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GOVERNMENT FUNDS

40+ government funds for seed startups

Find government funds investing in seed stage startups across Europe. Government-backed investment funds and agencies supporting startup ecosystems.

Top countries
Germany (10)
Belgium (5)
Netherlands (4)
United Kingdom (2)
Sweden (2)
United States (2)
Top sectors
Cleantech (25)
Deeptech (23)
Biotech (18)
AI (18)
Healthtech (15)
SaaS (14)

All government funds for seed startups

Showing 40 investors, sorted alphabetically

ADQ

United Arab Emirates

Government
New Fund 2024
Deeptech
Healthtech
Foodtech
+3
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

www.adq.ae

Almi Invest

Sweden

Government
New Fund 2024
AI
Cleantech
Healthtech
+1
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€100k - €850k
www.almi.se/en/venture-capital

aws Gründungsfonds

United States

Government
AI
Cleantech
Fintech
+1
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€500k - €5M
gruenderfonds.at

Bayern Kapital

Germany

Government
AI
Biotech
Cleantech
+2
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€250k - €50M
bayernkapital.de

BDC Capital

Canada

Government
New Fund 2024
Enterprise
AI
Cleantech
+2
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€100k - €50M
www.bdc.ca/en/bdc-capital

Bpifrance

France

Government
Last Deal Jul 2026
AI
Cleantech
Consumer
+3
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€200k - €10M
www.bpifrance.fr

Bpifrance Digital Venture

France

Government
New Fund 2025
AI
SaaS
Enterprise
+2
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€1M - €30M
www.bpifrance.com

CDP Venture Capital

Italy

Government
New Fund 2024
Agritech
AI
Cleantech
+5
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€2M - €30M
www.cdpventurecapital.it

Development Bank of Wales

United Kingdom

Government
Biotech
Healthtech
Proptech
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

developmentbank.wales

EIC Fund

Belgium

Government
New Fund 2025
Deeptech
AI
Cleantech
+2
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€500k - €15M
eic.ec.europa.eu

EIFO

Denmark

Government
Biotech
Cleantech
Deeptech
+1
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€670k - €26.8M
eifo.dk

EIT InnoEnergy

Netherlands

Government
New Fund 2024
Cleantech
Energy
Mobility
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€500k - €5M
innoenergy.com

Enterprise Ireland

Ireland

Government
New Fund 2024
AI
Biotech
Deeptech
+3
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€2M - €50M
www.enterprise-ireland.com

European Investment Fund

Luxembourg

Government
Last Deal Aug 2026
AI
Biotech
Cleantech
+3
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€5M - €100M
www.eif.org

Hessen Kapital

Germany

Government
Cleantech
Fintech
SaaS
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€100k - €5M
www.hessen-kapital.de

High-Tech Grunderfonds

Germany

Government
New Fund 2025
Deeptech
Enterprise
AI
+2
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€500k - €3M
www.htgf.de

Hiventures

Hungary

Government
New Fund 2024
SaaS
Enterprise
Deeptech
+2
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€25k - €3.5M
www.hiventures.hu

IBB Ventures

Germany

Government
New Fund 2024
Biotech
Cleantech
Deeptech
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€500k - €3M
ibbventures.de

In-Q-Tel

United States

Government
New Fund 2025
AI
Deeptech
Defence
+2
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€2M - €25M
www.iqt.org

KfW Capital

Germany

Government
New Fund 2024
Biotech
Cleantech
Deeptech
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

kfw-capital.de

LIOF

Netherlands

Government
Agritech
Biotech
Industrial
+1
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

www.liof.nl

LRM

Belgium

Government
New Fund 2024
SaaS
Biotech
Cleantech
+1
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€250k - €10M
lrm.be

NATO Innovation Fund

Luxembourg

Government
Defence
Deeptech
Cybersecurity
+4
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€5M - €15M
www.nif.fund

NBank Capital

Germany

Government
Biotech
Cleantech
Healthtech
+1
Seed, Growth

From firm website, not verified

€150k - €2.5M
nbank.de

Noshaq

Belgium

Government
Biotech
Energy
Foodtech
+1
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

noshaq.be

Oost NL

Netherlands

Government
Last Deal Apr 2026
Energy
Foodtech
Healthtech
+3
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

oostnl.nl

PFR Ventures

Poland

Government
New Fund 2025
Deeptech
AI
Enterprise
+2
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€50k - €4M
pfrventures.pl/en

PMV

Belgium

Government
In The News Sept 2026
SaaS
Biotech
Cleantech
+1
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€250k - €10M
www.pmv.eu

Portugal Ventures

Portugal

Government
New Fund 2024
SaaS
Healthtech
Deeptech
+3
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€100k - €1.5M
www.portugalventures.pt

ROM InWest

Netherlands

Government
Agritech
Cleantech
Energy
+2
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

rominwest.nl

Saarländische Wagnisfinanzierungsgesellschaft

Germany

Government
AI
Consumer
SaaS
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€125k - €2M
swgmbh.de

Sitra

Finland

Government
New Fund 2025
Cleantech
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

sitra.fi

SmartCap

Estonia

Government
New Fund 2024
Deeptech
Cleantech
Defence
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€2M - €20M
smartcap.ee

SPRIND

Germany

Government
New Fund 2024
Deeptech
Energy
Biotech
+1
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€1M - €15M
www.sprind.org/en

TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen

Germany

Government
Edtech
Energy
Hardware
+1
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€100k - €1M
tgfs.de

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S)

United Kingdom

Government
New Fund 2026
Biotech
Deeptech
Defence
+2
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€100k - €500k
ukinnovationscienceseedfund.co.uk

VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft

Germany

Government
Biotech
Manufacturing
SaaS
Seed, Series A

From firm website, not verified

€250k - €4M
ibbventures.de

Venture Kick

Switzerland

Government
New Fund 2024
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€10k - €150k
venturekick.ch

Vinnova

Sweden

Government
New Fund 2025
Deeptech
Cleantech
AI
+2
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

€100k - €3M
www.vinnova.se

Wallonie Entreprendre

Belgium

Government
Biotech
Cleantech
Deeptech
+3
Pre-seed, Seed

From firm website, not verified

www.wallonie-entreprendre.be

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