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Startup Capital, initial access to financing

A definitive boost for your technological startup

Startup Capital is a direct grant for emerging technological startups that require financing to set about the initial phases of the business, to develop their product or service and to validate the business model for accessing the market.

Did you know that startups that have benefited from the first four Startup Capital calls have created 500 jobs? And that all of them have raised 33.5 million euros in private investment?

If you are an startup with your own technology and need financing to grow, follow in the footsteps of more than 120 emerging companies that have received support. Startup Capital will give you a boost!

The 2023 Startup Capital call is closed.

Presentation of the Startup Capital 2023 grants. Open in a new window.

What does it offer?

Startup Capital is a direct grant of up to €100,000 for recently-created technological startups.

The grant must be allocated to financing measures to implement the business plan, which range from the administration and management of the company’s operations to the development and marketing of its products and services.

Justifiable expenses include, personnel costs, investment in materials and sites, lease of space, the production of communication strategies, among others.

The 2023 Startup Capital call is closed.

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Who is it for?

This grant is aimed at startups that must be constituted at the time of publication of the call in the DOGC and must have a maximum of 18 months of life at the moment of request.

Startup Capital helps startups that must be in their initial phase and require a boost to access initial rounds of private financing.

Conditions and Application

  • The grant is a non-repayable public award and does not require a guarantee.
  • The startup cannot have received up to €250,000 in funding before the day of their application.
  • Awards range a maximum of €99,000 per company and €1,000 in training by a Mentor acreditated by ACCIÓ.
  • The aid intensity will be 75% of the eligible cost, with a maximum of € 99,000 per project.
  • The minimal eligible cost will be €135,000.
  • The startup will receive an advance of 80% of the grant awarded automatically, without any need for guarantees.
  • Companies must have a digital certificate.
  • All the activities funded with Startup Capital must be carried out within 24 months, with no possibility of extension.

 

The 2023 Startup Capital call is closed.

Co-investment Startup Capital for ‘deeptech’ companies

Startup Capital de coinversió per empreses ‘deeptech’

Do you have a startup that develops deep tech? The new Co-investment Startup Capital initiative from ACCIÓ offers you a grant of between €75,000 and €250,000 linked to investments signed with angel investors or venture capital funds during the last six months.

By their nature, high-tech startups tend to work on high-risk projects and have very intensive financial needs in the initial stages. That's why the Co-investment Startup Capital grant is an opportunity to expand the investment received through a 10-year loan and one non-refundable grant of 20%.

These grants are aimed at existing startups that have been up and running for up to three years to finance expenses and investments to continue growing. Take the opportunity!

The new call is open. Apply for the Co-investment Startup Capital grant.

Apply for the Co-investment Startup Capital grant

Until October 16th at 2:00 p.m.

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