Platform6 Startup House

We are excited to announce that a few private offices are now available at Platform6, a curated community home for startups to grow and take off. At Platform6, we appreciate and value founders, offering an environment where you can truly shine. We stay close to our members to understand how your company is evolving, assist in navigating startup services and networks in Tampere and beyond, and provide support that enables learning from each other and connecting with investors, customers, service providers, corporate and public sector partners, and top talent. What we offer: - Office Spaces (suitable for teams of 2 to 12 members, rates start at just €161.50 per company per month); - Perks and Benefits (24/7 building access, weekday reception service, printing area, postal service, and community space access including a kitchen, sauna, and rooftop terrace, free use of meeting rooms); - Networking and Opportunities (exclusive members-only events, discounts from partners and on industry events, networking with corporates and service providers, active investor matchmaking, CEO Mastermind Calls, Founders Club); - Startup Culture and Support (a network for peer support and pitching, access to global startup events and networks, regular startup-focused learning events, guidance in growth and navigating the startup landscape, learning from experienced entrepreneurs); - Exposure (company profile on Platform6's website, social media and Binary District Journal exposure, increased visibility for company news like funding and expansion). Interested in joining our community? - Come to check us out! Book a visit: https://lnkd.in/e_FFpn-E - Or apply for the membership straightaway: https://lnkd.in/d24qTBEk We can’t wait to welcome you to Platform6! Hope to see you soon.

🌟 Startups of Tampere, this one’s for you! 🌟 We’re rolling out an Office Hours Day + Hangout with Investors this Wednesday, November 27th at Platform6. It’s your chance to snag some solid advice and chill with investors over pizza. 🛠 Office Hours (09:00 - 12:00) - Got burning questions about legal stuff, finances, or funding? We’ve got experts ready to dive in: Lexia Attorneys feat. Marko Moilanen (Meeting Room 404): NDAs, SHAs, IPR, GDPR—basically, all the legal lingo you need. EMU Growth Partners feat. Sauli Jalonen (Meeting Room 405): Accounting, HR, cash flow tips, and CFO insights. Business Finland feat. Marko Kotonen (Meeting Room 513): All things funding, internationalization, and pitching to VCs. 🍕 Hangout with Investors (16:00 - 18:00) We’re bringing in angel investors and VCs to hang out at Platform6 Community Space. No pitches, no pressure — just good chats, great connections, and free pizza & drinks. 💡 How to join Book your slots here: [Google Sheet link in the 1st comment]. First-come, first-served, so don’t snooze! Got questions? Ping margarita@platform6.fi. Come for the advice, stay for the vibes. See you this Wednesday! 👋 Startup.Tampere

We are hitting Slush with full force this year again, and you’re invited to be part of the action. Here’s what’s coming up for the Startup.Tampere movement! 🔥Slush side event at Epicenter Helsinki New Nordics Pitch Competition Grand Final 2024 When: Tuesday, November 19, 17:00 - 19:30 What: No Slush ticket needed – just your energy and excitement! (📌sign up link is in the 1st comment - be fast!) Witness six startups from across the Nordics and Baltics battle it out for the New Nordics Grand Champion title. Finland’s very own Nobody Engineering (Ville Ilkkala🫶) will be in the ring, flying the flag for Tampere! The judging panel features Marianna Bonechi (Dnipro VC), Tanya Horowitz (Butterfly Ventures), Topias Soininen (Failup Ventures), and Andrew Cafourek (Anthos Capital) – it’s going to be fierce! The event is brought to you by Startup.Tampere, in collaboration with Silicon Vikings , Business Helsinki, Startup Estonia, Platform6 Startup House, Erhvervshus Hovedstaden, Snowflake, Vantaan kaupunki - Vanda stad - City of Vantaa, Plug and Play Tech Center, Latitude59, Hanken Business Lab, Dealum, Weird Pickle and Infobip. 🙌Stay connected – Join the Slush 2024 WhatsApp group! Stay in the loop with all the latest Slush events, contacts, and updates from your fellow ecosystem players. Let’s stay connected and make the most of our time in Helsinki together! (📌link to join is in the 1st comment) ♥️Social media love – use #startuptampere When you post, tag your adventures with #startuptampere and give us a shout-out. Let’s show the world what Tampere is all about! X: @StartupTRE Instagram: @startup.tampere LinkedIn: Startup.Tampere YouTube: @Startup.Tampere 😱Need some last-minute tips? Prep with us and Hopohopo.io What: Live Q&A Prep Session for Slush 2024 with Tuomas Pahlman When: Friday, November 15, 12:30 Where: Online (📌link to join is in the 1st comment) Tuomas Pahlman, angel investor and founder of Hopohopo.io, will share his tried-and-true strategies for making Slush a success. Whether you’re attending in person or making the most of side events, this session is for you! Let’s make it an unforgettable Slush!

