Invest EU Seed Investment Loan
Prêt d'amorçage investissement Invest EU
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
"Montant : de 100 000 à 1 000 000 € (jusqu'à 2 000 000 € si dérogation), dans la limite de la moitié de la levée de fonds réalisée et de la nouvelle situation nette de l'emprunteur après levée de fonds".
Bpifrance
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Continuous; granted concurrently with a completed seed round.
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
- Under 8 years old
- Up to 250 employees
- Turnover up to 50,000,000
- Stage: seed, series_a
- Locally registered entity required
PME innovantes de moins de 8 ans ayant réussi leur levée de fonds d'amorçage pour au moins 200 000 euros. Term 8 years with 3 years' capital grace. Same exclusions as the Prêt d'amorçage.
How to apply
- Close a seed round of at least €200,000 with professional 'avisés' investors (VC funds, professional business angels, AMF/ORIAS-registered CIP/IFP/PSI crowdfunding platforms).
- Apply to Bpifrance for the loan, granted without security over company assets or founder's estate. — link
- On disbursement a 5% retention is deducted; file fees of 0.40% of the loan amount apply.
What you will need
- Evidence of a completed seed round of at least €200,000
- Cap table and investor identity showing 'avisés' professional investors
Source. https://bpifrance-creation.fr/encyclopedie/financements/lemprunt/pret-damorcage-bpifrance — checked 2026-08-14
"Le prêt d'amorçage investissement Invest EU s'adresse aux petites et moyennes entreprises au sens de la définition européenne […] innovantes de moins de 8 ans, et ayant réussi leur levée de fonds d'amorçage pour au moins 200 000 euros."