KSC Helsinki
ACCELERATOR
FINLAND
VERTICAL
Program
VERTICAL, the core of the startup
business ecosystems of Northern Europe, gets advice on entrepreneurs’ growth and helps companies grow in cooperation.
Startups cofounded; promotes cooperation projects smoothly with multinational companies such as Pfizer, Stora Enso, KONE and Samsung
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Short-term Program
- Startups learn things needed to start business in Finland, attract investors, build business environments and penetrate into new markets.
- Holds a one-on-one meeting with industry experts and investors, proposes the value of startups and product market fit and gets experts’ advice on the time of penetration into European market through Finland
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Regular Program
- Startups prepare penetration into markets through various sessions such as selection of target customers, value proposal by segment and development of utilization cases.
- To perform experiments and validity testing and achieve commercialization, a one-on-one customized session with investors, potential partners and clients is given.
VERTICAL General (Startup Ecosystem)
Situated in the leading startup campus in Northern Europe ‘MARIA 01’; collaboration will actually happen because major investors and startups of Finland are located in MARIA 01; MARIA 01’s working spaces would often be used by major firms