We support innovative deep tech start-ups in closing their first funding.

 

Apply anytime throughout the year.

Apply here for Pre-Seed Capital

 

Best-in-class terms

  • No valuation cap

  • No discount

  • No interest

Fast Track to XPRENEURS

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Startups funded through us are automatically selected to pitch in front of XPRENEURS, connecting them with top mentors and growth opportunities.

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Establish credibility

by setting and achieving initial KPIs, and secure additional pilot projects.

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Expand the team

by hiring employees to support growth and attract initial financing or co-investment.

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Prolong your runway

to increase your venture’s valuation prior to an equity round.

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Funding Focus

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Aerospace
  • Chem Space
  • Food Agro Biotech
  • Health Care
  • Mobility
  • Quantum Semicon
  • Robotics AI
  • Software AI
  • Sustainability Circular
  • Legal Tech

Criteria

  • You're developing a product with scalable growth potential

  • You're active in one of UnternehmerTUM’s programs, the TUM Venture Labs, or the TUM Incubator or TUM Gründungsberatung

  • Your founding team is heterogeneous

  • Your company is incorporated

  • You've built an initial prototype of your product

  • You've identified your target customers

 

Terms

A Most Favoured Nation Clause (MFNC)

A Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause is in place, ensuring that Funding for Innovators receives the same terms as any future investors. If you later agree to terms with another investor that are more advantageous than those in our current agreement, those improved terms will automatically be extended to Funding for Innovators as well.

Conversion of the Loan

The loan will automatically convert upon the first equity financing round or at the four-year maturity date, whichever occurs first.

Application

Apply anytime throughout the year.

Apply here for Pre-Seed Capital