Growth & Acceleration

Our active business ecosystem is open for all growth ventures regardless of their location. In the ecosystem, we boost the growth of companies’ businesses and the creation of new innovations.

Is your company operating in wellbeing, health, or sports industries? Do you have a desire to develop and grow your business in Finland and abroad? Join our business network!

For acceleration phase

Apply 5.9.-2.10.2022 Accelerator

Seed Village Accelerator

The Seed Village Accelator Program is for sports, wellbeing and health companies that want to boost their growth and have a need for research collaboration or product/service validation. The theme of the 2022 program is data in health business. Read more and apply!

2022 Leader programme

Leader 360

Leader 360 – wellbeing and performance leadership programme offers tools for managing sustainable growth. The participants' own wellbeing and the management of the work organization will be enriched with the expertise of four top experts. The program will be piloted in 2022 by eight managers.

10.5.2022 Event

Sport Meets Business

Sport Meets Business event brought together people from various sectors such as business, finance, and sport to showcase the impact of sport. First and foremost, everyone has one thing in common – the love for sports. The event was the pre-event for the Nordic Football Conference.

For growth phase

Spring 2023 Investor programme

International Venture Academy

The International Venture Academy is an investor program for startups and spinoffs that want to improve their funding readiness, get to know European angel investors and are looking for financing for their growth. The program culminates in the IVA final, where investors get to hear the startups' sales pitches. The next program will start in spring 2023.

Kevät 2023 Programme

Digital health Kasvupolku®

Kasvu Open's Digital Health Kasvupolku offers sparring for SMEs operating in the wellness and health sector that have a digital or data-based solution. The application for 2023 Kasvupolku growth programmes starts in the spring.

“The organizers of Venture Academy have tremendous personal business skills and, above all else, plenty of networks directly with potential partners. We have had tangible introductions to the wider world through them.”

Kari Aho, CEO

Secapp, IVA Alumni 2020

Partners

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20.12.2022 Growth Articles Leader360

Focusing on wellbeing can impact profitability

Investing in wellbeing is not just about minimising risks but, above all, about building a...

Annukka Ollitervo

28.10.2022 Growth Research Incubator

A good funding application pays for itself

BiopSense’s roots are in Business Finland’s (former Tekes) Research to Business project at the...

Annukka Ollitervo

27.10.2022 Data Growth Research

10 health and wellbeing companies selected for the Seed Village program

Ten health and wellbeing companies will participate this year in the Data in Health Business...

Nelli Eerikäinen

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