Soft Funding
Applying for soft funding is crucial for fundraising from investors and the company´s growth. We have specialists in soft funding that can create and optimize a soft funding strategy for your company. They can help you find the right funds or loans to apply for, lifting the quality of the application or write the application for you.
How we support:
Gives you an overview of all fund possibilities
Creating a specific soft funding plan for your company
Finding right partners to collaborate with
Help with the application process
For complex applications, you will also get an external case manager to evaluate your application
Reporting and administrating projects
We have helped raise
NOK +120,000,000
in soft funding during the last year
The table below presents some of the soft funding options available.
| Grant name | Coordinator | Max grant (NOK) | Complexity | Acceptance Rate | Cost Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN - Markedsavklaring | Innovation Norway | NOK100,000 | Very low | 30% | 100% |
| IN - Kommersialiseringstilskudd | Innovation Norway | NOK600,000 | Average | 25% | 50% |
| IN - Oppstartslån | Innovation Norway | NOK1,500,000 | Average | 25% | 80% |
| IN - Innovation loan | Innovation Norway | NOK20,000,000 | Average | 15% | 50% |
| IN - Innovasjonskontrakt | Innovation Norway | NOK25,000,000 | High | 30% | 45% |
| IN - Miljøteknologiordningen | Innovation Norway | NOK25,000,000 | High | 30% | 45% |
| NFR - Skattefunn | Norwegian Research Council | NOK4,750,000 | Average | 67% | 19% |
| NFR - Innovasjonsprosjekt i næringslivet | Norwegian Research Council | NOK16,000,000 | High | 80% | |
| NFR - Grønn plattform | Norwegian Research Council | High | 80% | ||
| NFR - Innovative anskaffelser | Norwegian Research Council | NOK10,000,000 | 45% | ||
| NFR - Kvalifiseringsprosjekt (tidligere milepæl) – Kommersialisering fra offentlig finansiert forskning | Norwegian Research Council | NOK500,000 | Low | ||
| NFR - Samarbeidsprosjekt Digital Sikkerhet | Norwegian Research Council | NOK16,000,000 | High | 45% | |
| Oslo - Støtte til test og utviklingsprosjekter Oslo Kommune | Oslo Kommune | NOK1,000,000 | Low | 50% | |
| EU - Erasmus+ | Erasmus+ | Very high | 100% | ||
| EU - EIC Accelerator | EU - Horizon Europe | Very high | 2% | 50% | |
| ENOVA - Grønne forretningsmodeller | Enova | NOK1,000,000 | Average | 50% | |
| ENOVA -konseptutredning for innovative energi- og klimaløsninger | Enova | Average | |||
| DIP - Designdrevet Innovasjonsprogram | DOGA | Low | |||
| Epic Megagrants | Other | Low | |||
| Kompensasjonsordningen - Kultur | Other | Very low | 100% | ||
| Stimuleringsordningen | Kulturrådet | Very low | 80% |