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IBB Business Team (Berlin) · Innovation voucher
$49K€7,500 at 100% (entry); up to €15,000 at 70% (standard); up to €45,000 (~$48.6k) at 70% for digital or gamification/XR projects
Berlin's non-repayable grant for SMEs and startups that work with research institutions or tech/XR development service providers on new products and processes.
Key terms
- For technology-oriented SMEs and social-economy companies based in Berlin
- Covers only the research or service partner's work, backed by their offer at application
- Project must not have started when you apply
- Standard variants: max three separate projects within three years; the digital extension can be used only once
Eligibility
- Where
- Germany
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a, growth
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Eligible
Also required
- Must be based in Berlin
- Partner must be a research institution or tech/XR service provider
How to apply
Apply through the IBB Business Team electronic application system with the partner's offer attached.
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- 2026-12-31
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-30 · source
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