NOK 1–3 million in investments (only applies to Norwegian companies) Three months’ office space at Startuplab Weekly follow-up from a dedicated member of the Startuplab team Access to Startuplab’s network weekly lunches for all participants where we invite experienced entrepreneurs and investors to share their knowledge and insights; access to free consulting with legal experts from SANDS, accountants from Ekstra Ressurs and patent lawyers from Dehns. For companies outside Norway, it is not necessary to be based at Startuplab, but the team will be expected to travel to Oslo/Bergen 2-4 times over the programme period.

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NXT Accelerator | DNB NXT | Business from A to Z

Q: From DNB, Vipps or Fremtind

A separate contact person from a relevant business area a sponsor from senior management; access to relevant expertise; a broad network consisting of internal and external resources; potential partnerships. The core team should preferably be able to travel to/from Startuplab in Oslo or Bergen for relevant meetings and events during the period 21 November 2024 to 13 February 2025.

DNB NXT Accelerator 2025

We are looking for early-stage tech companies that want investment from Startuplab and a partnership with DNB, Vipps or Fremtind.

The program is for Norwegian ambitious tech companies and products in 3 monthsIt’s a unique opportunity to explore potential partnership with DNB, Vipps or Fremtind . All the companies will have their own team set up with expert resources and an executive sponsor. In addition to an investment of NOK 1-3 million from Startuplab, as well as access to Startuplab’s broad network.

We are looking for all technology companies, but especially:

FinTech

RegTech

PropTech

AW

Open finance

SME

Health technology

The green shift towards bank and insurance

Financial inclusion

Home travel to private individuals

Loyalty solutions

Personalised and computer-driven communication

Timeline for 2025

Applications for this year’s accelerator program will open in June.

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Kim Huborstad at DNB NXT Demo Day at Vipps 2023Photo: Stig B. Fiksdal

Benefits of participating in the accelerator

From Startuplab

NOK 1–3 million in investments (only applies to Norwegian companies)
Three months’ office space at Startuplab
Weekly follow-up from a dedicated member of the Startuplab team
Access to Startuplab’s network
weekly lunches for all participants where we invite experienced entrepreneurs and investors to share their knowledge and insights;
access to free consulting with legal experts from SANDS, accountants from Ekstra Ressurs and patent lawyers from Dehns.

For companies outside Norway, it is not necessary to be based at Startuplab, but the team will be expected to travel to Oslo/Bergen 2-4 times over the programme period.

From DNB, Vipps or Fremtind

Other benefits

“I’m impressed with the level of engagement that many people in DNB have shown to us. We have been invited to events, linked up with relevant teams and resource people in the company, and have had the CFO Ida Lerner directly involved as our «executive sponsor» for the collaboration.”

Petter Reistad
Co-Founder & CEO, Celsia

Kristin Riise_DNB NXT Accellerator at Vipps

Nissik Juell and Kristin Riise at DNB NXT Demo Day at Vipps 2023Photo: Stig B. Fiksdal

Start-up laboratory and the investment

About the investment

Startuplab invests NOK 1-3 million against an ownership of around 10%. Startuplab is open to discussing different investment amounts and ownership percentages in each individual case.
The investment is made through a SLIP (Startups Lead Investment Paper). For all practical purposes, this works as a convertible loan, which means that your business maintains the ability to incentivise employees with shares as well as paying salaries in the short term.
With the investment, the business can apply for all early-stage financing that requires matching capital. This means that most entrepreneurs can get an additional NOK 1.5 million in non-dilutive funding.
After conversion, Startuplab makes no additional investments in the business. In other words, the incentives then remain the same, since Startuplab is diluted on an equal footing with the entrepreneurs.

About Startuplab

Accelerator Q&A

“DNB NXT and Startuplab’s Accelerator gave us a boost in 2021. DNB Næringsedom is now a customer, and we have invested in this from DNB Ventures!”

Fabian Utigard
Co-Founder & CEO, Kvist

DNB NXT Accelerator Alumni

Contact us

Maria Archountoulis
Head of Start-up Partnerships
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Fredrik Sveijer
Head of Fintech Partnerships
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