Introducing SeFuSe!

💡 Got a brilliant research idea or a product concept, but lack funding? Just try out SeFuSe! 🚀

Semantic Funding Search (SeFuSe) is an open-source tool that anyone can use - locally or on your own computer 🖥️🔒

SeFuSe helps researchers, startups, and SMEs discover relevant funding programs in the German Federal Funding Database - simply by describing their project idea. 📝 No keyword guessing ❌, no endless scrolling ⏳ - just semantic search that truly understands your project and returns the funding programs that fit best ✅

🔍 How it works

1️⃣ Enter your project description in the web interface

2️⃣ The system converts it into embeddings using a local embedding model and searches a vector database of funding programs 📚

3️⃣ Check out matching programs with summaries and direct links in the Webinterface! 🔗

⚙️ Technical stack (all local!)

🧱 FastAPI: Backend and data processing

🧠 Ollama: Local embedding model inference

📦 Qdrant: Vector database for semantic search

💻 Streamlit: Web interface for effortless interaction

🐳 Docker Compose: Orchestrates all services, keeping your data on your own server

💡 Why this matters:

✅ Your ideas stay private - no sending them to commercial providers 🔒

✅ Fully open-source and modular, easy to deploy 🛠️

✅ Regularly updated database ensures you’re searching the latest programs 🔄

📹 Short demo here: ▶ YouTube Video