Vinnova's Innovative Startups 2026 call funds knowledge-intensive Swedish startups with up to SEK 500,000 to test customer needs, business idea and willingness to pay. The application window (postponed from Sept 1) runs 12 October 2026 to 12 January 2027 at 14:00, with decisions on 23 March 2027 and projects starting by 1 April 2027.
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Vinnova Innovative Startups 2026: up to SEK 500,000, applications Oct 12-Jan 12
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Eligible founders (Swedish AB, max 10 years old, max 10 employees, max SEK 10M net sales/balance, no profit distribution) should prepare a market-validation project now so the application is ready when the portal opens on 12 October.
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