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Founded in 2019. headquartered in Finland. Acoustic Extra Freezing operates in the Food Processing macro-activity with a focus on Novel processing techniques & Equipments.

Founded in 2018. headquartered in Finland. Manna Insect operates in the Agtech macro-activity with a focus on Insects farming & Aquaculture.

Founded in 2022. headquartered in Finland. Onego Bio operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Protein fermentation.

Founded in 2023. headquartered in Finland. Perfat operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Functional foods & drinks.

Founded in 2021. headquartered in Finland. Rebl Eats operates in the Next-Gen Food & Drinks macro-activity with a focus on Plant-based.

Founded in 2021. headquartered in Finland. SuperGround operates in the Surplus & Waste Management macro-activity with a focus on Upcycled ingredients, Food surplus & Waste efficiency.

Founded in 2021. headquartered in Finland. Volare operates in the Surplus & Waste Management macro-activity with a focus on Upcycled ingredients, Food surplus & Waste efficiency.

Helsinki Hub of the EIT Food Accelerator Network, run by Viikki Food Design Factory at the University of Helsinki since 2025. A 3-month hybrid program for agrifoodtech startups working on circular food system solutions. Corporate partners include Valio, HKScan, PINC Paulig, Tetra Pak, Nordic Foodtech VC and Business Tampere.

Finland's leading food-industry product development partner based in Seinäjoki. Supports startups, SMEs and corporates with consumer research, product development, nutrition expertise, food safety and contract manufacturing. Central to the West Finland food cluster.

PINC is the innovation and venture arm of Paulig Group, launched in 2018 as Paulig Incubator. Invests in foodtech startups across three impact areas: planetary health, improved diet, and novel food technologies. Operates from Stockholm with contacts in Copenhagen and Helsinki. Corporate partner in EIT Food Accelerator Network.

Pre-incubation program for pre-startup teams and early-stage founders developing innovations for food-system transformation. Run 2021-2024 and helped create 5 startups from 16 teams. Today, Viikki Food Design Factory focuses primarily on the EIT FAN Helsinki Hub.

VTT led the EIT FAN Nordic Hub accelerator for agritech and foodtech startups prior to the 2025 shift of the Helsinki Hub to Viikki Food Design Factory. Two teams each year continued to compete for a €100,000 prize at the Food Venture Summit.