Starting and running a business
What is Innovation Norway’s start-up grant?
Last updated: 8 October 2026
Short answer
A grant for limited companies under five years old that want to test the market and develop the idea further. Start-up grant 1 is at most NOK 150,000, and start-up grant 2 is up to NOK 1 million (max 50%). Applications are accepted at any time. See Funding.