bremen (co-financed by the EU/EFRE), delivered via BIS Bremerhaven and Starthaus Bremen
public · regional
Deadline: rolling — Three-stage procedure with pitch-deck pre-selection; guidelines and application documents are available from the STARTHAUS download centre.
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.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Under 5 years old
- micro enterprises
- Sectors: deeptech, space, mobility, energy, ai
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
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
- Stage 1: pre-selection — submit a pitch deck. — link
- Stage 2: business plan phase — second pitch with expert evaluation.
- Stage 3: formal application submission.
What you will need
- Pitch deck
- Business plan
- Cost and financing plan
Source. https://www.bis-bremerhaven.de/de/business-services/foerderung/bre-up — checked 2026-08-14
"high innovative (High- and Deeptech) startups based in the State of Bremen"