Strategy & Innovation Consulting
Strategy consulting for startups, subsidized by the government
Make the big decisions with an experienced sparring partner and let BAFA funding cover part of the cost. You gain clarity without carrying the budget alone.
Request a strategy call50 to 80%
of eligible consulting costs, depending on location
BAFA Funding
The government covers part of the fee
BAFA's consulting grant covers 50 or 80% of eligible consulting costs, depending on location; in Berlin it is 50%. Costs up to €3,500 are eligible, and applications are open until 31 December 2026 (BAFA fact sheet, in German). We clarify your eligibility, prepare the documentation, and support you through the application, so you can focus fully on the substance. Our guide to BAFA funding explains how the grant works.
From practice
From a rejected application to an accepted startup
Here's what that looks like in practice: a startup had received a rejection on its funding application and was about to have to write off the grant for good. Here's how we approached it.
Starting point
The first BAFA Invest application from ink&, a digital platform for tattoo artists, was rejected. It required a complex, PwC-audited innovation report, for which the team lacked the time and experience.
Our role
We prepared the innovation report and reworked the business model so its innovative strength came through clearly. ink& adopted these new perspectives directly into its own external communication.
Result
On the second attempt, ink& was accepted directly into the BAFA Invest program. The approved grant now supports the platform's growth, which today serves over 250 artists.
“The outside support should not be underestimated. Working together opened up new perspectives on our business model that we immediately built into our pitches.”
Felix Wölfer, Co-Founder ink&
More examples: Ohmnum's Eurostars application, the business plan for Prucina and the GründungsBONUS for Fabrikatör. You find all cases in our success stories.
What we work on together
A sharpened strategy
You leave the process with a clear positioning and prioritized goals.
A concrete roadmap
Instead of theory, you get an actionable plan with milestones and clear ownership.
Funding-ready documentation
Expert reports and applications for funding programs
Process
How the strategy consulting works
Typical topics are the business plan, financial planning and go-to-market. How a business plan is structured is covered in our guide How and why should you create a business plan?, what goes into the numbers in Financial planning: 7 tips for your business plan. More in our guides to business planning.
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Intro call
We find the biggest levers for your business with you.
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Clarify the grant
We clarify your eligibility for BAFA funding, prepare the documents and support the application.
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Strategy and roadmap
We sharpen your positioning and goals and turn them into a plan with milestones and clear ownership.
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Documents for grant programmes
Where needed, we prepare expert reports and applications, such as the innovation report for ink&.
Your consultants are Georg Binienda-Meuser (Founder & CEO), Stig Dreyer (COO) and Dr. Matthieu Voss (Program Director, NXT LEVEL ACCELERATOR).
Ready for the next strategic step?
Let's find the biggest levers for your business in an initial conversation.
Request a strategy call