ESA BIC Bavaria

ESA BIC Bavaria lets applicants choose an incubation length of 12, 18 or 24 months in Nuremberg, with a start date on the 1st or 15th of a month. Financial support is EUR 50,000, made up of EUR 25,000 from the European Space Agency and EUR 25,000 from the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the FAQ is explicit that no equity is taken. Space alongside robotics, medtech, mobility and AI.

Investment

€50,000 (At Europe & C. Asia median $54.5k · Below global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

0% (Like 88% of Europe & C. Asia · Like 79% globally)

Duration

52 weeks (Longer than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)

Format

Not disclosed

Cadence

Not disclosed

Location

Nuremberg, Germany

Sectors

• Space
• Robotics
• MedTech
• Mobility
• AI & ML

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://esa-bic.de/faq/ read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, city
• https://esa-bic.de/by/ read 2026-09-05 — supports organization, sectors, equity note, website, status, contact email
• https://esa-bic.de/by/apply/ read 2026-09-05 — supports application url, status

Other accelerators in Nuremberg

• ZOLLHOF Startup Incubation Program

Last verified 2026-09-05.