Innovation Norway Startup Grant 1 (Oppstartstilskudd 1)
Innovation Norway · Startup grant
$14KUp to NOK 150,000 covering up to 100% of invoiced external costs
Early market-validation grant for new Norwegian growth companies to test the problem, solution and market.
Key terms
- Norwegian AS under 5 years old (ENK/ANS/DA not eligible)
- Genuine new venture with growth ambitions, not a takeover
- Covers external costs only (no own staff, VAT or related-party costs); no costs before application
- 50% paid up-front, rest at completion; 9-month project (+3)
Eligibility
- Where
- Norway
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed
- Max company age
- 5 years
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
How to apply
Complete idea-phase work (customer interviews, hypotheses), then apply via Innovation Norway's 'Min side'; ~3–4 weeks processing.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source