I work with startups and SMEs across Germany and Europe to secure non-dilutive funding through grants and loans - without giving up equity.

NDF goes beyond advisory. We take full ownership of the funding process, from strategy and positioning to application writing, allowing founders to stay focused on building their business.

Our execution workflows are supported by AI models trained on successful funding applications, improving consistency and approval probability while significantly reducing time and complexity.

Fun fact:
I started selling "Kinderüberraschung" figures when I was five years old - and I'm still obsessed with them today.

Six years ago, I co-founded a small consulting company in Mainz.

We sat with founders at every stage.
Some walked in with nothing but a name.
Others had a pitch deck that looked great, until you asked the second question.

Some were hunting investors.
Some just wanted someone to cut through the noise.
And almost all of them were missing the same thing:
A funding strategy that actually made sense for their business.
That’s where the real conversations started.

“Is there public funding for this?”
“Where do I even begin?”
“Isn’t this only for research projects?”

Same frustration.
Same confusion.
Same wasted time.

But when the strategy fit, when the funding logic aligned with the business model, everything moved:

→ Momentum
→ Liquidity
→ Growth

That’s the space I’ve been working in for years.
And it’s the work I’m genuinely obsessed with.

This time:
Sharper. More strategic. And tech-enabled from day one.
Not a tool. Not a course.

A cleaner, more structured way for founders to approach non-dilutive funding, before they hit the panic phase.

More next week.

Kai Philipp Malzer

🔵 Non-Dilutive Funding: Grants & Loans. Simplified.

At 28, when I was building my esports startup, “funding” meant one thing to me:
➡️ Go find investors.

I had no idea grants existed.
No idea loans were an option.
No idea that entire programs were literally built for founders like us.
Nobody explains this stuff.
Founders and SMEs pay the price.

So we’re changing it.
NDF is the company I wish existed back then:

Strategy that makes sense, applications that increase the success changes, and a complete overview of the funding landscape.

A tech-enabled consultancy built on strategy, AI-sharpened framing, and expert-driven execution.

➡️ And all of this moves into a self-service SaaS platform in 2027, giving founders full control.

taplio

Kai Malzer's Linkedin Analytics

Kai Philipp Malzer

Performance ScoreKai Philipp Malzer's LinkedIn Performance

Kai Philipp Malzer's Best Posts (last 30 days)

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

taplio

.css-6ytdur{background-image:linear-gradient(284deg, rgba(39, 43, 72, 1) 0%, rgba(33, 47, 183, 1) 100%);color:transparent;-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;}Kai Malzer's Linkedin Analytics

Kai Philipp Malzer

Performance Score.css-goub6s{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:500;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);display:block;margin-top:var(--chakra-space-1);}Kai Philipp Malzer's LinkedIn Performance

Kai Philipp Malzer's Best Posts .css-1emoo84{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:400;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);}(last 30 days)

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

Kai Malzer's Linkedin Analytics

Performance ScoreKai Philipp Malzer's LinkedIn Performance

Kai Philipp Malzer's Best Posts (last 30 days)