Last push for Urban Tech Helsinki's open call! - NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

Call for Spring 2025 Batch open for a few more days

The open call for new startups to Urban Tech Helsinki has received positive responses; we have already gotten several applications but welcome more. The call is open until December 1st. The applicants will be contacted in the first week of December and successful ones will start the new batch on January 15th.

Why to apply?

Let our startups share their views.

MobileKey.IO , Paul Westerlund says they have received piloting opportunities and technical support.

Aseem Shakuntal from Codemenders recommends the program for the expertise of the Aalto University Startup Center staff that support the businesses to the next stage.

Leo Salomaa from Make a BIM says they got contacts to pilot customers from the Urban Tech Helsinki network, as well as helpful contacts to investors – and found a new employee from one of our Networking Lunches.

Co-founder of ScanwAi Olli Tannerkoski describes Urban Tech Helsinki as a place where you can establish the environment to create your own luck.

Join the founders in the spring of 2025.

Apply through the Urban Tech Helsinki website.

Help with the call!

We would appreciate your support in spreading the news of our open call.

Here are some suggestions on how you can do that:

Tell your friend, colleague, or anyone working in a startup that would benefit from the incubator to apply.
Post our content, for example, the first news piece in this newsletter, to your social media channels and newsletter.
Repost content posted on Urban Tech Helsinki’s LinkedIn. There will be new content several times a week.

New initiative: Smart Business, Big Impact

Urban Tech Helsinki is part of a consortium that has launched an initiative to speed up sustainability change in the built environment, as well as develop new sustainable businesses. The “Smart Business, Big Impact” initiative aims to build practices that break down the barriers of purchasing from startups and collaborating with startups for cities, public organizations, and large enterprises.

Smart Business, Big Impact is an initiative by the Urban Tech Helsinki incubator, KIRAHub, Proptech Finland, and the KIRA Growth Programme. The initiative aims to seek solutions to 3-7 concrete challenges, ranging from area planning to construction and improving existing built environment services. They are used to create practices to help collaborate with startups. Cities, public entities, and large companies will be sought as the owners of these challenges, who will continue to acquire solutions and services in the future.

If you have a concrete project that you would like to be part of the initiative, please contact Eetu Helminen (eetu.helminen@aalto.fi).

Collecting data to make a difference – questionnaire about challenges

If you are from a Finnish startup or an SME, answer the questionnaire to help us help you. We are gathering data on the challenges startups face doing business with the public sector and large corporations. We will use the data to inform the stakeholders and also to build processes to buy from startups to speed up the sustainability change. Please answer this questionnaire.

Live discussion in Finnish

There will be a discussion on the topic in Finnish tomorrow (Friday, November 29th) at KIRAHub’s Urban Visionaries studio.

Join us at Urban Tech Helsinki’s Startup Spotlight to discover emerging innovations!

Welcome to the future, we are delighted to invite you and/or your colleague and your organization’s interested parties to Urban Tech Helsinki’s Startup Spotlight event. This is a unique opportunity to discover 10 groundbreaking startups that are transforming the urban environment with their sustainable solutions.

Time: Friday, December 13, from 12 to 4 pm.

Place: Lars Sonck space in Building 3, Maria 01, Lapinlahdenkatu 16, Helsinki, 00180.

Refreshments: Some food and refreshments are available.

On stage: