Funding & Financing

We are the first point of contact for questions about money. Our funding programmes give promising projects from the creative industries a financial boost.

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Funding Finder

Your tool for easily searching for funding and financing opportunities. Here you will find offers from cities and states, private and public foundations and associations, as well as loans, grants, and investments for all industries. The finder only lists offers that are open to creative professionals in Hamburg.

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Label promotion

Together with the Authority for Culture and Media, we support releases by small music labels in Hamburg. The current funding round runs through August 15, 2026. We’re here to advise you!

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Workspace funding

Kostenlose Arbeitsplätze für innovative Start-ups und Gründer*innen aus der Kreativbranche

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Prototype funding

The funding supports developers and game studios in the creation of prototypes for digital games.

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Coaching

Our coaching offers tailor-made support for entrepreneurial issues and is subsidised up to 90 %.

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Self-employment counselling

Work as a freelancer or register a business? Create a watertight financial and business plan? Understand tax obligations for the self-employed? We can advise you on all questions relating to your self-employment.

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