KfWBankengruppe is a venture capital and investment bank owned by the Federal Republic of Germany and the federal states. It was founded in 1948 and has made 114 successful investments to date, with 21 successful exits from its partners.
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About the ProgramSince it is a promotional bank under the Federal Republic of German and the federal states, it is not allowed to compete with commercial banks. Its operations are only in the areas within its mandate including housing and environment, small and medium enterprises, development aid, export and project finance. |
EligibilityNo specified qualifications. |
Services and ConditionInvestment offers to vary in amounts and sizes according to the sectors and industry considered. |
Themes and Target GroupsIt is a promotional bank and is inclined towards sustainable development of different sectors in Germany including economy, society, ecological living and business through the areas of entrepreneurship, housing, infrastructures, education, finance, and many others. Visit the website of KfWBankengruppe for more information. |
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We are a small company involved in the business of “clean machines”. We are developing a new machine which reduces the environmental impact compared to conventional claen machines. We have been working with the Technical University of Berlin and we are now working with a German company which will provide us with the necessary state of the art components needed for our machines. We are discussing the possibility of building a prototype machine for a large Japanese company whose customer – a major German car manufacturer – is interested in our technology