SPRIND (Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation) – founded in 2019 and based in Leipzig, Germany, is a federal innovation agency that identifies, supports, and finances breakthrough technologies and radical new ideas with potential economic and societal impact. The agency provides flexible support, networking, and tailored financing instruments to help innovators turn high-impact concepts into realised technologies and services.

SPRIND’s initiatives include challenges and innovation programmes and the establishment of subsidiaries to support technology development in areas such as laser systems for fusion research. The agency operates at the intersection of science, industry, and public policy to accelerate disruptive innovation across Germany and Europe.