Founder & Startup Support Programme - Deep Technology Incubator Pilot (RFP)
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<table><tr><td><b>RFx ID: </b></td><td>35257753</td></tr><tr><td><b>Organisation: </b></td><td>Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment</td></tr><tr><td><b>Open date: </b></td><td>Monday, 19 October 2026 4:30 PM +13:00</td></tr><tr><td><b>Close date: </td><td>Wednesday, 18 November 2026 5:00 PM +13:00</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><b>Categories: </b></td><td>80000000 - Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><b>Region: </b></td><td>New Zealand</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><b>Overview: </b></td><td>This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) listing.<br> <br> The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) administers the Founder and Startup Support Programme (FSSP), which supports high-potential startups. MBIE engages external providers to deliver startup support services through the FSSP.<br> <br> MBIE is establishing the FSSP Deep Technology Incubator Pilot (Pilot) to strengthen support for deep-technology ventures and generate evidence on the effectiveness of different incubation models to inform future government investment decisions. The Pilot is distinct from the existing Deep Tech Incubator Programme.<br> <br> Deep-technology ventures are founded on significant scientific or technological advancements and typically face long development timeframes, substantial capital requirements, complex commercialisation pathways, and technical, intellectual property and regulatory risks. These factors can create a gap between early-stage research support and the point at which ventures are able to attract private investment on commercial terms.<br> <br> The Pilot is a time-limited initiative designed to support the commercialisation of high-potential deep-technology ventures while testing and evaluating different approaches to deep-tech incubation.<br> <br> Providers will be responsible for sourcing, assessing, selecting and incubating approximately 40 eligible ventures in total across all contracts awar
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