A core priority and objective of the National Innovation Fund is to provide support across all stages of the innovation cycle - from start-ups to established market leaders - while ensuring continuity and sustainability of funding.

Bridging the “Valley of Death”
The Fund plays a key role in addressing the critical phase between the development of an innovation and its practical deployment, thereby accelerating the transition from concept to application.

The NIF creates synergy with other supporting programmes and instruments, not merely complementing them but structuring the national framework for innovation financing.

A particular emphasis is placed on projects of strategic importance for the country’s economic and technological autonomy, including areas such as semiconductor technologies, high-tech manufacturing, and other key industries of the future.

The Fund also promotes the integration of Bulgarian innovations into European and international initiatives and markets, supporting the transfer of technologies and best practices.