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Test your idea and explore market interest.
Oppstart 1 supports early-stage startups that want to validate whether there’s a paying market for their innovative solution. This grant helps you gain key market insights and early feedback from customers, partners, or investors — before you invest heavily in development.
What is it for:-
- Startups that:
- Are under 3 years old (in some cases up to 5) and not majority-owned by established companies
- Have an innovative solution that is clearly new to the market
- Have conducted some initial market analysis
- Can describe their competitive advantage and customer focus
- Are ready to test assumptions with real users through a minimum viable solution
What can the funding be used for?
- Market research and customer interviews
- MVP development (lean, resource-light)
- Early testing and validation with potential users
- Activities that build network and relevant competence
- Costs that help you avoid building something based on untested assumptions
What is the goal :
To achieve “market acceptance” — meaning someone external is willing to take a risk alongside you. This could be through pilot agreements, capital from partners, or interest from early customers or investors.
Funding scope
- Up to NOK 100,000 (100%) for companies without employees
- Up to NOK 200,000 (75%) for companies with employees (includes internal time + external costs)
Final report includes:
Results from activities, key learnings, next steps, SWOT analysis, expected capital needs, and plans for future development and commercialization.
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