Startup grants and programs in Norway (2026)
We track 9 programs open to startups in Norway beyond the worldwide ones: 3 national or local and 6 regional programs that include Norway. All 9 are open now. By type: Government Grants (3), GPU & Compute (2), AI Models & APIs (1), Cloud & Hosting (1), Business SaaS (1).
The largest headline value among open national or local programs is Innovation Norway Startup Grant 2 (Oppstartstilskudd 2) from Innovation Norway (Up to NOK 1 million, max 50% of approved project costs). 3 of the national programs are government grants, vouchers or tax credits; 2 of them come from Innovation Norway. 1 accepts students or researchers. On top of these, 234 worldwide programs (mostly cloud, AI and software credits) are open to Norway-based startups; the eligibility checker filters all of them for your company.
National and local programs in Norway (3)
| Program | What you get | Type | Status | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation Norway Startup Grant 2 (Oppstartstilskudd 2)Innovation Norway | Up to NOK 1 million, max 50% of approved project costs | Startup grant | Open | 2026-10-22 |
| Innovation Norway Startup Grant 1 (Oppstartstilskudd 1)Innovation Norway | Up to NOK 150,000 covering up to 100% of invoiced external costs | Startup grant | Open | 2026-10-22 |
| SkatteFUNN R&D Tax IncentiveResearch Council of Norway | Tax deduction of 19% of eligible R&D project costs, on up to NOK 25 million of costs per company per year (paid out as cash if exceeding… | R&D tax credit | Open | 2026-10-22 |
Regional programs that include Norway (6)
| Program | What you get | Where | Status | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UpCloud Startup ProgramUpCloud | Up to $25,000 in cloud credits (Tier 1); $5,000 for Nordic startups (Tier 2); $1,000 for other EU/EEA/UK/CH startups (Tier 3), plus… | 7 countries | Open | 2026-10-30 |
| Lambda Cloud compute offer for Y Combinator companiesLambda | $20,000 in Lambda Cloud credits for on-demand GPU instances | 18 countries | Open | 2026-10-22 |
| fal Startup Programfal | $1,000 starter pack, growing to $2,500 and $5,000 as monthly fal spend rises | Europe, Asia | Open | 2026-10-22 |
| Lambda Cloud credits for NVIDIA Inception membersLambda | $1,000 in Lambda Cloud credits for on-demand GPU instances (B200, H100, A100, GH200) | 18 countries | Open | 2026-10-22 |
| Google Cloud Research CreditsGoogle | Google Cloud credits sized to your proposal (amount not stated on page), valid 1 year | 75 countries | Open | 2026-10-22 |
| Zoho for StartupsZoho | Zoho Wallet credits in two stages (amount not shown on page), valid 360 days, usable across Zoho apps | 23 countries | Open | 2026-10-22 |
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