Investment Corner

The Rhine-Main-Neckar region is an attractive science and industry hub where growth is primarily generated by start-ups and small and medium-sized companies - the engine for innovation and sustainable economic development. A variety of financial support and interesting funding and financing possibilities are available to innovative entrepreneurs.*
European Innovation Council EIC launched
EIC Accelerator
Financing for start-ups and SMEs
EIC Pathfinder
Funding for multi-disciplinary research teams
EIC Transition
Funding to turn research results into innovation opportunities
Start-ups / Early stage VC
Sector (if applicable)
Andera Partners
BORN2GROW
tech industry, e.g. biotechnology, software, medical technology, automation
BayBG Venture Capital
Beteiligungsfonds Baden-Württemberg
Bioqube Factory Fund I
therapeutic assets, technology platforms
Coparion
Digital Health Innovation programme
digital health
Droia
drug development for oncology and genetic disease
EMBL Ventures
healthcare, technology platforms, diagnostics , medtech
ERP-Digitalisierungs- und Innovations­kredit
digitalisation
ERP-Gründerkredit – StartGeld
ERP-Gründerkredit – Universel
Forbion
biotech, medtech, diagnostics
GEM
diverse
HTGF Venture Capital
life sciences
Hadean Ventures
life science
INVEST (BAFA)
Inkef
technology and healthcare
InnovFin – EU-Mittel für Innovationen
Innovationsgutscheine BW
Karma Fund
digital health
KfW-Unternehmer­kredit
Kompetenzzentrum Smart Services BW
digitalisation
Kurma Partners
life science, healtcare
L-Bank Gründungsfinanzierung
life sciences
LBBW Venture Capital GmbH
digital transformation, life science and health tech, financial technology
LDC Fund
Covid-19 related, technology platforms
M Ventures
health care, life sciences, electronics, frontier tech, sustainability
MBG Start-up BW Innovation Fonds
IT-technology, digitalization, industrial innovation, MedTech
MediVentures GmbH
health care
Medicxi Ventures
life science
Mezzanine-Beteiligungsprogramm BW
Mikromezzaninfonds Deutschland Navigation überspringen
NCL Technology Venture
Health Technology
NRW.BANK Venture Capital
Occident Group AG
START-interactive (BMBF)
digital health, digitalisation
Sofinnova Partners
Startup BW Pre-Seed
Startup BW Pro-Tect
VC Coparion
VI Partners
technology, healthcare
zfhn Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn
industry, technology
Business Angel / Investors Network
Sector (if applicable)
AngelInvest Ventures
technology platforms
Angels4Health
life sciences, healthcare
Apollo Health Ventures
biotech, therapeutic assets
Arix Bioscience
life science
BTOV
technology platforms
Bayern Kapital
hightech (Bavaria only)
Blue Fund Consulting & Invest GmbH
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture fonds
life sciences, healthcare
Bundesverband Deutsche Startups e.V
Business Angels Connect
biotech
Business Angels Frankfurt Rhein-Main
digitalisation
Business Angels Region Stuttgart e.V.
healthcare, biotech
Business Angels Start-up Region Ostwürttemberg
CAPNAMIC Ventures
technology platforms
CVC Capital Partners
Creathor Venture
technology platforms
DB Digital Ventures
digital health
Deep Science Ventures
energy, agriculture, pharma, computation
Deutsche Börse Venture Network
Covid-19 crisis, healthcare
Dieter von Holtzbrink Ventures
digital health
Earlybird Venture Capital
medtech, software
FunderNation
healthcare, medtech
German Startups Group
software
Gimv
Ignite Capital Partners
alternative energy, natural resources; life and food sciences; digital technologies
KENup
therapeutic assets, healthcare
KIZOO Technology Ventures
biotech
LSP: Life Sciences Partners
health care
Life Sciences Partners
life sciences, medtech
Linden Capital Partners
therapeutic assets, healthcare
MIG Fonds
healthcare, biotech
NIXDORF Kapital AG
Novo Holdings A/S
healthcare, biotech
PEPPERMINT Venture Partners
biotech, therapeutic assets
Palatina - Business Angels Rhein-Neckar e.V.
Prime Crowd
digital health, medtech
Signals Venture Capital
healthcare
SixThirty
technology platforms
Speedinvest
digital health, healthcare
Startup Angels Alb-Bodensee e.V.
life sciences, medtech
TVM Capital Life Science
biotech, therapeutic assets
Think Health Venture
healthcare, therapeutic assets
Venture Forum Neckar e.V.
software
Wellington Partners
life sciences, biotech
Wille Finance
aescuvest
healthcare, biotech
e.ventures
digitalisation, software
seed+speed The Sales VC
software
SMEs Funding
BMWi ZIM (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand)
EXI-Gründungsgutscheine
Eurostars
Eurostars 3
innovative SMEs
Forschungzulage
Funding for Horizon Europe application preparation (BMBF)
Invest BW - Förderung von Innovations- und Technologievorhaben
Junge Innovatoren
KMU-innovativ: Bioökonomie
SHS
life science, medical engineering, digital health
VIP+ - Innovation durch Validierung
Zukunftsfonds - Bundesministerium der Finanzen
go-Digital
go-Inno
Prizes
Innovationsgutschein A und B des Landes
Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany Research Challenges
The Spinoff Prize, a Nature Research Award
VR-InnovationsPreis Mittelstand
Research Grant
EU4Health 2021-2027 – a vision for a healthier European Union
Several active calls for proposals
Horizon Europe 2021-22
healthcare
Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany Research Grants
Start-up Accelerator Programmes
BaseLaunch (CH)
Blue Ribbon Partners
healthcare
EIT Health Catapult (EU)
Illumina Accelerator (UK)
Life Science Accelerator Baden-Württemberg
NLC Ventures
healthtech
Startup Creasphere (DE)
*This compilation makes no claims to completeness.