Business Helsinki Accelerator

Business Helsinki Accelerator provides long-term support to early-stage startups

Business Helsinki Accelerator fills a widely recognized gap in the local startup ecosystem by providing long-term support and dedicated one-to-one coaching to early stage startups by an experienced accelerator team

See the participating startups

If you are a startup founder or a team and need help planning for growth, book a meeting with us here. To get the best out of our services, we hope you already have a company and a team, or an idea that can quickly be converted to a startup.

Join us anytime and get:

  • Regular coaching sessions with experienced personal business coaches
  • Help to validate your problem/solution fit
  • Support for growth plan and choosing a business model
  • Introduction to early-stage funding possibilities
  • Access to Helsinki ecosystem services and a wide range of testbeds
  • Valuable opportunities to network with investors, industry experts, innovative entrepreneurs and advisors

Who Can Join?

The accelerator is aimed at startups targeting international growth located in the Helsinki metropolitan area or looking to locate here in the future. This includes both domestic and foreign startups.

We focus on teams past idea stage with a product or service in development doing validation and/or market entry. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us even if you feel you are not there yet. Business Helsinki Accelerator together with its’ wide network will offer business coaching services for startups in various development stages.

Let’s Talk!

The accelerator runs non-stop and teams can apply and access the service at any time. You can join in by booking a time for an online meeting here or by contacting us at startup@hel.fi with your contact details and brief introduction of your startup and what you hope to get out of the program.