2. Educate and inspire a new generations of entrepreneurs
WHAT WE DO
Educate and inspire a new generations of entrepreneurs 2

3. History…

4. What we offer today… Technology management course for 1200 students
Venture Cup business plan competition
Action based master program
SPARK NTNU

5. “NOT BECAUSE IT’S EASY…”
Highly competitive and selective program
100 interviews 40 students enrolled
Full academic workload
REAL business launch
Ambitious culture
Hard work, enthusiasm and a collaborative mentality

6. 2005 2010 2014 2015 2016 2006 FIRST SERIES A BEST SERVICE PROVIDER
80 STUDENTS
200+ ALUMNI
2005
FIRST CLASS
GRADUATED
2006
2010
FIRST ACQUISITION
2014
2015
SECOND
ACQUISITION
2016

7. ONE PROGRAM ENTREPRENEURSHIP TWO STRATEGIES INCUBATOR NETWORK
EDUCATION
BUSINESS LAUNCH
State-of-the-art Master program focused on entrepreneurship and commercialization of technology
Combination of technology management and specialized courses
Not an “incubator with courses”
Plan and execute the launch of a new business
Contribute to commercializing technology from Norwegian research institutions, industry and innovation clusters
angles
sides
methods
tracks
stepping stones (springbrett) 7

8. START-UP AVAILABLE RECOURCES THE PREINCUBATOR COURSES & LECTURES
All start-ups located in our incubator facilities for 2 years
Custom tailored course-package and frequent guest lectures from experienced professionals
DEDICATED MENTORS
PRE-SEED FUNDING
Each team provided with a dedicated mentor, with comprehensive relevant experience
Access to early-stage finance through
e.g. NTNU Discovery, “Pengesprøyten” and business plan competitions
EXTENSIVE NETWORK
PROTOTYPING
International partners and continuous involvement from Norway’s most competent alumni network within entrepreneurship
Access to workshops and manufacturing facilities at NTNU 8

9. STARTUPS 350+ MNOK 45+ 30+ Equity financing and public funds
Startups since 2003
30+
Active startups as of 2016

10. Cooperation with the “ecosystem”
Cooperation with Technology Transfer Offices
Incubators and co-working spaces
Cooperation with Telenor
The role of alumni companies

11. International cooperation
Boston University
CERN
Nordic Five Tech

12. New initiative – SPARK NTNU
Low – threshold service for all students at NTNU – student driven
Alumni and current students from NSE are mentors
Pre-seed instrument
70 active start – up teams (240 teams over a two year period), 8 companies
Students from 36 different study programs

13. Big expectations “– If someone is worried about the future,
just visit NTNU School of Entrepreneurship,
and you will be reassured that Norway will be ok”
Monica Mæland, minister of Trade and Industry, August 2015