Venture capital is not a loan, but rather a form of development aid for a business idea. A so-called venture capitalist finances a young company and risks the company failing and losing the money invested. That is why venture capitalists choose their investments carefully.
FEDERATION
The Coparion Fund Venture Capital, which is financed by KfW and the BMWi, supports young technology companies with above-average growth potential. However, it only finances from Series A. This means that you can already present initial successes such as a successful product launch, key customers or sustainable sales.
By becoming a member of the Deutsche Boerse Venture Network opens up a variety of financing options from around 1 million euros. You can use the network of the association to make contact with investors and address them specifically.
The High-tech start-up fund is the venture capital for young, promising technology companies. The start-up capital is made available with a combination of open participation and loans.
The Micromezanine Fund Germany is a financing option for companies that train, are founded out of unemployment or are run by people with a migration background. The maximum participation amount is € 50.000.
BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG
Joint financing with the federal high-tech start-up fund is the Seed fund BW. If the high-tech start-up fund makes a commitment with € 500.000, the Seedfonds BW provides a maximum of € 100.000 per financing round. The financing takes place in a combination of open participation and subordinated loans. The investors in Seedfonds BW are the state of Baden-Württemberg, L-Bank, LBBW Venture and MBG.
For young and innovative entrepreneurs, the VC Fund Baden-Württemberg Venture Capital from the seed to the start-up phase. In addition to the VC Fonds BW, the capital comes from MBG Baden-Württemberg. In addition to the state, private insurance companies also invest in the VC Fund Baden-Württemberg.
The success story of the VC Fund Baden-Württemberg should start with the Start-up BW Innovation Fund move on. This fund, which is still in the fundraising phase, is aimed at start-ups in the fields of information and communication technology, digital transformation, Industry 4.0 and Med Tech.
The state fund LEA venture partner was designed by L-Bank under the direction of the BW Ministry of Economics with a target volume of 50 million euros. The L-Bank is the anchor investor. The capital is also collected from the private sector. The fund is managed by the fund management company LEA Partners GmbH. The fund is aimed at innovative, high-tech start-ups.
The LEA Mittelstandpartner fund is also managed by this fund management company and has the same technology focus as the venture partner. This fund supports companies with equity financing after the early growth phase. Its volume is 200 million euros.
HESSE
The Hessen Capital Fund provide capital mezzanine funds in the form of equity-like silent participations or as open participations in connection with the acquisition of shares, depending on the needs of founders and small and medium-sized companies. € 100.000 - € 1,5 million capital can be made available with a silent participation and up to € 800.000 with an open participation.
The Technology Fund Hessen (TFH III) are intended for medium-sized companies with a high level of innovation and excellent growth prospects. This means that these companies are also financed with open venture capital. The focus is on early-phase investments and innovation projects as well as the co-financing of succession plans. Experience has shown that up to 1 million euros are financed openly or in silence.
Futury Venture Fund are a cooperation between experienced institutional and private investors and the state of Hesse. They offer young companies a basis for further developments. 500.000 € can usually be financed openly or in silence. The combined program can be used to borrow between € 100.000 and € 500.000. Three quarters of the loan is taken out with guarantee BB H and a quarter of the loan is taken out as a silent partnership with MBG H.
RHINELAND-PALATINATE
Young, high-growth, high-tech companies can finance themselves with venture capital from institutional or informal investors.
Investment and Structural Bank Rhineland-Palatinate, which entrepreneurs provide equity capital through various subsidiaries in the form of direct investments and / or typical silent partnerships.
The Business Angels Rhineland-Palatinate Association supports and advises young entrepreneurs, establishes important contacts through his business network and, if necessary, invests his own capital.
With the Rhineland-Palatinate Innovation Fund small, unlisted technology companies can receive venture capital in the form of open or silent participations on favorable terms.