Investitionsbank Berlin

Investitionsbank Berlin, along with its subsidiaries, provides various subsidy programs to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Berlin. It supports young Berlin-based companies with personnel and non-personnel subsidies, individually tailored loans, and non-monetary support services during the start-up and consolidation phases; offers financing solutions for established companies and freelancers to expand their companies in the growth phase; and provides funds for SMEs to consolidate and to overcome their financial bottlenecks. The company also offers subsidy and financing solutions for investors, home owners, landlords, tenants, municipal housing companies, and housing associations. In addition, it engages in the acquisition, management, and sale of companies and shareholdings; providing financing, development, production, and marketing consultancy services for technology-orientated start-ups and young businesses; ensuring adequate protection for industrial property rights; promoting the development and commercialization of inventions from Berlins universities and polytechnics; offering capital city marketing, foreign trade consultancy services, and business location programs; and providing advertising services. The company serves biotechnology, medical technology, information and communications technology, and optical technology businesses; and transport, traffic, and mobility industries. Investitionsbank Berlin was formerly known as Wohnungsbau-Kreditanstalt and changed its name to Investitionsbank Berlin in 1993. Investitionsbank Berlin was founded in 1924 and is based in Berlin, Germany.