Helps you evaluate your business idea from various perspectives and start your company.

Supports building new innovations in digital health, health technology, the health and well-being industry, and diagnostics

A 9-month, cohort-based program that helps early-stage AI founders validate their ideas, build solutions, and work toward their first customer with structured support, mentorship and ecosystem connections.

Support the building of startups by offering office spaces, angel investor funding and a strong community.

BusinessOulu helps clarify your financing needs and funding options related to the start-up, development, growth and internationalization of the company.

Co-creation platform for social and healthcare professionals, citizens, companies, and other stakeholders (e.g., third sector)

Pilot plant for the production of new product concepts and prototypes.

Offers support for research commercialization and funding for new innovations.

Entrepreneurial hub in Linnanmaa campus, where we build founders and startups through mentoring, different programs and our member community. Walk-in startup mentoring available every Wednesday morning.

Finnish Business Angels Network

Technopolis offers office spaces for startups in different parts of Oulu.

Butterfly Ventures is the leading seed entry deep tech VC in the Nordics.

Nordic Option is a venture capital fund focusing on and investing in growth phase companies in Northern Finland.

Korpun Siemen’s first investment in the target company is 50.000-100.000€ and it can make further investments in subsequent rounds up to a total investment of 200.000€.

FabLab’s high technology is available to all, free of charge. At BusinessAsema FabLab, you can learn, use and utilise modern digital methods of manufacturing in innovation, application and showcasing your expertise.

Get mentoring from experienced startup experts! We offer walk-in mentoring for your business case every Wednesday from 9:30–11:30 at the Business Corner (Yliopistokatu 9, Linnanmaa campus), and every Thursday from 9:30–11:30 at BusinessAsema (Uusikatu 52). You can also book mentoring sessions at other times with StartupOulu’s Development Manager, Ilkka Immonen, by clicking "More information" below.

Tuima Capital's business angels invest in early-stage startups in multiple sectors.

SijoittajaPRO Corporate Finance helps growth companies to find funding and investors.

VTT is a visionary research, development and innovation partner for companies and the society, and one of the leading research organisations in Europe. Increase your competitiveness, create new business and speed up R&D&I with the help of our expertise.

With Sparks funding, a company operating in the Oulu region can receive €5,000–30,000 in funding to pilot new solutions in the health and wellbeing sector and/or applications of printed intelligence. Funding is granted to products or services that have international business growth potential and a suitable piloting target in the Oulu region or outside the region. The funding is provided by Oulu Innovation Oy.