IXA Proof-of-Concept Funding and Pre-Seed Loan

There are two ways in which IXA can provide funding for start-up and early stage companies:

• Proof-of-concept (POC) funding offers (aspiring) entrepreneurs to carry out technical feasibility studies on their research-based idea, concept, or invention.
• Pre-Seed loan allows starting entrepreneurs with the financial means to found/ or further build a new business.

The PoC and Preseed Fund, managed and carried out by IXA, has been established to stimulate research-driven entrepreneurship among staff and students of the five IXA partners and to create an environment where new initiatives and ideas can be tested and further developed.

Who is eligible for a Pre-seed Loan?

The Pre-seed Fund caters to start-ups, which can be:

• a SME that produces and supplies, for its own account, a product, process or service based on a new finding or application and that has been incorporated no longer than five years ago.
• a natural person in the process of starting a company as described above.

A condition for Pre-seed funding is that the funding will be either for an research-based idea, concept, or invention by one of the five Amsterdam institutions, or for initiating a joint research project with one of these institutions.

Who is eligible for Proof-of-Concept funding?

Start-up companies, SMEs (natural person or companies) and societal organisations (excluding educational and research institutions) can apply for POC funding. A condition for POC funding is that the funding will be either for an research-based idea, concept, or invention by one of the five Amsterdam institutions, or for initiating a joint research project with one of these institutions.