- agency
- Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA), under the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs
- amount
- Acquisition grant (Erwerbszuschuss): 15% of the share purchase price, tax-free. Exit grant (Exitzuschuss): 25% of the profit from sale of shares acquired with the acquisition grant.
- country
- Germany
- deadline or recurrence
- Ongoing; updated requirements for assessing market-standard contract clauses apply from 1 May 2025.
- eligibility
- Business angels (natural persons, or Business Angels GmbH/UG with max 10 shareholders) investing at least EUR 10,000 in eligible startups. Startups must be small, innovative, under 7 years old, fewer than 50 employees, max EUR 10 million revenue; investor may not hold more than 25% of shares post-investment and must hold for at least 3 years.