About the Seed and Start-Up Venture Capital Programme

Seed and start-up capital investments can be made in the equity capital of an enterprise or in the form of quasi-equity or loan.

A seed and start-up capital ensures a possibility of development to new and innovative enterprises at an early stage of development and with a high growth potential, in which traditional financers choose to refrain from investing due to high risk. 

An investment can be used for financing both fixed and current assets.

The amount of investments in start-up enterprises is from EUR 50,000 to EUR 200,000 with a possibility of attracting additional investments in future.

The term of investment is from 4 to 5 years.

An investor becomes a business partner of an enterprise, providing the enterprise with its experience and knowledge, assisting in jointly reaching the set goals, thus promoting the commercialisation potential and growth of the enterprise.

The seed and start-up venture capital investment is made with an aim to commercialise project technologies to promote the growth of international-scale business.

The funding of a seed and start-up capital is provided as de minimis aid in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013.