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LfA support performance nearly doubled in 2025
LfA Förderbank Bayern increased its total support performance in 2025 by 45 percent compared to the previous year to €2.67 billion. Drivers were primarily a significantly expanded credit and risk relief offering, strong growing demand for financing for founding, growth and transformation, and additional impulses in venture capital for Bavarian startups.
LfA and EIF expand startup fund by 120 million
LfA Development Bank Bavaria and the European Investment Fund continue to invest in Bavaria’s startup scene. The additional funds strengthen technology-oriented founders through an increased venture capital base.
EIF supports LfA Förderbank Bayern in expanding a guarantee program for SMEs
LfA Förderbank Bayern (LfA) will increase its guarantee support for regional financial institutions that want to provide financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The European Investment Fund (EIF) supports this program with a capped counter-guarantee totaling 13 million euros for SMEs and small medium-sized enterprises in Bavaria.
