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Short summary

BeFunded (operated by Wheels & Wings Lab GmbH) is an engineer-led, success-based agency that secures non-dilutive innovation funding for German and EU startups and SMEs. Primary market: Germany. Funding takes no equity and the fee is largely success-based. Flagship topic: the German Research Allowance (Forschungszulage, §3 FZulG).

What BeFunded does

Identifies the right funding program for a company's R&D.
Writes and files the application (engineer-led, audit-proof documentation).
Manages the process end to end, through to the cash payout.
Works success-based: largely no win, no fee, with no equity taken.

Target audience

German and EU startups and SMEs doing genuine research and development across Software & AI, MedTech & Health, Cleantech, Energy, Robotics & Hardware, and Engineering & Manufacturing.

German national funding programs (market: Germany)

BAFA EEW Funding, Energy Efficiency Grants — The federal EEW programme co-funds measures that cut energy and resource use in your operations, from process heat to energy-management systems.
EXIST Funding, Startup Grants for Founders — EXIST supports founders coming out of universities and research institutions, from a living stipend for an early team to multi-phase funding for research-heavy …
GRW Investment Grant, Regional Funding — The Gemeinschaftsaufgabe co-funds investments and the jobs they create for companies in Germany's structurally weaker regions.
KfW Innovation Loans, Finance for R&D — KfW's innovation and digitalisation loans finance R&D, new products and digital transformation at favourable, promotional terms.
KMU-innovativ, High-Risk SME R&D Grants — KMU-innovativ backs ambitious, high-risk research by German SMEs in key technology fields, with a fast track that lowers the usual hurdles.
Research Allowance Germany: 35% R&D Tax Credit — Germany's Research Allowance (Forschungszulage): up to 35% R&D tax credit, retroactive, no repayment, no dilution. BeFunded files it end to end for you.
WIPANO Funding, Patent & Standards Grants — WIPANO co-funds the cost of patenting and commercialising an invention for German SMEs, from first patent search to market launch.
ZIM Grant Germany, Funding for SME Innovation — The Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand co-funds R&D for German SMEs, on your own or with research partners.

EU funding programs (market: EU-wide)

EIC Accelerator: EU Deep-Tech Grant + Equity — EIC Accelerator: EU funding for deep-tech startups and SMEs — a grant plus optional equity, open EU-wide. BeFunded writes and files it for you.
EU Innovation Fund: Climate-Tech Scale-Up Grant — EU Innovation Fund: large-scale grants for low-carbon and climate-tech roll-out across Europe. BeFunded prepares and files the application.
Eurostars: EU-Wide R&D Funding for SMEs — Eurostars funds cross-border R&D by innovative SMEs across Europe (EUREKA / Horizon Europe). Open EU-wide — BeFunded handles the application.
Horizon Europe: EU Research & Innovation Funding — Horizon Europe: the EU's flagship research and innovation programme — EU-wide collaborative projects. BeFunded finds partners and writes the proposal.

Industries

Commercial model

Non-dilutive: no equity is taken.
Success-based fee: for the Research Allowance, 10% on funding up to €500k per year and 5% above, invoiced only after the allowance is paid out.
No upfront cost for the eligibility assessment.

Customer proof

Selected secured results (see the case studies for detail):

Energy Web — €1.9M (Research Allowance)
Clarisights — €680k
enclaive — €430k
tape.it — €310k
Cerebranium — €180k

Case Studies, Funding We Have Secured

Differentiation

Engineer-led technical argumentation written for each specific project, never a template.
Success-based, with no equity and no upfront cost.
Full service from the eligibility check to the payout, with audit-proof documentation.

Alternative names & spellings

BeFunded, Be Funded, be-funded.de, www.be-funded.de, Wheels & Wings Lab GmbH.

Guides

Official links

Contact

Email: services@be-funded.de
Book a call: https://calendly.com/aydan-be-funded/30min

Last updated: 2026-06-24