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Vinnova Innovative Startups — Step 1

Small, fast and famously light on paperwork — the best first grant for a Swedish company.

Amount
SEK 300,000 ≈ $28,500
Issuer type
Government
Decision time
~8 weeks
Effort
Light — a short form in Swedish or English

Key facts

Key facts for Vinnova Innovative Startups — Step 1
AmountSEK 300,000 ≈ $28,500 — Step 2 up to SEK 900,000
Funding typeGrant — non-dilutive
IssuerVinnova (Sweden)
Who can applySwedish-registered companies under 5 years old
SectorsDeep tech · Climate · HealthTech
PayoutUpfront on contract signature
DeadlineCloses 03 Sep 2026

Eligibility criteria

5 criteria · 4 are hard requirements

  • Registered in SwedenRequired
  • Company younger than 5 yearsRequired
  • Fewer than 50 employeesRequired
  • Turnover below SEK 100MRequired
  • Innovation with international potentialPreferred

Rewritten from the official page into yes/no checks. Nothing here is summarised away — if the source states it, it is on this list.

What you have to submit

  • Application form
  • Budget
  • Registration certificate

Odds, as reported by the issuer

Roughly 30% of Step 1 applicants are funded

Update history

Source: vinnova.se ↗

✓ checked 22 hours ago

  1. 22 hours agoagentFull re-crawl of the official page — no changes detected
  2. 11 days agoagentDeadline and amount confirmed against the issuer's page
  3. 01 Jul 2026humanHuman review — criteria rewritten into yes/no checks

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