Startups Participate at No Direct Cost

Criteria to be eligible to participate in Ignite’s activities: 

There are three main criteria to be eligible to participate in our activities:

1. Be a Swedish-based Small or Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME). The SME definition is regulated by the European Commission.
2. Have a profile in our database, Ignite Magic, and be invited to our matchmaking process. 
3. As an SME, be eligible  to receive our support at no direct cost, in accordance with European State Aid regulations:
   A. A startup registered in Sweden with a scalable solution, established for less than 5 years, and has not received public funding exceeding €800,000 over the last three years.
   B. A Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) registered in Sweden with an innovative solution and has not received public funding exceeding €300,000 during the last three years. 

To fulfill our obligations to Vinnova, we require all participating companies to digitally sign a State Aid form, which we manage via SCRIVE. The purpose of this form is to verify participation and estimate the value of the service provided. This process needs to be completed only once per calendar year. The value of our services is listed below.

Fees paid by Vinnova for your participation:

• National matchmaking events: 17 000 SEK *
• International matchmaking events: 20 000 SEK *
• Sales Excellence workshop: 6250 SEK
• Designing the Deal workshop: 6250 SEK
• Marketing Content Excellence: 6250 SEK
• Megadeals’s  Designing the Go-to-Market Deal workshop: 7500 SEK
• Legal support workshop: 3000 SEK **

* The fee includes the Sales Boost session prior to the event, as well as the Pilot Fast Track Hack masterclass
** The additional fee for legal support will be evaluated on a case by case basis

Questions? Please contact us at support@ignitesweden.org prior to your participation.