UV light against viruses and germs
UVIS had the idea to disinfect the surfaces of escalator handrails from germs, bacteria and viruses even before the coronavirus pandemic. The company was the first to benefit from NRW.BANK’s NRW.SeedCap programme.
Setting up a business with support from NRW.BANK
For a strong start-up scene in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia has a creative, innovative and diverse start-up scene. As the federal state’s promotional bank, we ensure that every good business idea receives the right financing. We support classic company founders and young enterprises as well as technology-oriented, high-growth start-ups with promotional loans, venture capital and advice. In addition, founders benefit from NRW.BANK’s network of experts and investors. We are a strong partner in all foundation-related matters!
Katharina Obladen (left) and Tanja Zirnstein
The wooden way to success
Kerbholz from Cologne is a pioneer in eyewear, watches and accessories made of wood. The founders came across the NRW.BANK.Innovative Unternehmen programme and expanded strongly thanks to a low-interest loan with a 70 percent liability release.
Founding team of the company Kerbholz
From IT to care
Sascha Jung decided to take over a nursing care service in 2019. He had previously worked as an IT consultant in the healthcare sector. He put his plan into practice with an NRW.BANK.Gründungskredit start-up loan and a guarantee from BÜRGSCHAFTSBANK NRW.
By founding his own care company, Sascha Jung fulfilled a lifelong dream with the help of NRW.BANK.
Making sustainability transparent
retraced allows consumers to fully trace the value chain of their clothes and shoes. The coronavirus crisis suddenly stopped the founders but funds raised under the NRW.Start-up programme helped them master this challenge.
Transparency in the value chain of clothing and shoes - this is what retraced stands for.
A vegan alternative to honey and mead
Daniela Nowak has been offering vegan honey alternatives since 2015. To meet the growing demand, Vegablum expanded its production capacities with the help of the NRW.BANK.Mikrodarlehen and also used crowdfunding to finance a new filling line.
Daniela Nowak founded the Vegablum company.