Inka Mero

Startup Foundation was founded in 2012 by fifty-seven Finnish technology influencers, entrepreneurs, and investors. The foundation works to build the Nordic region towards a leading global startup ecosystem. Our grant applications are open all year - read more from our website. The foundation is the owner of Slush, Junction, The Shortcut, Dash and a shareholder in Maria01-startup campus.

Our AI and NLP-powered discovery platform includes on-site Smart Search, Smart Category Merchandising, Product Recommendations, and Personalization enabling ecommerce websites to deliver shopping experiences powered by real-time shopper intent.

Cabforce is a technology and services company that is the leading provider of taxi and private transfer booking solutions for global travel industry. Cabforce partners with hundreds of certified transfer providers to deliver unified service with fixed rates globally. Cabforce connects travelers worldwide with the best transfer providers, and offers 24/7 quality assurance and customer support. Book online at www.cabforce.com. In 2015, Cabforce was acquired by CarTrawler, the world’s leading B2B travel technology platform. CarTrawler connects customers and travel companies to more ground-based transport solutions in more cities than they will find anywhere else. For further information, please visit www.cartrawler.com.

Founded in 2012, IndoorAtlas is transforming the way people will be looking for indoor navigation. IndoorAtlas’s patented magnetic technology uses natural anomalies of the geomagnetic field to pinpoint locations indoors. IndoorAtlas is the world leader in providing solutions to developers to build location based apps and scale their plans globally. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA and Oulu, Finland. Team IndoorAtlas’ team consists of computer science and engineering professionals with outstanding academic backgrounds. The founding team has extensive experience in robotics research and software engineering at the university as well as strong academic backgrounds in computer science and mathematics. Our team has a coherent vision of the companys future and once you meet us, you will see and feel our dedication.

Suomen itsenäisyyden juhlarahasto on tulevaisuusorganisaatio, joka tekee töitä Suomen kilpailukyvyn ja suomalaisten hyvinvoinnin edistämiseksi. Ennakoimme yhteiskunnan muutosta, etsimme käytännön tekemisellä uusia toimintamalleja ja vauhditamme kestävään hyvinvointiin tähtäävää liiketoimintaa. The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra is a future-oriented organisation that promotes Finlands competitiveness and the well-being of the Finnish people. We anticipate societal change, try out new operating models and accelerate business activities aimed at creating sustainable well-being.

Musti Group is the leading Nordic pet care company that operates an omnichannel business model to cater for the needs of pets and their parents across Finland, Sweden and Norway. Musti Group offers a wide, curated assortment of pet products.

Voima Ventures helps founders accelerate the growth of deep technology ventures to global markets. We shed light on the ideas and technology that require time and courage to build. The way we work is simple: we combine science-driven innovation together with the Nordic serial entrepreneurial experience and a global mindset.

YIT is the largest Finnish and a significant North European development and construction company. For 110 years, we have been creating better living environments for our customers: we develop and build functional homes for sustainable living, future-proof public and commercial buildings, and infrastructure for smoother flow of people, businesses and society. We employ 5,500 professionals in nine countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Our revenue in 2021 was EUR 2.7 billion. YIT Corporation’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy. www.yitgroup.com In addition to better living environments we build happy work community where our people feel comfortable and are engaged. We work as a one team respecting each other’s strengths. We celebrate success and learn from mistakes. We focus on getting things done without forgetting that there can be fun at work. Want to join our happy builders team? Visit our Careers page at http://www.yitgroup.com/en/careers/ from where you can also access to YIT companies’ local webpages to read more about the career possibilities and check out our job openings!

KoppiCatch is now Pivot5. We accelerate large companies in disruptional thinking and creating new, agile and transformational businesses. Our investments-as-a-service, acceleration, incubation and startup matchmaking programs have helped several corporations in renewal. We innovate and co-create startups with tech teams. We also invest into seed stage companies across media, mobile, data & analytics, IoT, commerce and education domains.