Innovation Republic is a non-profit initiative by entrepreneurs (forming). We finance ourselves through donations and funding partnerships. Every euro goes into a curated process that unlocks real innovation at scale — transparently accounted for.
Base financing for the platform infrastructure and the core apps.
Establishing a regional hub including a communications and network budget.
For example "1-Day Innovation Sprint" or "KMU-Innovationstestfeld Süd".
All funds go exclusively towards the initiative's non-profit purpose — promoting innovation in the Mittelstand. Non-profit status under § 52 AO was already decided positively in a preliminary review by the Munich tax office 3 in December 2025; the sponsoring entity (target: Innovation Republic gGmbH) is being formed. Project results and impact metrics are published.
In a preliminary review by the Munich tax office 3, non-profit status under § 52 AO was already decided positively in December 2025 — an important milestone ahead of formal registration. Until the sponsoring entity (target: Innovation Republic gGmbH) is registered, vencly GmbH (Munich, HRB 290524) acts as operating sponsor.
Until non-profit status is formally recognised, funding contributions are deductible as sponsorship or as a project partnership. Once the association is recognised, donation receipts will be issued. We clarify the exact status at the time of your commitment transparently, before any contribution.
Funders receive quarterly impact reporting covering the use of funds, project metrics and curated sprint results. The breakdown is published: roughly 87 % project costs, 9 % platform operations, 4 % administration. The goal is external auditability from year one.
Yes. Regional partnerships from 100,000 € per year establish a hub of your own with its own branding, local makeathons and political patronage. Project-based funding from 10,000 € supports individual pilot programmes — 'KMU-Innovationstestfeld Süd', for instance.