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NSW MVP Ventures Program

MVP Ventures Program (NSW)

Status

Closed for now

Check the NSW Government grants and funding page for the next MVP Ventures round. NSW also runs the Minimum Viable Product and Techvouchers programmes; where MVP Ventures is closed, Techvouchers and the Physical Sciences Fund may be open.

Closed
Amount
50,000 AUD

Matched grants of A$25,000 to A$50,000 covering up to 50% of eligible costs to take a proof of concept to a minimum viable product and towards first customers.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Investment NSW (NSW Government)

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — Runs in competitive rounds rather than continuously. Rounds have historically opened once or twice a year and closed quickly once the funding pool is committed.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

NSW-based companies with an ABN, generally with limited revenue and fewer than a specified number of employees, that have completed a proof of concept and are developing a minimum viable product.

How to apply

  1. Confirm the technology has completed proof of concept and is ready for MVP development.
  2. Register in the NSW grants portal during an open round.
  3. Submit the application with project plan, budget and evidence of matched funding.
  4. Assessment against merit criteria.
  5. Grant agreement and milestone-based payment.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/mvp-ventures-program · not human-checked

"The MVP Ventures Program helps NSW startups take an innovative product from proof of concept to minimum viable product."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.nsw.gov.au

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