SPS V9 Prototyping Voucher (Vavcer za prototipiranje)
Slovene Enterprise Fund (Slovenski podjetniski sklad, SPS) · Innovation voucher
$5KNon-repayable grant of €500–€5,000 (~$5.4k max), covering up to 60% of eligible costs of external services to build a physical or digital prototype
Slovenian voucher for innovative start-ups: SPS co-funds up to 60% of outside design, engineering, programming, manufacturing and testing services used to build a first physical or digital prototype.
Key terms
- Micro, small or medium-sized company based in Slovenia, entered in the register of innovative start-ups, with at least one employee
- Before applying, complete an introductory diagnostic interview with a member of the National Start-up Consortium and obtain its certificate
- Covers external services for designing, planning, programming, making and testing a physical or digital prototype
- Up to 60% co-financing, €500–€5,000 per voucher; €0.5M budget for 2026–2028
- Open until funds run out, at the latest 31 March 2028; apply on the SPS ePortal
Eligibility
- Where
- Slovenia
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed
- 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
Also required
- Slovenian SME in the register of innovative start-ups
- At least 1 employee
- Diagnostic interview certificate from the National Start-up Consortium
How to apply
Do the diagnostic interview with a National Start-up Consortium member, then submit the application on the SPS ePortal (free help from SPOT Svetovanje points).
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling until funds run out, at the latest 2028-03-31
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-11-09 · source