Helsinki Education Hub (HEH) Incubation Program 2025

Posted on: 26 May, 2025 Deadline: 13 Jun, 2025

The incubator program is designed for early-stage Edtech startups and University-based teams. This means that they are looking for teams that are creating digital solutions for solving challenges in the education sector in Finland - but also internationally.

One of the main issues in Edtech today is, for example, the lack of evidence. Does a solution improve learning outcomes and how? The program responds to that need by bringing together learning scientists, practitioner-level educators, business development experts and entrepreneurs in one innovation program - the HEH Edtech Incubator.

Program Details

This is an innovation program that takes you through 12 weeks of Edtech specific training.

They will support you in building the "engine room." That is when you develop
a pedagogically solid solution. You will also go through the basics of startup metrics and financial aspects of running a company, get a hint on how to tell your story (pitch), and meet with educators who will mentor you in the pedagogical aspects of your solution.
You will go through a Lean LaunchPad product development phase. This is when you start the product development journey: Build it, strengthen it and validate that you are doing the right things.
During the program they will focus on your story as a company. What are you doing and why? How do you tell that to the rest of the world? What makes you different? Why should you get funded, and how do you get funded? To practice, you will get to attend the InvestED event, which is the Edtech track at Slush 2025.

After graduating from the program, you will be introduced to EU- and US-based Edtech Accelerators (if you so wish). They see that it is important for you to understand other markets outside of Finland as soon as possible.

Summary

Application Deadline: June 13, 2025
Category: Entrepreneurs Training
Opportunity Locations: Finland
School: University of Helsinki
Eligible Country: Finland

Eligibility Criteria for Helsinki Education Hub (HEH) Incubation Program 2025

They are looking for teams that:

Are research-based University teams (researchers and / or students), from University of Helsinki, or other higher educational institutions, that have a plan to register the company (y-tunnus / company-ID) soon after, when they have completed the innovation program. These are teams that receive R2B (Research to Business) funding from Business Finland and University-based teams with an idea, that is close to a prototype solution.
Have registered their Edtech startup already but have not developed a full MVP (Minimum Viable Product) yet.
International early stage Edtech startups that are willing to register (not HQ) their company in Finland before the start of the program.

Application Date and Process

Click on the link to the application website to apply.

The HEH Edtech incubator is a 12 weeklong innovation program for early stage Edtech startups. The program starts in late Early-September 2025 and ends in Early-December 2025

Benefits of Helsinki Education Hub (HEH) Incubation Program 2025

The program is free.

How to Apply

View details of Helsinki Education Hub Incubation Program

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Application Deadline

13 June, 2025

Application Link(s)

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