Capital is rarely the only thing a startup gets from its investors. Alongside money, they bring industry knowledge, networks and experience from building other companies. In Lower Saxony you'll find business angels, venture capital firms, public equity investors and corporate investors who come on board at different stages. The map shows who is active in the state. On innomatch you can view their profiles and get in touch directly.
Hannover · state wide
NBank's investment company. On behalf of the state, it invests in young, innovative companies and established SMEs – with no sector focus, from seed stage through to succession. For startups, it runs the NSeed and NBeteiligung programmes.
Osnabrück · state wide
A growth fund backed by the state, Sparkasse Osnabrück and around 20 regional family businesses. It makes early-stage investments in startups that already have a product on the market and clear revenue growth.
Göttingen · focus on Lower Saxony
A fund for science-driven life science startups, backed by the state through NBank, Sartorius AG and University Medical Center Göttingen, among others. It is designed for long development cycles and high capital requirements.
Hannover · core investment area Lower Saxony
A fund for technology-based business models in the growth phase, managed by EnjoyVenture. From hardware and new materials to purely digital models, what counts is clear potential to scale.
Braunschweig · Lower Saxony
A business angel network with more than 20 years' experience, bringing founders and investors together. Its reach extends from Hannover via Lüneburg and Göttingen to Braunschweig and Osnabrück.
Oldenburg · Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan region
A network for the north-west region, built up since 2004. More than 200 young companies have pitched here. Screening and matching are its core tasks; there are no sector focuses.
Buchholz i. d. N. · Elbe-Weser region
Business Angels Netzwerk Elbe-Weser, founded in 2013 on the initiative of the economic development agencies of the districts of Harburg, Stade and Rotenburg (Wümme). It connects startup projects with private investors between Bremen and Hamburg.
Essen · state wide
The umbrella organisation for Germany's business angels and their networks, founded in 1998. It represents early-stage financing in dealings with policymakers and the public. BANSON, Business Angels Weser-Ems-Bremen and BANEW are members.