Are you ready to dive into the startup madness right before the Slush week? 🚀 Join us at the Red Brick Accelerator Demo Day on Wednesday, November 13th, from 14:30 to 17:00 EET here at Platform6 ! Over the past 8 weeks, 9 innovative startups have been gearing up to showcase their groundbreaking solutions: Ecochase: Gamifying digital plant collection using AI for environmental education. 🌿 Stigma App: Enhancing mental well-being services for young people. 🧠 Buzziwork: Connecting professionals with clients for high-quality home services. 🏠 Cornea Sense: Accelerating eye condition diagnoses to preserve eyesight. 👁️ YAC: Simplifying international studies for students and universities. 🌍 Piagmo Technology: Supporting preschoolers' cognitive development through games. 🎮 Dility: Automating workflows for digital workshops to save time. ⏱️ Swipit: Offering networking without social pressure. 🤝 Carpass: Providing mobile vehicle inspections for used cars and dealerships. 🚗 Don't miss this opportunity to: 🎤 Hear live pitches from ambitious founders 🤝 Network with investors, mentors, and industry partners 🍔 Enjoy food, drinks, and great vibes 📅 Date & Time: Wednesday, November 13th, 14:30 - 17:00 EET 📍 Location: Platform6, Åkerlundinkatu 8, 33100 Tampere Registration is required, so sign up ASAP to secure your spot! The link is in the 1st comment.

💥 We're excited to announce that Quanscient, a Tampere-based startup and Platform6 alumnus since November 2024 (and member since November 2021), has raised €5.2 million in growth funding. This new funding, led by Crowberry Capital with contributions from Speen Holding, Maki.vc, and First Fellow Partners, will accelerate Quanscient’s mission to transform engineering simulation with quantum technology. Quanscient has pioneered a multiphysics simulation platform that combines cloud-native multiphysics algorithms, advanced cloud computing, and future quantum integration. Their unique approach allows companies in sectors like fusion energy, advanced semiconductors, and biomedical devices to reduce development time and costs. Recently, Quanscient made industry headlines as the first to run Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations on real quantum hardware. With this funding, Quanscient will further develop its quantum algorithms, including plans for a quantum product pilot in early 2025. The platform’s enhanced simulation capacity allows engineers to explore multiple design alternatives and iterate faster — a major advantage in high-tech fields like 6G/7G, automotive, and aerospace. Congratulations to the Quanscient team - and kudos to founders Juha Riippi, Valtteri Lahtinen, Alexandre Halbach, Asser Lähdemäki - on this exciting milestone! We look forward to seeing their continued impact in engineering simulation. 🚀 Read the full press-release in the 1st comment below -> Startup.Tampere

