Funding

Berlin isn’t just an investment-friendly environment, but also offers attractive financing and funding programs for investors and businesses. The European Union and the federal government participate in local programs such as the collaborative project "Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur" (GRW) or offer their own programs.

Berlins funding policy’s goal is to strengthen the innovation capacity and competitiveness of Berlin’s economy. Growing industries such as the media industry and the information and communication technology are focal points of the funding. Spread over these programs, around 30 percent of the annual economic funding of the country goes to companies part of these industries. Apart from the general/specific funding programs, which are mostly given out by the Investitionsbank Berlin, business oriented infrastructural projects in favour of the information and communication technology, the media- and creative economy are funded by the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises/Project Future.

Consulting/Coaching

• IHK StarterCenter (German)
• Creative Industries Consulting Berlin (German)
• Business Service – Berlin Partner
• Coaching Bonus

Overview Funding Programs (Searching Function)

• Business Development Bank Berlin
• Federal Funding Database (German)
• European Funding Database (German)
• European portal of the Senate Chancellery (German)

General Funding Programs (Selection)

• GRW Investment subsidies
• ProFIT Innovations funding program
• ProFIT – Frühphasenfinanzierung
• internationalization program, among others Community presentations / exhibition stands
• Berlin Innovativ
• Innovation assistant

Cluster-specific Funding Programs (Selection)

• State Initiative Projekt Zukunft (German)
• Transfer Bonus Design (German)
• VC Fonds Creative Industries
• Coaching Bonus 
• Medienboard Film Funding
• Medienboard Serial Formats

Contests/Awards (Selection)

• General guideline contests Projekt Zukunft (German)
• Current and past contests Projekt Zukunft
• Businessplancontest
• Innovation award Berlin Brandenburg (German)

More information on funding opportunities

#BerlinFördert

#BerlinFördert is a multi-part video series by Projekt Zukunft, an initiative of the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Businesses, and highlights the diverse funding programs of Investitionsbank Berlin-Brandenburg (IBB) for the digital and creative industries through Berlin success stories.