If you're still in the starting blocks, our Inventors & Pre-Incubation Programme is perfect for you. Find out how to apply and what happens next here.
Applications submitted by November 16 will be considered by the next admissions committee.
LET’S GET STARTED!
Six projects, six months
Our Call for Business Ideas is open all year round, so you can apply at any time. Once a year, we select the ideas that we will support; the intake session usually takes place in autumn, and six projects are accepted into our Inventors & Pre-Incubation Programme. If yours is one of them, we will support you in developing your business and/or product idea free of charge for six months. In concrete terms, this means:
Together, we work on every single aspect of your business idea. Company builders and makers, coaches, mentors and entrepreneurs from our network will be by your side throughout this journey. We also arrange contacts to build strategic partnerships. And we will help you find the right financing options and funding. From market and feasibility analysis and development of a business model to corporate identity, a website, and presentations to potential investment partners: there is a lot to do in just six months! We will tackle everything together.
We support you in developing your product idea. Young inventors have access to the equipment and experts in our Maker Space. We offer you your own Project Space, so you have room to develop your inventions. We organise software development workshops, and our Maker Space provides the equipment and know-how for your first hardware MVP. Now it is your turn: roll up your sleeves, tinker and experiment, develop your first prototypes – and test them! Questions, doubts, obstacles? The experts in our Maker Space are available to offer insights and guidance.
Ideas often blur the lines between categories, making them hard to pigeonhole. Whether it's a product, a business model or both, we will work with you to find the best way to get started.
At the end of your six months at NOI, you will receive suggestions for your next steps. During our Demo Day, you will present your results – and have the opportunity to secure valuable benefits that will take your project further.
Rest assured, your idea is in safe hands. We maintain strict confidentiality regarding all information you share with us.
Important for admission: You have an idea but have not founded a company yet. You can apply as an individual or, ideally, as part of a team.
Go for it! The world needs innovative products and new business models.
