INVEST – Grant for venture capital (exit grant)
INVEST – Zuschuss für Wagniskapital (Exitzuschuss)
Status not published
Claimed after the shares are sold, following the mandatory 3-year holding period.
25% of the gain from the sale of the shares, paid to natural-person investors. Minimum gain 2.000 EUR; the exit grant is capped at the amount of the acquisition grant previously received.
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Claimed after the shares are sold, following the mandatory 3-year holding period.
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
- Stage: seed, series_a
- Locally registered entity required
Only natural persons who previously received the Erwerbszuschuss; 3-year minimum holding period.
How to apply
- Hold the INVEST-funded shares for at least 3 years.
- Sell the shares at a gain of at least 2.000 EUR.
- Apply to BAFA for the Exitzuschuss. — link
What you will need
- Share sale agreement
- Proof of the gain realised
Source. https://www.bafa.de/DE/Wirtschaft/Beratung_Finanzierung/Invest/invest_node.html — checked 2026-08-14
"25% der Gewinne"