Grant

Tyrolean Start-up Funding

Grants of up to €20,000 for Tyrolean start-ups to finance external consulting services, rental costs, and development expenses. Applications can be submitted before the project start date until 31/12/2027.

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline:
01.01. - 31.12.2027
Application level: Advanced
Region: Tyrol
Company size: No restriction
Funding amount: Up to €20,000
Funding rate: 100%
Project duration: 12 months

Funding objective

The goal is to support young, innovative companies in Tyrol during the founding and early growth phases by promoting external consulting and development capacities to guide the companies toward market and investment readiness.

Eligible expenses

  • Consulting costs
  • Technical services
  • Rental costs for coworking spaces, laboratories, and equipment
  • Marketing and sales costs
  • Development costs

Non-eligible expenses

  • Investment costs
  • Personnel costs
  • General consulting costs (e.g., lawyers, tax advisors)

Eligible to apply

  • Individuals
  • Companies
  • Founders

Funding requirements

  • Located in the federal state of Tyrol
  • Company/founding not older than 5 years
  • Admission to the Boost.Up! program of the Start Up Tirol GmbH founding center

Documents required for application

  1. Electronically completed web form (online form)
  2. Information on received de minimis aid

Description

The funding program Tyrolean Start-up Support assists young, innovative companies based in the state of Tyrol that are no older than five years and have previously been admitted to the Boost.Up! program of the Start Up Tirol GmbH founding center. The goal is to strengthen the founding and early growth phase through external consulting services, technical services, and specialized development capacities. In this way, start-ups are systematically guided toward market and investment readiness and receive valuable impulses for establishing a viable business model as well as for expanding networks with partners and investors.

A non-repayable grant of up to €20,000 is provided, covering 100 percent of eligible expenses. Eligible costs include specific consulting fees in technical, organizational, or legal fields, technical services, rental costs for coworking spaces, laboratory rooms and equipment, as well as project-related marketing and sales expenses. Investment and personnel costs, as well as general consulting services by lawyers or tax advisors, are excluded. The maximum project duration is 12 months. Funding applications must be submitted electronically before the start of the measure and no later than December 31, 2027. Within the online form, any received de minimis aid must be declared to ensure transparent and compliant processing.

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