Startups & founder teams
Find grants, stipends, investment programmes, competitions, awards and accelerators without searching portals for days.
DACH + EU · Grants · Awards · Capital
Find the right opportunities for your startup
eXown.com shows daily signals for grants, startup competitions, awards, accelerators, pitch opportunities, VC contacts and relevant news across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the EU.
It is designed for fast decisions: scan on mobile, filter, build a shortlist, then verify the original source.
New: AI courses & local models
Learn AI, compare models and protect sensitive ideas better
For many startups, AI is no longer just a tool. It can shape product, sales, support, analytics and automation. eXown.com now links to AI courses, current model catalogs and guidance for local testing.
Important: not every pitch deck, customer note or technical concept should be pasted into external tools immediately. Local models and a clear model comparison can help teams experiment more confidentially in the early phase.
New: young ideas
For students, schools and young teams
Good startup ideas do not only appear at university. eXown.com now includes a dedicated area for student companies, business plan competitions, mentoring, school projects and first pitch formats.
Useful for school clubs, project courses, young founders, teachers and parents who want to turn an idea into a first prototype, pitch or competition entry.
Who is it for?
For teams that want to spot opportunities earlier and decide faster
Many startups miss funding not because the idea is weak, but because the call, deadline, region or target group is found too late.
Students & schools
Discover student companies, business simulations, business plan challenges and mentoring formats.
Advisors, hubs & universities
Create faster shortlists by country, phase, topic, funding type and next documents.
Investors & scouts
Use calls, pitches, awards, VC data and funding news as early market and team signals.
Seed list
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