Incubate
Incubate
Incubate
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The Incubate program is designed to help ventures with a scalable product or service and international potential to grow and scale. Accepted teams will receive six months of support, with the opportunity to extend the program for up to 18 months. Being accepted into the Incubate program means you might be eligible for an investment from SSE Ventures, consisting of at least 300,000 SEK. Teams will receive personal support, office space, access to a network of entrepreneurs, investors, and talent, as well as workshops on relevant topics.
Throughout the program, teams will have the opportunity to pitch to angel investors and VC firms at the SSE Business Lab Demo Day and Investor Office Hours. Eligible startups can also receive funding from organizations such as Vinnova, Innovationskontoret, and Grosshandelsocieteten to cover costs related to growing their business with external expertise. Additionally, student-run startups can participate in the Brighter Program's visits around the world.
Application process
Application process
Feedback meeting (optional)
September 7
Book a meeting and get feedback on your application. This should be done a minimum of five working days before the deadline, to have time for improving your pitch deck based on the feedback before the application deadline
Submit Application
September 7
The application should be submitted before the deadline.
Check-in meeting
September 9 - October 3
Submit a draft of your pitch deck to book a meeting and get feedback on your application.
After submitting your application, you will receive one of two emails:
An invitation to a check-in meeting, or
Short feedback explaining why you didn’t move forward this time.
Because of the high interest lately, only the most promising applications are invited to a check-in meeting. If you receive one, it means we see real potential and want to dig deeper into your case. You won’t need to prepare anything newthe meeting is a chance for us to ask questions and better understand your team and idea
If you don’t get a meeting, please don’t be discouraged. Many of our most successful startups were not admitted on their first try. With three application rounds each year, and year-round Open Coaching sessions (see Step 0), there are many opportunities to refine your case and apply again.
Invitation to pitch
October 6
If you are selected, you will be informed that you have moved on to pitch in front of the Board of Admissions. The Board of Admissions will have been sent the pitch deck you applied with beforehand.
Check-in meeting
October 8
If you are selected to present your pitch to the Board of Admissions you will have 3 minutes to present your case and 5 minutes for Q&A. The pitch deck used for the Board of Admissions pitch, is the same as the one you used in your application.
Please note that all co-founders should be present when meeting the Board of Admissions. The decision about your admission to Incubate will be communicated within three working days of the Board of Admissions' decision. Successful applicants will receive access to SSE Business Lab at the communicated start date of each batch.
Feedback meeting (Optional)
September 7
Submit a draft of your pitch deck to book a meeting and get feedback on your application. This should be done a minimum of five working days before the deadline, to have time for improving your pitch based on the feedback before the application deadline.
The application should be submitted before the deadline.
Submit Application
September 9 - October 3
If, based on your application, we see that you comply with our requirements, you will be invited to meet with someone from SSE Business Lab in the days following the deadline.
Check in meeting
September 9 - October 3
If you are selected, you will be informed that you have moved on to pitch in front of the Board of Admissions. The Board of Admissions will have been sent the pitch deck you applied with beforehand.
Invitation to pitch
October 6
If you are selected to present your pitch to the Board of Admissions you will have 3 minutes to present your case and 5 minutes for Q&A. The pitch deck used for the Board of Admissions pitch, is the same as the one you used in your application.
Please note that all co-founders should be present when meeting the Board of Admissions. The decision about your admission to Activate will be communicated within three working days of the Board of Admissions' decision. Successful applicants will receive access to SSE Business Lab at the communicated start date of each batch.
Pitch to the board of admission
October 8
Submit a draft of your pitch deck to book a meeting and get feedback on your application. This should be done a minimum of five working days before the deadline, to have time for improving your pitch based on the feedback before the application deadline.
Submit application
september 7th
The application should be submitted before the deadline.
Submit Application
september 7th
If, based on your application, we see that you comply with our requirements, you will be invited to meet with someone from SSE Business Lab in the days following the deadline.
Check in meeting
september 7th
If you are selected, you will be informed that you have moved on to pitch in front of the Board of Admissions. The Board of Admissions will have been sent the pitch deck you applied with beforehand.
Invitation to pitch
september 7th
If you are selected to present your pitch to the Board of Admissions you will have 3 minutes to present your case and 5 minutes for Q&A. The pitch deck used for the Board of Admissions pitch, is the same as the one you used in your application.
Please note that all co-founders should be present when meeting the Board of Admissions.
Successful applicants will receive access to SSE Business Lab at the communicated start date of each batch.
Pitch to the board of admission
september 7th
Content of application
The first step is to fill out our application form. In it, you’ll share some practical details about your team and company, and upload a document that explains your case. We know that early founders are often more focused on talking to customers than designing slides. A simple document that explains your case is enough.
If you’d like some guidance on what we look for during the review process, here are the key questions we aim to answer when evaluating applications. These can give you a clearer sense of how we approach our decisions and what aspects of your submission are most important to us.
The first step is to fill out our application form. In it, you’ll share some practical details about your team and company, and upload a document that explains your case. We know that early founders are often more focused on talking to customers than designing slides. A simple document that explains your case is enough.
If you’d like some guidance on what we look for during the review process, here are the key questions we aim to answer when evaluating applications. These can give you a clearer sense of how we approach our decisions and what aspects of your submission are most important to us.
The first step is to fill out our application form. In it, you’ll share some practical details about your team and company, and upload a document that explains your case. We know that early founders are often more focused on talking to customers than designing slides. A simple document that explains your case is enough.
If you’d like some guidance on what we look for during the review process, here are the key questions we aim to answer when evaluating applications. These can give you a clearer sense of how we approach our decisions and what aspects of your submission are most important to us.