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Seed Capital scheme (Seed Capital-regeling)
The government doubles the capital of selected venture funds that invest in tech and creative startups, improving early-stage financing conditions. Indirect: benefits startups through participating funds.
✓ 3 Jul 2026
Key parameters
| Mechanism | Government co-financing of approved seed VC funds |
|---|---|
| Recent tender budget | ~€29.3M |
| Beneficiary | Tech/creative startups, via participating funds |
Eligibility
- HQ
- Any headquarters country
- Local presence
- Separate legal entity required The applicant must be a separate legal person (e.g. GmbH, BV, SARL) — a branch office of a foreign company does not qualify here.
- R&D substance
- Not required
- Company size
- SMEs only
- Models
- All
- Sectors
- All
- Goals
- Additional design site in Europe
Startups access this indirectly by raising from a Seed Capital–backed fund; the fund (not the company) applies to RVO. A Dutch startup entity is the investable target.
Mechanism & application
Discretionary (call-based) — Competitive, call-based — requires approval; success not guaranteed.
Funds apply in annual tenders; startups approach participating funds directly.
Timeline: Fund-dependent
Legal basis & sources
- Legal basis
- Seed Capital-regeling (Toekomstfonds) — RVO
- Verification
- RVO.nl (Seed Capital; recent tender ~€29.3M)
from 1 Jan 2005 until no expiry review 1 Jan 2027
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