Ecosystem Resources

If you're an aspiring/ early stage founder, here are some resources we've collected to help you take your first steps. The road to becoming a startup founder is a bumpy one, but everyone is happy to help!

This is also a work in progress! Let us know if we missed something. and if you need us for anything, don't forget to reach out!

  • Accelerators

    • Kiuas

    • Spark Academy

    • Sampo Accelerator

    • Tech Nordic Advocates - Female Founder Accelerator Programme

    • DIANA: Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic

    • The Business Helsinki Accelerator

    • Go International – A Nordic international accelerator

    • Business Generator

    • Urban Tech Helsinki

    • ESA BIC (European Space Agency)

    • Ignite

    Incubators

    • Pathways - General Pre-Incubator

    • Compass - Deep Tech & AI

    • Circulator - Circular Economy

    • SÄRÖ/FRACTURE - Society, Education, Communities & Law

    • VFDF Pre-Germinator - Food Systems

    • HealthX

    • NEXUS - Deep Tech, AI & Sustainability

    • SPARK Finland & Health Incubator Helsinki -Health & Pharma

    • ‍Health Incubator Helsinki

    • Hanken Business Lab - Playground

    • Biosphere - Bio & Circular Economy

    • TREMOR - Impact in Society, Education, Wellbeing, Communities & Law

    • VFDF Germinator - Food Systems

    • Urban Tech Helsinki

    • Helsinki Education Hub (HEH) Incubation Program

    • HELSEED

    • ESA BIC - Space

    • Arcada Business Hub

    • Re-Startup

    Mentoring

    • Nordic Tech Advocates - Female Founder Mentoring Programme

    • wednesday. - Meet the Founders

    • HelSeed

    • Helsinki SEAR

    • Business Espoo

    • VTT Launchpad

    • Sisu Factory

    • Espoo Game Hub

    • Silta

    • Aalto Entrepreneurship Society

    • Helsinki Think Co

    • Business Espoo + Helsinki + Vantaa

    • Startup Foundation

    • Antler

    • Business Finland

    • Startup Grant

    • Startup Foundation grants

    • Business Finland (multiple)

    • Aalto Startup Center

    • Startup Runway Coworking Space

    • Startup Sauna

    • Innovation home

    • Helsinki Think Co

    • Epicenter

    • Maria 01

    • Greencode Ventures

    • Icebreaker VC

    • Voima Ventures

    • Identity VC

    • FiBAN - Finnish Business Angels Network

    • Calm/Storms Ventures

    • Illusian Family Office

    • Maki.VC

    • Wave Ventures

    • OpenOcean

    • Kiilto Ventures

    • Lifeline Ventures

    • Inventure

    • Failup Ventures

    • Superhero Capital