DE­FI­NE Acce­le­ra­tor Spring ’25 Batch ope­ning 21st March 2025

Event In­for­ma­tion

Photos from the event. Feel free to use. Photographer: Juho Haavisto

Organizer: DEFINE / City of Riihimäki
Time: Doors open at 13:00, Event starts 14:00.
Location: DEFINE Innovation Hub, Pohjoinen Asemakatu 5, 11130 Riihimäki, Finland

Join us for defence-focused technology accelerator’s second batch. This invitation-only launch event, hosted at the DEFINE Innovation Hub in Riihimäki, marks Finland’s bold step into the future of defence technology development.  We expect a full house of people from the Finnish Defence Forces, investors from Finland and abroad, military experts, regional companies, and carefully selected startups and SMEs at the forefront of defence technology. Coordinated by the City of Riihimäki, the DEFINE Accelerator program is managed by Redstone VC, a venture capital firm based in Berlin and operating also in Helsinki and Zürich.

We have selected the next cohort for our Spring ’25 program. Introducing our carefully selected Spring ’25 batch:

• Aestus Systems
• AlionLife Oy
• Avartek Co
• Donut Defence Oy
• Litqu Group Oy
• Nordic Modularity Oy
• PLENO GmbH
• Rebelvolt Oy
• Semiqon Technologies
• SHARPNAV
• SkyDock ApS
• TYTAN Technologies GmbH

The program’s growing reputation attracted an exceptional pool of over 100 applicants from both Finnish and international companies. This new 3-month program for spring 2025 supports startups developing technological solutions with both military and commercial applications.

How to get the­re

Venue address: DEFINE Innovation Hub, Veturitallit, Pohjoinen asemakatu 5, 11130 Riihimäki.

DEFINE Innovation Hub is  located next to the Riihimäki railway station (200 m), so we kindly recommend to arrive by train. There are only a few parking spaces available in the yard of the event venue (Veturitallit parking lot) and more free of charge parking space in the Peltosaari parking area. From the Peltosaari parking lot, there is an underpass to Veturitallit railway station & DEFINE Hub (5 min walk).

Event Pro­gram

Be among the first to meet our carefully selected cohort of defence tech startups as they showcase solutions at the intersection of military and civilian applications.

13:00 Doors open
14:00  Opening words, Jouni Eho, Mayor, City of Riihimäki

Key speakers

• Jyri Raitasalo, Brigadier General, Finnish Defence Forces
• Teemu Seppälä, Technology & Innovation Director, City of Riihimäki
• Kaj Hagros, Managing Partner, Redstone Nordics
• Miikka Tamminen, Vice President R&D, Sako

Accelerator 2nd Batch: Pitch presentations

15:30 Networking, snacks and drinks

17:00 Event ends

Dress code

Business casual

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