Challenge #1
Work with Tripla’s and other industry experts to adapt your solution to this real-world innovation playground. Consider how your technology or service could inspire greener choices such as cycling and public transport, elevate both digital and physical wayfinding into a new kind of customer experience, enrich the event journey for visitors and tenants alike, and enhance comfort, accessibility, and inclusivity for everyone. At the same time, Mall of Tripla is looking for ideas that make people want to spend more time in Tripla and discover new ways to enjoy and use its wide range of services.
In this challenge, Mall of Tripla is seeking solution ideas that can be implemented quickly as pilot projects — preferably existing services or products that work as they are or with only small modifications to be tailored for Tripla — rather than purely idea-level suggestions.
Pilot or sell your idea
More information and suggestion registration in the Challenge pages of our challenge facilitator. Send your solutions by 21.9.2025. The best ones will be worked on in a workshop on 29.9.2025 with Mall of Tripla management.
What’s in it for you
Participating in the Tripla Challenge is a chance to work side by side with experts from the partnering organisations and adapt your solution to real customer needs in a unique, high-traffic environment. Throughout the day, you will tweak and showcase how your product or service can improve the flow of people, goods, and experiences in one of Helsinki’s busiest transport nodes. Depending on the outcomes, the most promising solutions may be invited to move forward into real-world piloting at Tripla, offering a rare opportunity to demonstrate impact at a site with nearly 100,000 daily visitors and direct links to major event venues. Beyond the possibility of piloting, the challenge also offers visibility, credibility, and the chance to position your company at the forefront of shaping the future of urban mobility, retail, and customer experience.
Challenge #2
Startups, let us help you skip the middleman.
After conducting our Smart Business, Big Impact survey, to gain insight as to what kind of challenges startups face in the procurement process, we outlined three key issues: a) pilot testing is treated as voluntary charity work, b) current procurement practices are lengthy and bureaucratic and c) only stable, established actors are considered for procurement. These unrealistic standards for startups result in a wealth of innovative solutions going unused.
As a pledge to lower the threshold for startups to sell directly to potential buyers, the Smart Business, Big Impact initiative is bringing a unique pitching event to life, looking to break the rigid conventions in the ecosystem. By embracing the Venture Client model, we’re challenging traditional norms by mobilizing large organizations to procure, utilize, and integrate startup solutions into their business strategies, unlocking crucial benefits such as agility and sustainable growth.
Instead of pitching to investors to secure funding, why not present your innovations directly to those who matter most: potential customers? It’s time to move further down the procurement process and pitch your solution to buyers. Join us for an exclusive event organized with KIRAHub, KIRA-kasvuohjelma, and the JAVIST project, partly co-funded by the European Union under the Smart Business, Big Impact initiative, comprised of two sections:
- A pitching event on the 21st of August at Mordor from 13-15, with an esteemed jury of major stakeholders in the built construction sector working to provide you with direct feedback on how to attract buyers for your solution. This is an open event. Click here for the registration to watch the pitching event.
- The top five, most buyer-ready solutions selected at the pitching event selected by our jury panel will be selected to proceed to a speed dating event on the 4th of September 13-15 at Jedi Training School, where you will receive further guidance on how to score pilot testing opportunities and further progress your solution with our jury members. This is an invitation only event.
The jury panel will consist of representatives from major stakeholders such as YIT, ACRE, and DENSO, with more companies waiting to be announced.
Apply now for our unique pitching event at A Grid, with industry leaders present both on the jury panel and in the audience, to gain direct guidance from decision-makers, validate your solution with potential buyers, and seize the opportunity to become an industry innovator.
Applications for startups is closed.
Challenge #3
Detecting structural failures in buildings is often slow, expensive, and happens too late. Surprise repairs and urgent actions can lead to significant costs, and even shorten the building’s lifecycle. 🏢
Granlund is now looking for solution providers! The goal is to find an intelligent image recognition system that can detect structural issues early and enable preventive action. 🔍
Join the Smart Business, Big Impact challenge track and help transform building maintenance into a smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable practice!💡
You can find details and instructions on how to join the challenge at the following link.