Startup Fund Gelderland (SFG) is the successor of Gelderland valorises. New start-ups in the region get the chance to make their entrepreneurship possible with a pre-seed loan. They can apply for a subordinated loan of minimum € 30,000 and maximum € 250,000. What is unique about SFG is that it is linked to the support programmes Orion, StartLife and Briskr, which...

The first phase of an innovation is risky. Getting financing from a bank in this phase is difficult. Orion does offer this possibility. Both starters vouchers and starters loans are available. Annually, 20 vouchers (subsidies) are available for students, PhD's and recent graduates with an innovative plan for their own company. An independent assessment committee evaluates the plan and the pitch. This evaluation...