Breizh Up — Regional Co-investment Fund
Purpose of the scheme: strengthen the equity and quasi-equity of young innovative SMEs through equity stakes, and encourage private players active in seed funding to finance innovative companies. Area indicated in the catalogue: local (regional) scheme.
Breizh Up, the regional co-investment fund, focuses on business creation, innovation and seed financing. The catalogue describes its objective as follows: strengthen the equity and quasi-equity of young innovative SMEs through equity stakes, and encourage private players active in seed funding to finance innovative companies. The information below distinguishes catalogue data from points that still need to be confirmed with the funder.
Funded by Région Bretagne, Union Européenne-FEDER
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries indicated in the catalogue: young companies (SMEs) at the seed stage or in the industrialisation and commercialisation phase of their innovation. Companies will come primarily from the 5 areas of Brittany’s smart specialisation strategy (Glaz Économie), in which the EU recognises Brittany’s particular strengths: maritime economy; food economy; health and wellbeing economy; digital economy; industrial economy. Area recorded: local scheme. The company’s location, size, status and creation date may determine eligibility.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions recorded in the catalogue: innovativeness is assessed in particular on Young Innovative Company (JEI) status, the Bpifrance label, eligibility for the research tax credit (CIR) and, more broadly, R&D spending, patents, licences and partnerships. The official page confirms part of the framework, but not necessarily all exclusions, combination rules or supporting documents. This summary is not an eligibility decision: check the current version of the rules before any commitment.
What the scheme covers
Operations or costs mentioned in the catalogue: seed stage or industrialisation and commercialisation phase of an innovation. Have the eligible items confirmed, and the date from which costs may be incurred.
Amount and funding terms
Amount or form of support indicated in the catalogue: investment tickets of €100,000 to €400,000 (for rounds of €200,000 to €1M in co-investment). The official source provides further detail; check the confirmed scope and the points that remain to be verified.
How to apply
First consult the reference source: https://breizhup.bretagne.bzh/. For regional schemes, contact the reviewing department before committing costs; for investment funds or support schemes, check the selection process and any co-funders. Ask for the up-to-date list of documents, combination rules and application timetable.
Timeline
No usable end date is given in the catalogue. Availability and the application timetable remain to be confirmed with the operator.
Key facts
- Funder
- Région Bretagne, Union Européenne-FEDER
- Type of funding
- Equity investment
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €400,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Minimum amount
- €100,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What type of project does this scheme support?
Its aim is to strengthen the equity and quasi-equity of young innovative SMEs through equity stakes, and encourage private players active in seed funding to finance innovative companies.
Does Breizh Up pay a grant?
No: it is a co-investment fund providing equity or quasi-equity alongside private partners. The decision depends on the fund’s analysis and the funding round.
What amount or type of financing is provided?
Breizh Up is an investment fund, not a grant. The official page indicates investment from the seed stage starting at €100,000; the ticket depends on the deal and the co-investment.
Is the scheme open and what are the steps?
No usable end date is given in the catalogue. Availability and the application timetable remain to be confirmed with the operator. The fund co-invests with private partners on a matching (pari passu) basis.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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