Both the German Federal Government and the German Federal States have enacted a variety of new financial support programs aimed at mitigating the economic consequences that the COVID-19 pandemic has on the German economy.

Generally, private equity financed companies and start-ups, both VC-financed and bootstrapped, can access the various protective financial programs as amended or newly established by the German Federal Government as a response to the current pandemic. Since many young German companies and in particular start-ups may have difficulties meeting the applicable eligibility criteria, the German Federal Government reacted to this particular need by designing a special support program for these companies...