Markt.Start - Funding, Guidelines

Market introduction and expansion

Markt.Start is a substential funding instrument adressing small-sized companies only. The funding goal is to support small companies for the market entrance and therefore launch of product innovations, service innovations and process development after successful driven R&D. Funding is provided up to max. € 250.000,- each for market transition by funding with low-interet loans.

Small companies are to benefit and to grow up fundamental organisation, marketing and sales.

The essentials in brief

Program Owner / Sponsor
Topic	Bottom-up, Circular Economy, Climate-Neutral City, Digitalisation & Broadband, Energy Transition, Further research areas, Innovative & Competitive Companies, Life Sciences & Health, Mobility Transition, People, Qualification & Gender, Production & Materials, Quantum: Research & Technology, Society & Security, Space & Aviation, Wood: Research & Knowledge Transfer
Project type	Markteinführungsprojekt
Financing	national
Submission	Submission possible anytime
Target group	Startups, small-sized companies and meeting the Startup-SE definition (a annual turnover 0 to 10 million Euro, a balance total under 10 million Euro, and a number of staff up to max. 50)
Selection by	Evaluations are conducted by experts of the FFG
What is being funded	Funding is provided up to max. € 250.000,- each for market transition by funding with low-interet loans (as of 1.1.2024: 2,5 %). The evaluation is carried out throughout a special scoreboard and connected to a reporting duty on milestones.
Min. / max. funding	0 / max. up to € 250.000,- each Markt.Start
Which costs are eligible for funding?	Fundable costs are all expences related to the realisation oft he marketing and sales aproach with in the strategy of the company. Please look up the Markt.Start Guidlines (German only).
Min. / max. running time	0 - 36 months
Availability from	25.09.2012 - constantly