Address
Merituulentie 38
02200
Espoo
Finland
Work Hours
Monday to Friday: 7AM - 7PM
Weekend: 10AM - 5PM
About Us!
An opportunity to build your Startup in Europe.
We help foreign founders relocate to Europe. We provide you with access to funding, investors and transformative business opportunities.
Europe Startup Venture is a life-changing 8-week accelerator program designed for early-stage startups outside of Europe, looking to break into the European market. Based in Helsinki, Finland, we provide founders with a fast track to success by offering residence permit application guidance, relocation support, company incorporation, and access to a fully equipped workspace in Finland. During the program, We help foreign founders relocate to Europe, provide them with access to funding, investors and transformative business opportunities.
With top-tier mentorship, cultural integration workshops, and life-long alumni support, Europe Startup Venture ensures you’re not only building a company in Europe but thriving in the heart of its startup ecosystem. If you’ve got a product with traction, this is your opportunity to scale big and break into Europe!
Our Vision
To become Europe’s leading startup accelerator, driving the success of foreign startup founders.
Our Mission
To empower foreign founders to build their startups in Europe.
We help founders relocate to Europe, provide them with access to funding, investors and transformative business opportunities.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Early stage startup with a minimum of 2 co-founders, a product and traction (ideally revenue, or other forms of validation).
✅ Residence Permit and relocation support to Finland ✈️
✅ Fully covered accommodation and coworking space with all the essentials (during the program) 🏡
✅ Company incorporation, European banking setup, and cultural integration 🏦
✅ Government grants, intros to Investors, and up to €1M funding opportunities 💰
✅ 8 weeks of intensive mentorship from top-tier mentors, Investors and Founders 📚
✅ A life-long alumni network to support your growth journey 🧑🏽🎓
😱As a bonus value, all selected founders will receive FREE tickets to the Startup Grind Global Conference happening in Silicon Valley from 29th to 30th April 2025
The 8-week accelerator may come to an end, but our support doesn’t! 🎉 When you join Europe Startup Venture, you’re not just signing up for a program—you’re becoming part of an exclusive, life-long alumni network. This means that long after the workshops and pitch sessions are over, we’ll continue to have your back.
As an alumni, you’ll get access to:
- Exclusive opportunities and updates on grants, partnerships, and funding
- Invitations to meetups, events, and networking sessions to keep you connected with fellow founders and investors
- Ongoing support and guidance as you continue to build and scale your startup
Think of it as having a family that’s always there to help you navigate the next big challenge or seize the next big opportunity. You’ll be part of a community that truly wants you to succeed—whether it’s next month, next year, or 10 years from now. We’re here for the long haul because when you succeed, we all do! 🚀
✅ Application Fee: 2000 EURO + VAT and a 1% equity stake in your startup
✅ Cost of Company Incorporation: ≈ 300 EURO
✅ General Cost of Living (More info here)
✅ You’ll receive a finnish residence permit which gives you passage and access to all Schengen countries. This will allow you to travel freely to most of the countries in Europe with no extra visa required for either leisure or work purposes.
✅ With your Residence Permit type, you can study in Finland for FREE. So if you are interested in doing your masters or PHD, you will not be required to pay tuition fees.
✅ If you are interested in exploring other markets like USA, UK, Canada etc, you have a better chance of securing visa to these destinations from Finland.
✅ We will provide you with a list of verified service providers like accountants, lawyers, marketing agencies, software development agencies, Insurance companies etc. This will enable you to carry out business in finland and europe with no worries about compliances and legalities.
✅ We provide you with FREE tickets to the best Startup conferences in the world like Startup Grind Global conference that happens in Silicon Valley