LIAA Support for Science-Intensive Start-ups (Latvia)
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) · Deep-tech grant
$162KGrant up to €150,000 (~$162k) per application at up to 80% of eligible costs; advance up to 50%
ERDF-funded grant for Latvian companies commercialising technology developed at a research institution (TRL4–TRL8).
Key terms
- De minimis aid at 80% intensity, up to €150,000 per application; advance up to 50% after the agreement is signed
- Micro/small/medium company in the Latvian Commercial Register (mid-caps/large firms only in cooperation with SMEs)
- Must hold rights to a research-organisation technology (EU/EEA/Swiss), or have a shareholder-scientist who transferred the IP; TRL4 completed to TRL8
- Evidence of end-customer involvement; at TRL8 a ≥€10,000 non-public investment or own contribution is required
- Projects up to 24 months and no later than 30 Apr 2027; first-come while funds last (≈€2.47M left at 28 Aug 2026); excluded sectors incl. trade, finance, real estate, primary agriculture
Eligibility
- Where
- Latvia
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Research spin-out / science-based technology required
- Eligible costs: wages, outsourced engineering & marketing, prototype materials, trade fairs, lab rent
How to apply
Register on liaa.business.gov.lv and submit the application form and documents online; LIAA decides in about one month, then sign the grant agreement.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- ~1 month
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Until funds exhausted (project activities must end by 2027-04-30)
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-23 · source