Innobooster – investment in innovative development projects

The purpose of the Innobooster programme is to strengthen knowledge-based innovation in Denmark’s small and medium-sized enterprises, including start-ups. An Innobooster project must include high-risk, challenge-driven and innovative knowledge-based development activities and have the potential to create significant societal impact within one of the defined themes.

See if Innobooster is right for you

Who can apply?

To apply, your company must:

In addition, you must have a financial foundation – either by:
having attracted at least 100,000 in risk capital, or development grants within the past three years.
having a gross profit of at least DKK 250,000 in at least one of the past three years’ published financial statements
Remember to read the guidelines for more details.

What can you get investment for?

Innobooster provides up to 35% co-financing for projects with clear knowledge and development content. The project must be relevant to at least one of Innobooster’s defined themes and can last up to two years. The themes are: Green technology and innovation, Life science, health and welfare technology, and Critical and digital technologies.

What is co-financing?

The co-financing can, for example, cover:

  • working hours for your own employees and owners in the project
  • collaboration with external knowledge providers and specialists
  • purchase of materials and equipment for the project

Remember to read the guidelines for more details.

How much can you apply for?

With Innobooster, you can apply for between DKK 200,000 and DKK 5 million for your development project. The investment covers up to 35% of the project’s costs.

Which guidelines you must follow depends on the amount you apply for:

  • If you apply for up to DKK 1 million, the de minimis guidelines apply
  • If you apply for more than DKK 1 million, the General Block Exemption Regulation applies

This is what we assess your application on

Your application will be assessed on how strong the idea is, the value it can create, and whether there is a solid plan for carrying out the project.
Particular emphasis is placed on:

  • Quality of the idea
  • Impact (value creation)
  • Quality of execution

You can read more about what is emphasised in the guidelines

Vores investeringer i tal

1029

Applications

215

Grants

21

Success rate in percent

208,1

Amount invested in DKK million

Innobooster pools

Innobooster is divided into pools (periods) spread throughout the year. If there are funds left over from a pool, they are transferred to the next pool. The pools may also be increased if unused funds are added from, for example, cancelled projects.

More or fewer applications than expected can affect competition between periods and result in longer waiting times than stated. The estimated response date is updated continuously.

Below you can see the current and upcoming pools.

Closed pools / pools with responses in 2026

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Previous results from Innobooster

Period 3

Total
129 applications
31% success rate measured by number

Green technology and innovation
50 applications
12% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.33

Critical and digital technologies
51 applications
43% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 4.17

Life science, health and welfare technology
28 applications
43% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.33

Period 4

Total
212 applications
17% success rate measured by number

Green technology and innovation
56 applications
25% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.20

Critical and digital technologies
85 applications
16% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.40

Life science, health and welfare technology
71 applications
11% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.50

Period 5

Total
177 applications
27% success rate measured by number

Defence and security technology, Defence Tech Denmark
26 applications
15% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.33

Green technology and innovation
37 applications
46% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 4.67

Critical and digital technologies
60 applications
15% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.20

Life science, health and welfare technology
54 applications
31% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.17

Period 6

Total
337 applications
19% success rate measured by number

Defence and security technology, Defence Tech Denmark
23 applications
26% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.00

Green technology and innovation
99 applications
14% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.17

Critical and digital technologies
124 applications
22% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 4.83

Life science, health and welfare technology
91 applications
20% success rate measured by number
Cut-off score: 5.07

Contact

If you have questions regarding a submitted application to Innobooster or an ongoing grant, please contact us via e-grant. For more general questions, you can contact us via the Innobooster mailbox or by phone during Innobooster’s phone hours.

For advice and guidance on writing an application, you can contact your local business hub. Please note, however, that the business hub cannot help with administrative questions about ongoing projects.

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