Startup Foundation was founded in 2012 by fifty-seven Finnish technology influencers, entrepreneurs and investors to create a new generation of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs to be. The foundation was born from the ecosystem to give back to the ecosystem in a concrete way. The Foundation’s mission is to create more entrepreneurs, new companies, growth and internationalization, as well as supporting and promoting the startup mentality. This mission is supported by initiatives by the foundation. Externally, the Foundation supports both not-for-profit initiatives advancing the mission of the foundation as well as individuals wishing to start their entrepreneurial journeys.

IdeaBits is an agile technology partner with a mission to help startups scale and succeed. We have a young, energetic team of 40+ members (and growing!) who are passionate about technology and innovation. With offices in Stockholm and Sri Lanka, our team has a great blend of Swedish business knowledge paired with international experience across Europe, the US, Australia and Asia. We strive to make an impact by focusing on learning, teamwork, collaboration and result-orientation. IdeaBits is an agile technology partner with a mission to help startups scale and succeed. We have a young, energetic team of 30+ members (and growing!) who are passionate about technology and innovation. With offices in Stockholm and Sri Lanka, our team has a great blend of Swedish business knowledge paired with international experience across Europe, the US, Australia and Asia. We strive to make an impact by focusing on learning, teamwork, collaboration and result-orientation.

Plugit Finland Oy is a high-tech enterprise, an innovative trailblazer in electric transportation.  We specialise in overall deliveries of smart charging systems for electric vehicles and alternative energy solutions, and related services. We supply the customer with solutions on the turnkey principle and take care of the delivery performance throughout its entire life cycle.

We help our clients to optimize their games and provide them with feature level data on mobile games market. Our online service (SaaS) is based on our patented POWERSCORE® method, which is a missing link between games features and its revenue potential. We work with companies of all sizes, ranging from the biggest game companies in the world to smaller start-up teams. We have a global client base and operate in all regions.

Metvibee is an urban visual collaboration and co-creation platform. With Metvibee, you can draw together with your colleagues, create new visual experiences in the city, and share easily. Unlike other urban co-creation apps, Metvibee makes drawing and co-creation intuitive. You can see where your colleagues are, what they're creating, all in real time. Moreover, you don't need a background in architecture or urban planning to be able to use Metvibee! Metvibee is targeted for launch in 2023, but beta testing will start in the Fall of 2022!

Smartbi is a data science agency focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions. We combine business understanding with technological expertise to develop world-class, production-grade solutions for our clients. Our clients represent primarily industrial multi-national companies from across Finland, Europe and the US. At Smartbi Ventures, an affiliate, we focus on designing and implementing concepts that bring together startups and corporations.

Fatigue failures of metal structures, for instance in working machines and energy production equipment, cause breaks in production and processes. Failures caused by the errors in design and analysis, and on the other hand, the redundant over-dimensioning of structures are both undesirable issues. LUT University originating realtime fatigue monitoring (ReFaMo) system is based on the life cycle assessment of devices and structures from the mechanical status viewpoint. The system measures loading history of structural components, and generates end-of-life estimation of structural components.

KOBOTS develops collaborative, mobile and voice responsive robots. We want to make robots easy and natural to use. KOBOTS uses an interface that does not require special education or robot knowledge to use. We believe that the robots of the future are collaborative. Robots that helps instead of replacing or fully automating. We believe, that the human hands, still are the most important tool in most industries. Therefore, we believe that hand-free, voice-controlled robot solutions are the way to go.

Ponture is a finance/fintech company located in Stockholm. Our mission is to drive financial inclusion by making business loans cheaper, faster, more flexible and more accessible for underserved entrepreneurs. As a social impact startup we partnered with the EU to help thousands of women and immigrant entrepreneurs with their businesses. Since our launch of Sweden's first Inclusive Loan we have been growing at a record pace. We offer the best business loan terms for entrepreneurs who are often rejected by the banks. Backed by strong investors and the EU we are now expanding our operation, growing our team. We are determined to disrupt the financing market globally with our revolutionizing products and technology. This is the most thrilling growth journey you don't want to miss out on!

Gigway is a Stockholm-based freelancer platform matching companies with specialists within media, marketing, design, and tech. Our community of 2000+ skilled freelancers gets our free mobile app and companies a free company account. Match, chat, sign contract, report, review and manage payments - in one app. Our business model is to take a % fee out of all transactions. Our platform launched in May 2019, we've grown revenue 20% per month during the year and raised a seed round in Nov 2019. We've also financed the company with innovation grants and will raise another round in 2020. Shareholders as of Dec 2019 are our founder, team, and angel investors. We're right now recruiting three key team members to our team. Our vision is to democratize consulting and organize gig work for professionals in all urban areas in Europe. We believe in people. We believe in freedom.

Our Mission is to help electric network operators improve the reliability and safety of their assets. We deliver the most advanced integrated intelligence platform that combines automation, human and artificial intelligence for inspection services, enabling our customers to act proactively and minimize the risks of outages, wildfires and other incidents. By doing this we help saving lives and property. Programming is at our core. We operate around the world, our international team of more than 60 employees with more than 10 different nationalities is primarily situated in Finland and the west coast of USA. We work with “more than state of the art” technologies, such as LIDAR & other sensor technologies, drones & helicopters, AI/ML, Big Data (Peta bytes), Cloud etc. We create a digital twin (Virtual copy) of our customers environment and perform advanced technical/mathematical analysis to recognize potential risks related to their network, eg vegetation too close to the lines or broken components. We work closely in teams and support each other to succeed in our work. At Sharper Shape we have flexible working hours and remote work opportunities (also from other countries), The main office for Tech Development is located next to a metro station in Espoo, a 15 minute ride from the capital Helsinki. If you are a WIZARD in any of the following areas LIDAR, Hyperspectre, UH cameras, UV, Heath cameras, drone automation AWS, Golang, Python, Kubernetes, React, Kafka and interested in MEANINGFULL, technically challenging work – Contact us! jobs@sharpershape.com WWW.SHARPERSHAPE.COM

Findec, a non-profit foundation and a hub for fintechs, is the place where the fintech community can gather and grow. Our mission is to drive innovation and access to market, by helping to build companies and attracting talent through network, knowledge and collaboration. Through various initiatives and programs, events, a physical space and a digital community, we will provide opportunities for collaboration, growth and strategic partnerships.

JET Seafood AS  has developed, owns and operate the www.seafoodportal.com, a digitalised marketplace for seafood trading and belonging services. The company was founded late 2017 and have won several business competitions in Bergen as the most promising start-up company. We are a seafood tech company with the aim of doing the sales of B2B seafood both more efficient and at a lower cost.  The JET Seafood culture has three key pillars to lean on: Passionate: We are passionate about our product, our collegues and our customers.  Reliable: The customers should trust our product, collegues trust each other and we all walk our talk. Innovative: We are disrupting a traditional industry. If we want our customers to be innovative, so should we. Therefore we encourage new ways of getting the work done, using new tools and welcome new ideas.

An efficient rental process on one platform. We make renting a great experience. Propstep is a complete SaaS renting platform which unlocks data and automations to work more efficiently, get overview and enable better experiences for both employees and tenants. Finding and renting your home used to be a painful process with many obstacles such as paywalls on portals, slow or no response, and just overall lack of transparency. That's why we've built a digital flow to make the rental process a great experience.

We are a strategic & creative digital agency. We assist companies and brands in their growth journey based on insights and strategies, and transform their vision into lasting digital platforms and online presence. We offer services such as digital strategy, brand design, e-commerce, and website development. Empowering your brand with creative simplicity.