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24.11.2020 • Business Joensuu news

Start-up Fund invests EUR 100,000 in gaming company Vaki Ltd. to support its growth

Joensuu-based gaming company Vaki Ltd has received an investment of EUR 100,000 from the Start Up Development Joensuu – Investment Fund which operates via a subsidiary of Business Joensuu. The...

15.09.2020 • Business Joensuu news

Start-up Fund Joensuu invests EUR 100,000 in Fiuge Oy

The crowdsourced delivery service Fiuge Oy, which is based in Kontiolahti, has received an investment of EUR 100,000 from the Startup Development Joensuu – Investment Fund. The fast-growing and...

30.06.2020 • Business Joensuu news

Start-up Fund Joensuu invests EUR 100,000 to help Hypermemo to grow

Hypermemo Ltd, a photonics company based in Joensuu, has received an investment of EUR 100,000 from the Startup Development Joensuu – Investment Fund which operates via a subsidiary of Business...

13.05.2020 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up 2020 main award to Viestra Oy

Ending at the end of March, this year’s Start Me Up business idea competition inspired many innovative individuals and companies to pursue the EUR 20,000 prize. In addition to the monetary award,...

04.02.2020 • Business Joensuu news

The Start Me Up 2020 business idea competition is now open for entries

The Start Me Up business idea competition organised by Business Joensuu is now open for entries. Start Me Up is looking for mind-blowing ideas which can grow into new North Karelian success stories....

14.10.2019 • Business Joensuu news

Start Up Fund Joensuu to provide financing and expertise to growth-oriented startups

Features 2.5 million euros in capital and 13 private investors. The fund will focus on companies that aim for expansion and international growth by supporting their first-stage funding rounds – the...

08.05.2019 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up 2019 main prize to a microelectronics innovation PillarHall, a spin-off research project of VTT

Organised for the first time by Business Joensuu, the Start Me Up business idea competition inspired a record number of ideas. The business idea competition was organised for the 18th time this...

01.02.2019 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up business idea competition 2019 starts

Start Me Up is a business idea competition, which will get your business idea off the ground and develop it into a business!

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21.09.2026 • ICT and digitalisation

Kelluu builds new factory at Joensuu GreenPark– airship production to triple

Kelluu is building a new production and R&D factory at GreenPark in Joensuu. It will triple the company's manufacturing capacity and take output to one hundred autonomous airships a year. The...

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16.09.2026 • Forest bioeconomy and circular economy

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Start-up Fund invests EUR 100,000 in gaming company Vaki Ltd. to support its growth

Start-up Fund Joensuu invests EUR 100,000 in Fiuge Oy

Start-up Fund Joensuu invests EUR 100,000 to help Hypermemo to grow

Start Me Up 2020 main award to Viestra Oy

The Start Me Up 2020 business idea competition is now open for entries

Start Up Fund Joensuu to provide financing and expertise to growth-oriented startups

Start Me Up 2019 main prize to a microelectronics innovation PillarHall, a spin-off research project of VTT

Start Me Up business idea competition 2019 starts

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Kelluu builds new factory at Joensuu GreenPark– airship production to triple

Insight: The forest sector has new products – now we need to bring them to market

Succeed in North Karelia! – Joint Stand at Alihankinta 2026

Redstone launches new €10 million growth fund to invest in North Karelia’s most promising startups

Kelluu expands to Canada, brings persistent airship surveillance to the Arctic

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