Investitions- und F dernbank Hamburg IFB

Investitions- und Förderbank Hamburg (IFB Hamburg) is a regional promotional bank based in Hamburg, Germany, providing funding, loans, and grants to startups, SMEs, and innovative projects. Through its subsidiary IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH, it supports pre-founding and early-stage companies with programs like InnoFounder and coordinates the Hamburg Investor Network (HIN). Since 2013, IFB Hamburg has granted approximately 2,000 loans totaling EUR 540 million, funding around 300 innovative startups, often leveraging private capital where every euro invested attracts two euros. The bank reported a total funding volume of about EUR 60 million and supported 223 new startups/takeovers in a recent year, providing over EUR 10 million. It focuses on high-risk, knowledge-based projects, partnering with entities like Impossible Founders and having funded companies such as Dealcode. IFB Hamburg was established in 2005.