🎉 Congratulations to Nobody Engineering, winner of the Finnish round of the New Nordics Pitch Competition by Silicon Vikings 2024! 🎉 For the 3rd consecutive year, a Tampere-based startup from Platform6 has claimed the top spot and will represent Finland at the Grand Final on November 19th at Epicenter in Helsinki during Slush week, competing against top startups from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and the Baltics: Knittable (Iceland) – Nanna Einarsdóttir, CEO & Founder GaltTec (Estonia/Baltics) – Laura Elise Arvisto, Co-Founder Kaspar A.I.  (Denmark) – Esbern Torgard Kaspersen, Co-Founder & CTO Bú Composite (Norway) – Jakub Wijata, Co-Founder Nobody Engineering (Finland) – Ville Ilkkala, CEO & Co-Founder Vitala (Sweden) – Lisa Aasa, Co-Founder & COO This year’s competition included impressive startups from across Finland, including Dashboa, Dora Health Ltd, Oinride, SeeTrue Technologies, Siren Anti-Cheat, Tabnomous, and Mimiqit. Special congratulations to Mimiqit, winner of the Talk the Walk award sponsored by Infobip, with €5,000 in products and credits. As the Finnish winner, Nobody Engineering received a prize pool worth €15,000 - services from EMU Growth Partners, HubSpot For Startups credits and services, 46elks API credits, 1 night stay for two at Bob W. and a startup ticket to Slush from Startup.Tampere. In addition to this, Draper University has awarded full scholarships to Nobody Engineering, Oinride, and SeeTrue Technologies for its intensive Silicon Valley entrepreneurship program. 🌉  Founded by Tim Draper, a legendary venture capitalist, Draper University has become a global hub for entrepreneurial talent, with its program structured to fast-track startups’ growth in the heart of Silicon Valley. Notable speakers include, for example, Elon Musk. Tim Draper is one of the most influential investors in tech, having funded giants like Baidu, Inc., Tesla, SpaceX, Skype, Twitch, Hotmail, Robinhood, and 15 other unicorns from their seed stage. The selected Finnish startups have received a full scholarship covering program fees, accommodation, activities, and events, valued at $12,000 each, to attend the program. All other Finnish finalists were offered partial scholarships. You can find more information in the press-release together with the Grand Final registration page - 1st comment blow! See you in Helsinki in a few weeks!

😎 Fantastic news from our community! So happy to announce the new partnership - Liquido.vc x Aveksana 🤝 We’re thrilled to share that Aveksana, a Platform6 member based in Tampere, has joined forces with Liquido.vc to tackle a major challenge in the research world: research fatigue. ➡ This partnership will help Aveksana expand its AI-powered platform designed to assist researchers in efficiently discovering new research areas and reducing time spent on literature reviews—all while keeping human expertise front and center. Aveksana’s co-founder, Maci M., shared that Liquido.vc’s support will be crucial in refining their platform and expanding their reach. Liquido.vc’s Jonas Lundberg and Jussi Muurikainen highlighted the platform’s unique approach of enhancing, rather than replacing, human efforts in research. ➡ This partnership grew from networking and office hours facilitated by Platform6 as part of Startup.Tampere activities — proof that collaboration within our ecosystem drives real results! We look forward to seeing how Aveksana and Liquido.vc bring this innovative solution to researchers, academics, and students. Best of luck to both. 🔸 Read the full press-release - the link is in the 1st comment!

Big news from our community! We’re excited to share that TheStorage, our valued member since October 2023, has successfully closed a €1 million funding round. 🎉 The investment, led by 2C Ventures (Hendrik Reimand) and Superhero Capital (Jussi Pyörre), will support TheStorage’s mission to decarbonise industrial heat with their innovative sand-based thermal energy storage system. This technology has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industrial processes by utilising renewable energy more effectively. A huge congratulations to the founding team — Olli Hannula, Timo Siukkola, Heikki Hannula, and Esko Kulju — on this achievement! This investment will allow them to develop a proof-of-concept system and continue their work with industrial partners to create more sustainable energy solutions. TheStorage is currently #hiring talent to further drive their mission of transforming the global industrial energy landscape. Situated within Tampere’s dynamic startup ecosystem, TheStorage has been engaged with Startup.Tampere and Platform6 Startup House as they advance their technology and contribute to the region’s innovation landscape. We’re proud to have TheStorage in our community and look forward to supporting them on their journey ahead! Read more in the press-release (1st comment).

