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25.10.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Start Up Fund Joensuu convinced of PUHI, a company producing biochar with pyrolysis, and will invest in the company

Start Up Fund Joensuu will invest EUR 100,000 in PUHI Oy from Liperi. The company uses pyrolysis technology to produce biochar from demolition wood and sees good prerequisites for its operations also...

27.09.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Growth funds investing EUR 150,000 in Joensuu-based Norrapro Oy, which manufactures water handling systems for bedrock facilities

The Start Up Fund Joensuu and the North Karelia Growth Fund invest in Norrapro Oy, which produces water handling systems for rock construction. The growth company collected a total of EUR 350,000 of...

12.09.2023 • Business Joensuu news

The Materialisting platform received €300,000 in growth funding and will expand to the European sustainable construction market

The Joensuu-Helsinki-based start-up Materialisting Oy has collected €300,000 in growth funding and will start commercialising the digital Materialisting platform service in the European market. The...

28.06.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Attractive and community-oriented frisbee golf brand Clash Discs aims for strong growth in North America - secures €300,000 in seed funding

Frisbee golf disc manufacturer Clash Discs Oy aims for significant growth in its main market of North America by differentiating itself from other disc brands with its attractive and...

25.05.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up 2023 Award Gala Highlights

The Start Me Up 2023 business idea competition culminated yesterday with the announcement of the winners and their awarding at the Award Gala held in Joensuu Science Park. Look at the gala highlights...

24.05.2023 • Business Joensuu news

WoodSense - natural and functional ingredient for cosmetic products won the Start Me Up 2023 business idea competition

Press releaseFree for release on Wed 24 May 2023 at 15:15 The winner of the Start Me Up business idea competition is the high-quality WoodSense product manufactured by Mielikki Nordic, a manufacturer...

07.04.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up competition 2023 brought out 257 business idea proposals

The Start Me Up business idea competition, which promotes North Karelian entrepreneurship and future business, ended on March 31, 2023, raising an almost record number of ideas. By the deadline, 257...

01.02.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up 2023 with the biggest prize in the history of the business idea competition

Press releasePublication on February 1, 2023, at 08:30 The Start Me Up business idea competition is again open for submissions. Business Joensuu and its partners are looking for the best ideas for...

18.05.2022 • Business Joensuu news

The winner of the Start Me Up 2022 business idea competition is a unique UCOT solution

UCOT solution – a microchip-based transceiver that boosts data transfer and shrinks the data centre to the size of a sea container. The UCOT solution developed in co-operation between the University...

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08.06.2026 • City of Kitee

NATO Testing Event Underway in Finland – Drone Startup Praises Testing Conditions at Kitee Airfield

Finland’s role in NATO’s innovation and testing activities continues to grow. Dozens of Finnish and international defence technology companies have gathered in Finland for the NATO Innovation Range...

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01.06.2026 • City of Kitee

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