StartUpSmia incubator
Join our Incubator and profit from desk space, coaching, community, facility access and more!
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Do you want to develop an idea or a concept? The incubator is for early stage startup ideas taking your startup idea to first prototype, initial business model, and finding your first costumer and funding.
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Why join?
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Access to the shared office space at BIT innovation centre. Here you can work with you team 24/7 alongside other ambitious teams.
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Access to the workshops, meeting rooms and other facilities at BIT innovation centre.
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Regular meetings with a start-up coach from StartUpSmia
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Weekly meet-ups with externals and your fellow Incubatees.
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How do I sign up and when is the next deadline?
You apply by sending an e-mail market with "🚀Incubation programme - second cohort" to eva.nagelhus@nmbu. In the email you need to answer 3 questions: What is the problem you want to solve? How do you want to solve it? And why do you (and your team) want ot solve it?
Next application deadline: April 1st, 2024
After applying the best candidates will be invited for an interview before final selection.
How do we evaluate applicants?
We evaluate your application based on
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Team & Motivation: Do you have a dedicated team who are committed to the project, open-minded and eager to learn?
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Feasibility: Is the startup idea technically and commercially feasible and realizable?
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Impact: Is it clear how your startup idea will benefit society, e.g in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals?
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Diversity: Do you have a diverse team (in terms of gender and competence profiles)
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Start-ups will get access to the incubator for 3 months at a time, and there will be quarterly performance reviews. If a start-up does not work seriously with their project, or if they are not contributing to the community, the contract will not be prolonged.