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Germinator Programme.

🇫🇮 Finland · UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY PROGRAMEuropeFoodtech / Agrifoodtech
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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.

Details.

TypeUNIVERSITY PROGRAM
Country🇫🇮 Finland
CityHelsinki
RegionEurope
Focus areaFoodtech / Agrifoodtech
Sub-focusPre-incubation for food-system transformation ideas
Founded2021
Cohort size16 teams across runs (2021-2024)
Funding offeredEquity-free, training, mentoring, ecosystem access
Parent organizationUniversity of Helsinki
Websitehttps://www.helsinki.fi/en/viikki-food-design-factory/programmes/germinator-programme
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