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Awesome fund. Sad that it is limited to German residents and not to all Europeans!

by greatgib 5y ago

acqbu 5y ago
That's true, I've just noticed that. I wish there was an EU-wide initiative available.
jacquesm 5y ago
There is the EIF, of which many of these local funds are recipients. Which country are you in?
- mellifluousbox 5y ago
  Correct but I believe EIF rarely invests in startups/projects directly. I may be wrong but I think they rather invest in VC funds which then invest the money.
  - jacquesm 5y ago
    Precisely, hence my question, I know for most countries which funds are the recipients of the EIF funds.
- greatgib 5y ago
  I would like something like that in France. The point is that there are plenty 'national subventions' one can apply in local European countries. But I have never seen one with rules so 'down to Earth'/'realistic'. Like the range of subject is large. They don't care if you are an individual or a registered entity. They don't require to have some credentials like being a student or an academic. They work on the idea of giving multiple small sums instead of few big ones. Totally oriented on the dev open source software.
  - jacquesm 5y ago
    France is a serious problem case. Getting funded there from official sources depends more on your pedigree than anything else. Also, the funding there tends to come with some serious strings attached. If I were to operate a start-up in France I would look outside of France for funding.
tomtomistaken 5y ago
Is that even allowed for public funds?
- Xylakant 5y ago
  Why would that not be allowed? There’s no limitation on nationality, the requirement is for residency.
  - tomtomistaken 5y ago
    > If your company, organisation or institution is established in the EU, you have the right to compete for a public tender in any EU country.[0] [0]https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/selling-in-eu/public-contracts/public-tendering-rules/index_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/selling-in-eu/public-c...
    - Xylakant 5y ago
      This is not a tender, so the rules don’t apply. Generally, tenders would only apply to contracts where the government procures a service or good and only from certain thresholds on (~ 130 000 EUR for services), see further down on the page you linked. https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/selling-in-eu/public-contracts/public-tendering-rules/index_en.htm#thresholds https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/selling-in-eu/public-c...
      - tomtomistaken 5y ago
        Right, thanks for clearing it up!
- wongarsu 5y ago
  There are funds by the EU, like Horizon Europe (which funds research and innovative products). Those are obviously open to the entire EU.
pabs3 5y ago
The NLnet fund is similar but not limited to Europe. There are other funds too: https://github.com/fossjobs/fossjobs/wiki/resources https://github.com/fossjobs/fossjobs/wiki/resources

Awesome fund. Sad that it is limited to German residents and not to all Europeans!

acqbu 5y ago

That's true, I've just noticed that. I wish there was an EU-wide initiative available.

jacquesm 5y ago

There is the EIF, of which many of these local funds are recipients. Which country are you in?

mellifluousbox 5y ago
Correct but I believe EIF rarely invests in startups/projects directly. I may be wrong but I think they rather invest in VC funds which then invest the money.
- jacquesm 5y ago
  Precisely, hence my question, I know for most countries which funds are the recipients of the EIF funds.
greatgib 5y ago
I would like something like that in France. The point is that there are plenty 'national subventions' one can apply in local European countries. But I have never seen one with rules so 'down to Earth'/'realistic'. Like the range of subject is large. They don't care if you are an individual or a registered entity. They don't require to have some credentials like being a student or an academic. They work on the idea of giving multiple small sums instead of few big ones. Totally oriented on the dev open source software.
- jacquesm 5y ago
  France is a serious problem case. Getting funded there from official sources depends more on your pedigree than anything else. Also, the funding there tends to come with some serious strings attached. If I were to operate a start-up in France I would look outside of France for funding.

tomtomistaken 5y ago

Is that even allowed for public funds?

Xylakant 5y ago
Why would that not be allowed? There’s no limitation on nationality, the requirement is for residency.
- tomtomistaken 5y ago
  > If your company, organisation or institution is established in the EU, you have the right to compete for a public tender in any EU country.[0] [0]https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/selling-in-eu/public-contracts/public-tendering-rules/index_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/selling-in-eu/public-c...
  - Xylakant 5y ago
    This is not a tender, so the rules don’t apply. Generally, tenders would only apply to contracts where the government procures a service or good and only from certain thresholds on (~ 130 000 EUR for services), see further down on the page you linked. https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/selling-in-eu/public-contracts/public-tendering-rules/index_en.htm#thresholds https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/selling-in-eu/public-c...
    - tomtomistaken 5y ago
      Right, thanks for clearing it up!
wongarsu 5y ago
There are funds by the EU, like Horizon Europe (which funds research and innovative products). Those are obviously open to the entire EU.

pabs3 5y ago

The NLnet fund is similar but not limited to Europe. There are other funds too: https://github.com/fossjobs/fossjobs/wiki/resources https://github.com/fossjobs/fossjobs/wiki/resources