BI StartUp

Changing the world through ambitious students.

Are you a changemaker?

Join a strong community of ambitious students who want to change the world to the better. Activate your knowledge from your studies through exploring new solutions and innovations. Connect with other students and create real impact. Get support from experienced mentors, inspiring events, resources and corporate partners.

Apply in the student portal!

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All fulltime students at all BI campuses, regardless of study programme. You do not need a business idea to join. All you need is an interest in entrepreneurship, and you decide yourself how much time and effort you want to contribute to BI Startup.

Build a strong network with other ambitious, curious and impact-driven students. Connect with industry experts, successful entrepreneurs, and seasoned mentors to gain invaluable insights and guidance.

Through participating in BI Startups initiatives, you are provided with a wide range of valuable skills like market research, pitching on stage, networking, negotiation and deal-making, innovation, and creativity.

Our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EiR) are dedicated to mentoring BI students at all academic levels on their entrepreneurial journey. This is an opportunity for BI students to engage with and learn from experienced entrepreneurs. Our EiRs offers practical insight into what it takes to start and grow a successful business.

The Village

A dynamic hub at BI where ideas meet action, fostering innovation, connections, and new ventures across students, academia, and industry.

The Village is a meeting place at BI Norwegian Business School in Nydalen where students, academia, researchers, business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers and students come together to develop ideas, projects, and collaborations. Several entrepreneurs are affiliated as mentors for students connected to the BI Startup program.

Meeting series and workshops are launched to accelerate collaboration.

Join The Village community

Stay up to date with what’s happening at The Village. Sign up to receive invitations and news first!

BI Startup was started in 2017, and since then many successful startups have created value for society and jobs. Here you can read about current startups and alumni startups.

Each month we host events at The Village on campus in Oslo. These gatherings offer an opportunity to meet others interested in entrepreneurship, share experiences and learn together. To stay posted on upcoming events, follow us on Instagram: @bi_startup

BI StartUp Incubator Programme

About BI StartUp Incubator Programme

Do you have a startup? Apply for BI StartUp Incubator Programme, designed to accelerate your startup's growth, from idea validation to market launch.

All startups in the program needs to contribute to reaching the UN Sustainability Goals.

Only members of BI StartUp can apply to the incubator programme.

Apply for the BI StartUp Incubator Programme in the student portal.

Experienced mentors

We have gathered a pool of industry experts, entreprenurs, investors and professors that are commited to providing insight and guidance to your startup.

Resources

Join #resources in Slack or contact bistartup@bi.no to get premium access to Entrepedia.no, Hubspot, Amazon for startups, Microsoft for startups and Notion.

BI StartUp Co-Working Space

For students at campus Oslo (below Costa Coffee) and Bergen (reception area) we also offer co-workingspace for startups. Only members of BI Startup can get access to these spaces.

The Student Entrepreneurship Fund in Oslo (SEFiO)

The Student Entrepreneurship Fund in Oslo (SEFiO) is a fund by and for innovative students in Oslo. Through SEFiO, you can apply for up to NOK 25,000 for your innovation project. Together with Oslo's five major educational institutions, we are building a unique innovation environment that links academia, business, and students more closely. Read more at sefio.no

Co-Create Oslo

Co-Create is a student innovation program that connects students across Oslo’s universities through entrepreneurship. We aim to empower students to unlock their entrepreneurial potential and realize their power to make a change. The initiative is open to students from University in Oslo, BI Norwegian Business School, OsloMet, Kristiania University College and NMBU.