Investors in Finland

Sitra is the venture capital investment arm of Sitra specializing in investments in seed, start-ups, early stage opportunities, and other funds. The firm invests through its three programmes namely, Health Care Programme, the Food and Nutrition Programme, and the Environmental Programme. Within the Health Care Programme, investments are focused on companies engaged in paper-free health care, seamless services, decentralised specialised health care, and support services. Within the Food and Nutrition Programme, investments are made in enterprises engaged in the food and nutrition sector, including value-adding upgrading of raw materials and new applications and service concepts in food and nutrition technology.

Helen Ventures invests in the most innovative and transformative startups in the energy, e-mobility, circular economy, decarbonization, and digital solutions space. We accelerate the growth of early and growth stage companies by developing world class solutions in collaboration with our customers and industry experts. Helen Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Helen Ltd., an energy company making the possibilities of a new energy era accessible to all.

Nordic XR Startups offers participating startups equity investment, mentorship opportunities, workspaces, and back-office services. Contributing to the Nordic VR/AR ecosystem and accelerating the growth of our investment portfolio companies. Pre-seed/seed investment up to 100k€. 6 months of acceleration. World-class mentors. Business and Back Office support. Get to Slush, attend Demo Days to network with investors and partners.

They spin the energy companies to the next level. EnergySpin started as an innovative platform to share ideas and trends and developed into a multi corporate accelerator program, supporting startups to grow, connecting them to corporates and helping them to challenge the status quo of the industry. In EnergySpin we believe in the power of innovative ideas, dedicated and hardworking entrepreneurs who are passionate to make the difference.

xEdu is an accelerator that works with startups creating transformative learning solutions in the education sector.We provide mentorship, resources, and a collaborative network to drive innovation and growth. At xEdu, we are committed to advancing education through cutting-edge technologies and impactful ideas."

Gorilla Ventures is a startup accelerator and seed fund based in Helsinki, Finland. We believe in probabilities and statistics, not luck. We rigorously follow our investment criteria and diversify our investments across 100 companies. That is why the risk is lower than in average VC and we can even talk about likely returns.

Joensuu Science Park Business Incubator helps to implement the business ideas and guides companies. Start or grow your business in the Joensuu and Central Karelia region – network with us for info, support and expertise! Business Joensuu operates in the Joensuu area and Central Karelia. We offer companies and entrepreneurs versatile services that match their needs at all stages of their operations.

Business Finland is the public provider for innovation funding, and services for internationalization and travel promotion. Business Finland is the Finnish government organization for innovation funding and trade, travel and investment promotion. Business Finland's 600 experts work in 40 offices globally and in 16 regional offices around Finland. Business Finland is part of the Team Finland network.

Arctic15 Pitching Competition invests in startups. Established in 2007, Arctic Startup stands as a stalwart force, dedicated to empowering startups to confront global challenges by seamlessly connecting founders with capital, talent, expertise, and clients through our media outlets and events. As the catalyst behind Arctic15 and Nordeep acclaimed as the foremost startup conference in the Nordics and embraced by startups, businesses, and investors, we remain at the forefront of values-led matchmaking Startup Conferences.

We invest in inspiring innovations driven by true entrepreneurs. Lets accelerate the productization to make a global impact. Together with the entrepreneurs we are the ecosystem where great ideas can fly. With the ecosystem the resources will scale to meet the growing demand.

Venture Gym is a global development and management of business operations and services firm. Venture Gym is an expert company that is focused on developing customers' business conditions. The history of Venture Gym Oy dates back to 2010, when the first business acceleration training aimed at start-up companies was implemented.

We help companies innovate through collaboration and co-creation. We believe there is more to gain by working together, rather than doing it alone or starting from scratch. In a nutshell, we help you connect, brainstorm, develop or launch with others. Whether it is a start-up, a corporate, another business units of your organization