Comment by utopiah
1 month ago
From my experience I never felt "ready enough" to apply. I also underestimated, despite knowing how slow the process would be, the time required not to submit a proposal for funding but how long it would take to receive an answer. Consequently I recommend you start "too early".
Any recommendation for funding in the EU? I know of NLnet
I think NLNet is pretty good (I helped on https://nlnet.nl/project/xrsh/ and now working on my own https://nlnet.nl/project/ImmersiveXP/ ) but otherwise I only know at the local level, e.g. subsidies in Brussels e.g. https://www.innoviris.brussels (I'm in touch with but didn't formally apply yet).
You might also want to try https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/fund which isn't limited to Germany AFAICT but does focus on infrastructure.