We support innovative deep tech start-ups in closing their first funding.
Apply anytime throughout the year.
Best-in-class terms
No valuation cap
No discount
No interest
Establish credibility by setting and achieving initial KPIs, and secure additional pilot projects.
Expand the team by hiring employees to support growth and attract initial financing or co-investment.
Prolong your runway to increase your venture’s valuation prior to an equity round.
Fast Track to XPRENEURS
Startups funded through us are automatically selected to pitch in front of XPRENEURS, connecting them with top mentors and growth opportunities.
Funding Focus
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.