From idea to first revenue ...And beyond.
Kiuas is the leading startup accelerator in Finland.
In our programs, we bring early-stage teams together and provide them with invaluable support and tools to take their progress to the next level.
Kiuas is the leading startup accelerator in Finland.
In our programs, we bring early-stage teams together and provide them with invaluable support and tools to take their progress to the next level.
Since the birth of Summer of Startups in 2010, Kiuas has supported over 200 startups in Finland and the Nordics.
With 3 batches annually, we help 50+ startups/year on their journey from an initial idea to first revenue.
All our services are free and zero-equity.
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Turn your project into reality
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Idea / MVP
3 weeks
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Spring & fall
Top-level coaching on a weekly basis
Access to 24/7 working space
$350k worth of tools
Free and zero-equity
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Take your startup to the next level
Go-to-market
9 weeks
Summer
Top-level coaching on a weekly basis
Access to 24/7 working space
$350k worth of tools
Free and zero-equity
“The accelerator had a major impact in building our hard-working, world-class team.”
Lauri Sippola
Co-Founder & CEO at Kaiku Health
"This definitely elevated our company, with the networks and knowledge from Kiuas our next steps can be bigger and better"
Tuomas Koskinen
Co-Founder & CEO at Neuroflux
"Owing to the program we probably dodged a million mistakes young founders often make. During the 10 weeks we went from idea to 20+ paying customers."
Jasu Koponen
Co-Founder at Venuu
"Kiuas is the one of a kind entrepreneurial community that you can always come back to"
Neveli Niit
Co-Founder & CEO at Ridline
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Best support out there
We've gathered 100+ top Nordic entrepreneurs, investors, and experts to give back and share their learnings with our startups.
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Free working space - 24/7
1500m2 of reservable office spaces, meeting rooms, phone booths, and stages to use during the program and forever after that.
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Invaluable connections
Access to potential partners, investors, and talent - along with the community support of over 200 Kiuas alumni founders.
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$350k of free services
We've partnered with the leading service providers to offer a package that you don't want to miss - Kiuas Toolbox.
Kiuas toolbox →At Slush 2019, we co-launched Starting Up, a free and open-for-all online course covering the fundamentals of startup entrepreneurship – but why?
Niklas Hellström
January 24, 2020
2019 was a big year for Kiuas: we supported more startups than ever and came up with new initiatives.
Kiuas team
December 12, 2019
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