KfW Commits €225M in Founder Loans in H1, Up 75% Year on Year
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Frankfurt am Main – October 28, 2026 -- KfW committed €225 million through its ERP Founder Loan – StartGeld in the first half of 2026, a 75 percent increase on the same period of 2025.
KfW issues about 2,320 commitments, 34 percent more than a year earlier
Between January and June, the German promotional bank granted roughly 2,320 commitments under the programme, which covers business start-ups, company successions and the expansion of young businesses. Funding volume grew faster than the number of approvals (75 percent versus 34 percent). The KfW Start-up Monitor published in May had already shown rising company formation in Germany.