⚡️ Stream Connect: New Nordics Pitch Competition Finland Final 2024 is here! On Wednesday, 23 October at Platform6, Tampere, 8 of Finland’s most promising startups will battle it out for a spot in the Grand Final during Slush week. These startups are bringing real solutions that could be the next big thing in fields like AI, healthcare, robotics, and mobility. The winner will walk away with a prize pool worth €15,000 and the chance to pitch in front of top investors at the Grand Final during Slush on November 19th, 2024 in Helsinki. They’ll be up against regional winners from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and the Baltics. You’ll also get to experience an exclusive Viking-themed dance performance and hear from Anssi Kiviranta, co-founder of Videobot and the EXIT book series, as he shares honest insights on what it really takes to build, scale, and exit successful companies — lessons straight from the founders of Just Eat, 23andMe, Rovio Entertainment Corporation, Wolt, Unity, and more. Why should you be there? 🤘 See the next generation of Finnish startups before anyone else. 🤘 Get real, no-fluff advice from an entrepreneur who’s been there. 🤘 Connect with investors, founders, and like-minded people over pizza and drinks. 🎤 And it doesn’t stop there! After the pitches and networking from 17:00 to 19:00 (with pizza, drinks, and karaoke at Platform6), join the Nordea Startup and Growth team for afterwork drinks from 19:00 to 21:00. Get face time with Teija Nousiainen and Riia Kalevo for insights on startup financing and growth. 📅 Date & Time: Wed, 23 Oct 2024, 14:30 - 17:00 📍 Location: Platform6, Tampere 👉 Register now to be part of this unique event! (sign up link in the 1st comment, LinkedIn registrations are also accepted). See you soon in Tampere!

🚀 Finally, we're happy to unveil top 8 startups from Finland that will compete in New Nordics Pitch Competition by Silicon Vikings on October 23rd in Tampere! This year’s competition saw applications from a wide array of startups hailing from various parts of Finland, including Tampere, Greater Helsinki (Helsinki, Espoo), Joensuu, Kuopio, Turku, and beyond. 📢 But here we go - meet the finalists!! Dashboa (📍Tampere): Optimizing SEO & PPC for large retail e-commerce stores. 🎤 Tuomas Laitinen Dora Health Ltd (📍Helsinki): Advanced health monitoring solutions for dogs. 🎤 Max Ahonen Nobody Engineering (📍Tampere): Solving the last mile of digital service delivery for buildings. 🎤Ville Ilkkala Oinride (📍Tampere): Robotic solutions for harsh environments. 🎤Ahmed Abdelazim SeeTrue Technologies (📍Joensuu): Advanced eye-tracking technology for healthcare and AR/VR. 🎤 Roman Bednarik Siren Anti-Cheat (📍Helsinki): Anti-cheating solutions for gaming and esports. 🎤 Nilufer A. Tabnomous (📍Tampere): Autonomous mobility and safe driving assistant solutions. 🎤 Özgün Y. Mimiqit (📍Espoo): Motion tracking feedback app for dance enthusiasts. 🎤Zachary Burda 💰 Prize Pool: The winner will receive a €15,000 prize package, including: EMU Growth Partners: €320 consultation with Tuomo Rantanen. HubSpot: Worth at least €6000 in AWS Activate credits, LinkedIn & Google Ad credits, and more. Infobip: €5000 in products and credits. 46elks: €300 in API credits. Bob W. : One-night stay for two at Bob W Kaarti in Helsinki. Platform6 / Startup.Tampere: Startup ticket to Slush 2024. The winner will go on to compete against the top regional winners from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and the Baltics at the Grand Final during Slush Week on November 19th, 2024 in Helsinki. You can already sign up for Finnish Final in Tampere on October 23rd (link in the 1st comment). You can also find more details in the press-release (link in the 2nd comment). Good luck to all the finalists, and see you soon at the Finland Final! 🙌