Seed money

The initial capital required for business start-up. In addition to the equity it can for the most part consist of financial resources such as venture capital loans made by lenders and investors, ie from debt. There is the possibility of sharing in the form of silent partnerships for the equity in a start-ups. The amount of initial capital and the equity ratio are determinants of the viability of a company. Among other things, in Germany, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology maintains a database for those interested in an investment ready. As a prerequisite for attracting investors well-developed concepts of the business idea apply.

Start of capital

Austria

The Development Bank of the Republic of Austria, the Austrian Economic Service ( aws ) provides Vorgründungsprojekten in the fields of life sciences, ICT and Physical Sciences under the PreSeed program a grant of up to 200,000 euros. Already founded start -up companies may apply for seed funding of up to 1 million euro.

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