MVP Ventures Program

The MVP Ventures Program supports the NSW Government’s commitment, as outlined in the NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035, to increase funding access for priority groups and help bridge the equity gap in the start-up ecosystem.

Two funding streams are available for the 2025-2026 program and have been designed to reduce financial barriers and foster greater participation from under-represented groups:

• Stream1 is available for all eligible businesses with a maximum grant of $50,000 and a minimum co-contribution of 50%.

• Stream 2 is available for eligible women-owned businesses, regional businesses, and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander businesses with a maximum grant of $75,000 and a minimum co-contribution of 25%.

To be eligible, projects must:

• be directly related to the pre-market development and commercialisation pathway of your product

• involve progressing your product along the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale between 3 and 9

• demonstrate why the project would not proceed in NSW without government support

• be completed within 12 months of funding, minimum project period is 3 months (the ‘Project period’)

• undertake funded activities in NSW, and

• include only eligible expenditure.

Before applying you must read and understand the program guidelines.

Visit the website to find out more and apply.