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Raising money is hard. Sphere Ventures helps your team obtain EU funding grants1 and close the co-financing gap, without taking equity.
Raising money is hard. Sphere Ventures helps your team obtain EU funding grants1 and close the co-financing gap, without taking equity.
How it Works
april / october
Evaluations
We review applicants and perform a deep dive to better understand your business.
april / october
Evaluations
We review applicants and perform a deep dive to better understand your business.
you made it
Congrats, you're in!
Now you have access to the following
you made it
Congrats, you're in!
Now you have access to the following
Funding
access
Discover funding opportunities
Ugh, paperwork. We handle all the bureaucracy of the EU grant or ethical financing process so you don't have to.
access
Discover funding opportunities
Ugh, paperwork. We handle all the bureaucracy of the EU grant or ethical financing process so you don't have to.
9+ months later
Money, Money, Money
Investors and Partners close the funding gap when grants are awarded.
9+ months later
Money, Money, Money
Investors and Partners close the funding gap when grants are awarded.
What then?
Repeat
Apply again and keep suppressing financial risk.
What then?
Repeat
Apply again and keep suppressing financial risk.
Coaching
Learning
Level up the business
Side effects include better decisions.
Learning
Level up the business
Side effects include better decisions.
We only get paid when you get paid
Sphere Ventures earns fees tied to successful funding, grants, or add-on services.
How you pay
Financing
Coaching
Consultants
€€€
Incubators
Equity 2%-10%
If you win the pitch competition
If you win the pitch competition
Business loans
Debt collateral and interest
Debt collateral and interest
Investment
Equity: 10%–20%
Equity: 10%–20%
Quality varies
No equity, Fee on success
No equity, Fee on success
Consultants
How you pay:
€€€
Financing:
-
Coaching:
Incubators
How you pay:
Equity 2%-10%
Financing:
If you win the pitch competition
Coaching:
Business Loans
How you pay:
Debt collateral and interest
Financing:
Coaching:
-
Investment
How you pay:
Equity: 10%–20%
Financing:
Coaching:
Quality varies
How you pay:
No equity, Fee on success
Financing:
Coaching:
Benefits
We are a collective
We are a collective
Ventures, Investors, and Coaches work side-by-side at Sphere Ventures. We are committed to the European-wide success of our members and we are governed by ethical and transparency rules, focused on long-term, sustainable growth.
Ventures, Investors, and Coaches work side-by-side at Sphere Ventures. We are committed to the European-wide success of our members and we are governed by ethical and transparency rules, focused on long-term, sustainable growth.
Join Sphere Ventures!
We help you secure investment the ethical way.