Innovation Norway Startup Grant Phase 1 (Oppstartstilskudd 1)
Funds early-stage Norwegian startups for technology validation and initial market testing in a low-barrier way.
Innovation Norway's Oppstartstilskudd 1 (Startup Grant Phase 1) is a rolling early-stage grant providing up to NOK 150,000 to innovative Norwegian startups engaged in a demanding technology development path. The program's explicit purpose is to fund market-validation activities: specifically, determining whether a paying market exists for the business idea. Applications are accepted continuously, …
Market validation for innovative Norwegian startups on a demanding technology development path, covering activities that confirm whether a paying market exists for the business idea.
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