12 companies chosen to DEFINE Accelerator batch Fall 2024

25.11.2024 Uncategorized

Yleisöä auditoriossa ja ruudun edessä puhujana Kaj Hagros — Redstone CEO Kaj Hagros presented the companies selected for the accelerator program at the opening seminar in Riihimäki. Image: Juho Haavisto

We have just officially launched DEFINE Accelerator, Finland’s first defence tech start-up accelerator program.
🌍 57 applicants from 13 countries
💪 39 intensive sessions + weekly 1:1 coaching in our 3-month program
🤝 We offer direct access to defense forces & industry leaders

The batch includes startups from Finland, Sweden & Germany. The European defence tech market is expanding rapidly, with over 2,000 startups across Europe and 140+ in Finland alone. Rising geopolitical tensions have created an urgent demand for defence innovation, solutions that can strengthen European capabilities quickly. The DEFINE Accelerator, coordinated by the city of Riihimäki, is managed by Redstone, a Berlin-based venture capital firm that also has offices in Helsinki and Zurich.

12 companies chosen to DEFINE Accelerator batch Fall 2024

The first companies to join this new programme are:

Atle Defence Technologies
Foxa
Lowkey
Monava
RAIN
Refamo
ReLoc
Sapper Intelligence
SeeTrue Technologies
Tambest
Tespack
Viima Aerospace Technologies

We’re excited to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Follow us here and in LinkedIN to stay updated on our startups’ journeys and upcoming events. Read more about the program here.