VentureCup 2026 OLD (DO NOT REGISTER HERE)
Ready to launch your own business? Venture Cup is your first step towards turning your business idea into reality.
IDEA is the competition for anyone ready to test their business idea and see if it has what it takes to make a lasting impact. This year IDEA is in collaboration with Spiris.
What you get:
- Guaranteed feedback from our nation-wide network
- Invitations to networking events
- Feature your idea on our platform to reach a wider audience.
- Being part of our Alumni network
Who can compete?
ANYONE! Idea competition is open to all.
You can compete with more than 1 ideas.
Rules
- The idea must follow the Swedish laws
- The idea must be your own
- The revenue must be under 100,000 SEK
- MAXIMUM 1500 words are allowed in total (all answers combined)
- (Optional) Video - max 60 sec
- (Optional) Max 3 pictures
- All team members must be registered separately on this platform.
Read more about the rules and criteria in the documents on the right.
Our professional network comprised of top industry experts from across Sweden, will give you feedback to refine and strengthen your idea.
You can make changes and improvements to your submitted entry anytime before the deadline on November 11. So take the opportunity to update your idea after each feedback.
To ensure you receive feedback on your business idea, it's important to register your submission in time. The deadline for guaranteed feedback is November 1!
Click on CONTRIBUTE to get started!
About Venture Cup: Venture Cup is Sweden's largest national competition for startups and business ideas. Since 1998, over 35,000 people and 18,000 startups have competed in Venture Cup. With offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Lund, and Luleå, Venture Cup is a non-profit with strong ties to the country’s major universities. We organize national competitions and event to encourage more people to test their business ideas and create sustainable growth companies through feedback, education, inspiration, and networking.
www.venturecup.se
Ask us
- Isak DrouggeAsk me about this competitiondrougge.isak@gmail.com
- Jennie KvintåhsAsk me about this competitionjennie.kvintahs@venturecup.se
Rules and criteria
- Award Criteria - IDEA.pdf 0.1 MB
- Example Pitch deck.pdf 5.0 MB
- Guide- how to add co-creators (english).pdf 0.6 MB
- Guide- hur man lägger till co-creators (svenska).pdf 0.6 MB
- How to compete IDEA.pdf 0.1 MB
- Rules IDEA.pdf 0.2 MB
- Tävlingskriterier.pdf 0.1 MB
- regler idea.pdf 0.0 MB
What we ask for
The fields in the entry form. You can change your entry as many times as you like until the closing date.
- Entry text
- RegionRequiredHow do I know to which region I belong? North: Västernorrland, Jämtland, Västerbotten and Norrbotten County South: Kronoberg, Kalmar, Blekinge and Skåne. East: Stockholm County, Södermanlands County, Östergötlands County, Örebro County, Västmanlands County, Dalarnas West: Jönköping, Halland, Västra Götaland and Värmland.County samt Gävleborgs län
- AcknowledgementRequired
- Credibility and Uniqueness of the ideaRequiredHow will it generate revenue? Who is your primary target audience? How do you plan to reach your potential customers? Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals does your idea help achieve? Give a short risk analysis that explains possible challenges and how you plan to solve them. How unique is your idea? Do you have direct and indirect competitors? How do you stand out from them?
- Team membersRequiredEnter the total number of team members, and don't forget to also add them as Co-creators.
- TEAMRequiredDescribe the team you have today or the team you need to make your idea a reality. What would your dream team look like?
- One Sentence PitchRequiredDescribe your idea in one sentence
- IDEARequiredDescribe your idea.
- One Sentence PitchRequiredDescribe your idea in one sentence.
- MobiltelefonRequiredVenture Cup onlyLämna ditt telefonnummer så du kan bli kontaktad
- University Course: Affärsplanering för tillväxtföretagAre you or anyone in your team currently taking the university course Affärsplanering för tillväxtföretag in Gothenburg?
- Pitch Deck (optional)Venture Cup onlyYou can submit your pitch deck in pdf format here (optional)
- Image 1 (optional)Here you can upload images to show a prototype of your product. If your service is easier to explain through images, you can upload them here as well. If you already have a logo, you can display it here.
- Image 2 (optional)Here you can upload images to show a prototype of your product. If your service is easier to explain through images, you can upload them here as well. If you already have a logo, you can display it here.
- Organizational number Venture Cup onlyAdd your organizational number if you have already started your company/business
- Image 3 (optional)Here you can upload images to show a prototype of your product. If your service is easier to explain through images, you can upload them here as well. If you already have a logo, you can display it here.
- Confidential InformationVenture Cup onlyThis information is only visible to Venture Cup staff and individuals who have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).