HOW WE HELP STARTUPS
– FROM IDEA TO STARTUP TO MARKET
Wondering if your idea or your team is the next big thing? We provide the support you need to find out. We have a dedicated team of professional business-, pitch- and investment coaches who can guide you towards a successful company.
We offer some of Sweden’s most well-renowned incubation and growth programs for tech and deep tech startups.
We have tailored the route to success for startup companies since 2001 and our passion lies in building value into your company so that it develops and grows faster than it would outside this creative environment. Through our network you can get access to investors and external experts and you will easily make connections with other tech and deeptech startups and companies in our community.
INCUBATION PROGRAMS
START
From idea to startup
A 6-month incubation program to help people with passion and drive develop their ideas into sustainable businesses. It is also a network of co-working spaces where those ideas can start growing into the companies of the future, surrounded by other entrepreneurs who are also setting out on their journey.
BUILD
Build your startup
A 9-month incubation program; 1 month with intense workshops and the following months with group activities, networking and peer to peer learning. Several months of continuous development of your skills and your business.
In this program you will gain increased knowledge about business development, financing, and what is required to build business concepts and an organization.
GROW
Grow your startup
An adaptable incubation program for startups in the continuous phase after BUILD.
If you have developed your business further in one of our incubator programs or at another incubator, or have developed experience of running your business, then you are welcome to apply to GROW.
SCALE
Part of the effort to make the Nordic region leading not only for starting up but also scaling up businesses
A program for companies in the continuous phase after GROW.
If you have developed your business further in one of our incubator programs or at another incubator, or have developed experience of running your business – then you are welcome to apply to SCALE.
what you will get
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- We will introduce you to key stakeholders in our network – and you will meet and exchange ideas with companies in the start up hub and the Ideon Science Park
- You will get support from our engaged, dedicated and passionate business developers
- You will be a part of an active network of entrepreneurs and partners
- We will support you in creating and practising your pitch to both customers and investors
- We will help you find the right financing for your company
- We will put you in touch with external experts such as lawyers and IP firms
- You will get an office and access to a cosy co-working space
We are very happy that you want to join us! We would like to get to know you and your idea better.
Have questions or need help with your application? We can assist you.
More startup incubation programs at Ideon
PRODUKTIONSÄNGLAR – PRODUCTION ANGELS
SUPPORTING STARTUPS GOING FROM PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCTION
This program is supporting startups with sustainable and innovative products to scaleup from prototype to production. Through situation-based coaching by production experts, training materials and matching with manufacturers, Swedish startups with sustainable and innovative hardware products are supported to approach a production phase with local manufacturers.
The program is developed as a collaborative project by Södertälje Science Park and KTH, and Ideon Science Park is one of the national nodes in the program.
To learn more, please contact Johan Vaernholt or keep reading here.
ESA BIC SWEDEN
Ideon Science Park is proud to be a part of ESA BIC Sweden, the incubator program for startups with a space connection!
ESA BIC Sweden supports new and established entrepreneurs and helps them utilize space commercially. If you have an innovative business idea that either takes place in space or utilizes space-related technology, ESA BIC is the right address for you!
We offer business development support and advice as well as effective workplaces for up to 24 months. Startups in this incubation program also get funding for product development, access to leading technical experts in the space industry, and become members of an exclusive space startup network.
Ready to launch your space startup journey with ESA BIC Sweden and Ideon Science Park? Apply here!
To learn more, please contact Leonie Blum or keep reading here.
How will the incubation programs benefit you?
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VentureLab
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