Chalmers Innovation is an investor in ideas as well as business incubator that invests in and supports high-tech business ideas and rapid growth companies from the universities, colleges, individuals, and industrial spin-offs. The development process is divided in three steps, pre-incubator, incubator, and growth generator.

Chalmers Innovation can invest up to 300,000 SEK in unique business ideas parallel to commencing a business developing process in the pre-incubator. In the second step, the incubator, Chalmers Innovation has the resource to invest an additional 300,000 SEK. In collaboration with the founders of the new companies and other financiers, we develop them to robust rapid growth companies. Chalmers Innovation provides expert guidance in business development. 

The pre-incubator

- is offered to persons that have a promising business idea with great potential. Over a six-month period, the requirements for building a new rapid growth company are identified and verified while drawing up a business plan.

The incubator

- is offered to companies that have completed a business plan and the initial verification of the technical and marketing requirements. The objective is to launch the company onto the market and find and make repetitive business.

The growth generator

- is offered to young rapid growth companies that is already on the market. The objective of the generator programme is to make the companies double their turnover and establish in new markets. 

Assessment criteria

- each collaboration is preceded by an evaluation process where Chalmers Innovation assesses your idea or your company.

The business idea must:

• be unique and high-tech.

• have a high, global market potential, with potential to create a rapid growth company.

• be open to financing from customers, or from the public or private sector.

• have, or be prepared to accept, entrepreneurial management.