Bavarian funding program “Technology-oriented start-ups” (BayTOU)

• Projects involving significant technical and economic risk
• Development of a new product, process, or technical service offering clear competitive advantages and market opportunities
• Experimental development projects
• Projects carried out primarily in the Free State of Bavaria
• Projects not yet commenced

Eligible expenses:

• Personnel costs
• Costs for instruments and equipment
• Contract research, technical expertise, and patents acquired directly from third parties or under license
• Costs for consulting and equivalent services
• Other operating expenses (materials, supplies, etc.)
• Expenses for obtaining, validating, and defending patents and other intangible assets

Under the Bavarian funding program “Technology-Oriented Start-ups” (BayTOU), funding is provided as partial financing through grants as part of project support. Only grants totaling at least 15,000 euros (de minimis threshold) are awarded.

Amount of funding

Grants are awarded for:

• Development projects
• Up to 45% of eligible costs
• For software companies, max. 150,000 EUR

• Concept projects
• Up to 35% of eligible costs
• Max. 26,000 EUR, in exceptional cases up to 52,000 EUR

The project outline and the application must be submitted to the designated project management agency, Bayern Innovativ – Bayerische Gesellschaft für Innovation und Wissenstransfer mbH, before the project begins.