THE BERLIN FOUNDERS FUND|2019-2023

Our equity-free capital, local support & a global network for early-stage founders

Our Past Portfolio

Fund 2

Health Tech – Raised in 2021 and deployed in 2022. The companies in this fund have raised over 1.5M€ in follow-on funding to date.

Fund 1

Industry Agnostic – Raised in 2019 and deployed across 2019-2021. The companies in this fund have raised over 30M€ in follow-on funding to date. You can read more about the success of this fund here.

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Equity Taken

24000

Euros per Team Member (Max. 3 per startup)

23

Funded Spots were Available

12

Months of Support

Meet our BFFs 

A network of Europe’s top founders and investors

Our selected BFF founding teams received 1-on-1 meetings with world-class advisors and experts tailored to their entrepreneurial journeys. We connected our founders with the knowledge and experience they needed.

Welcome to the neighborhood

Silicon Allee has been at the center of Berlin’s startup scene since 2011

On stage at our BFF Pitch Up event
Summer Block Party 2019
Designer details at the Silicon Allee apartments

BFF was funded by the European Union (European Social Fund) and the State of Berlin.
The BFF for Health project is funded by the European Union as part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Das Vorhaben wird aus Mitteln der Europäischen Union als Teil der Reaktion auf die Covid-19 Pandemie gefördert