Incubation Services

Our members are offered a 24/7 access to our centrally located co-working spaces at Arkadiankatu 22 in Helsinki.

• Our members are able to reserve meeting rooms and other spaces for events and happenings (e.g. product launch and/or testing, workshops);
• Our members can switch their business address to the Lab and receive their mail here.

Learn more about our co-working spaces in Helsinki here.

I am a Hanken Business Lab member. How do I claim one of the benefits from the list?

Please submit a request via this short form. We will get back to you with the info on how to claim the deal as soon as possible (usually within one working day).

Become a service partner

If you want to work with us and offer your products or services to our startups, please contact Sergei at sergei.kopytin@hanken.fi.

Service Partners

Notion

Notion is a single space where you can think, write, and plan. Capture thoughts, manage projects, or even run an entire company — and do it exactly the way you want.

Offer: 6 months free with unlimited AI

HubSpot for Startups

Hubspot provides all the tools you need to increase leads, accelerate sales, and streamline your customer service. The All-in-One CRM that scales as your startup grows.

Offer:

Instant acceptance to HubSpot for Startups programme plus the following,

• A forever-free CRM & free Marketing, Sales & Service tools;
• Access to startup-friendly pricing – 75 % off in Year 1, 50 % off in Year 2 and 25 % off in Year 3;
• Access to perks from HubSpot partners - TikTok, Google & LinkedIn Ads, Deel credit & more

Vainu

Vainu empowers B2B professionals to achieve better business results by providing them with world-class company information that drives action. You can use Vainu to estimate the size of your market, find potential customers and partners and do some market research.

Offer: Access to Vainu's company and contact data platform for 6 months (with some limited functionalities).

Zendesk for Startups

Powerful support software for businesses of all sizes.

Offer: 6 months free of charge via Zendesk for Startups.

Linear

Plan and build your product with Linear! Linear is the issue tracker for teams that ship fast: task and bug tracking, sprint planning, and projects and initiatives. Hanken Business Lab startups get 6 months free. Valid for new Linear customers only. Choose between Linear Basic and Linear Business. Valid for startups with less than 50 employees.

Offer: Linear for Startups: 6 months for free

Note: Linear offers special plans for students, non-profits, and educators/staff. If you belong to any of those categories, we suggest to read more about those as well before applying for Linear for Startups.

Carta

The end-to-end equity platform. Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can focus on building the future.

Offer: 20 % off the first year

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Todoist

Todoist is the world's favourite task manager and to-do list app. Finally become focused, organised and calm.

Offer: 2-month Todoist Premium for free.

folk

A CRM that doesn't overcomplicate it.

Offer: 30 % discount over the first 3 months + 20 % off for a year

Pitch

Pitch turns presentations into your team’s superpower for closing deals, winning clients, and expanding accounts, all while staying on-brand. Trusted by 2M+ teams worldwide.

Offer 1: 20 EUR off the 12-month subscriptions (claim by January 31st, 2025 at the latest)

Offer 2: 50 % off the first year and 10 % off after that for startups that meet the following requirements:

• Is registered as a company with early-stage, pre-seed or seed
• Has below € 1M in funding
• Has less than 20 employees

PitchBob.io

AI co-pilot for entrepreneurs: a digital assistant powered by AI designed to help startup founders navigate the many challenges of entrepreneurship. Works with your preferred messaging app and can be controlled either by text of voice.

Offer: 50 % off all PitchBob.io services

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Contractzen

Contractzen offers modern governance tools for every company and non-profit. Contractzen offers features such as “Contract Management”, “Board Portal”, “e-signatures”, “Entity Management”, and “Finance & Administration”.

Offer: Free 12-month subscription for the Standard Plan.

Choicely

Build powerful mobile apps without coding. Create your native Android & iOS mobile apps in real time with Choicely’s drag & drop builder.

Offer: Free CTO level mobile app consultation, and up to 3000 EUR discount on setup fee + additional 4500 users on the monthly SaaS fee.

Pipedrive

Pipedrive is an Award-winning CRM-software. The pipedrive platform can help you grow your business, with features such as visual sales pipeline, customisable pipeline, activity reminders, segment leads, reporting and dashboards, and revenue forecasting.

Offer: Free 30-day extended trial.

Dropbox & DocSend

Dropbox DocSend enables startups to retain control over their confidential fundraising documents, streamline agreements with eSignatures, and ensure investor reporting is secure**.** Additionally, founders can take advantage of the complimentary DocSend Fundraising Network (DFN) service, which connects them with top investors who can issue term sheets and lead their funding rounds.

DocSend Fundraising Network

Free feedback on your send-ahead pitch deck as well as potential interest from top-tier investors through the DocSend Fundraising Network

Offer: Up to 90 % off DocSend, up to 50 % off annual Dropbox Sign Essentials or Standard plans, and 40 % off annual subscription of Dropbox Business Standard and Advanced.

Talbit

Talbit uses strategic and flexible development, backed by the OKR-framework, to transform your employees into skilled talents. With Skilbit, you can visualize your organization's current skill set as well as the skills your employees are interested in learning.

Offer: 50 % off for Talbit Growth and Skilbit.

Viima

Viima is the top-rated and most widely used idea and innovation management software worldwide, offering the best solution for collecting and developing ideas. Whether it's ideas from your employees or customers, Viima allows you to manage them from start to finish, leading to innovative outcomes.

Offer: 50 % discount on PRO and ENTERPRISE licenses for startups

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Hanken Business Lab member organisations in the Lab Kit

Here you can find our member organisations that are offering their services at special rates to the rest of our members to support our community. The pilot phase of this new extension to the Lab Kit will be running until June 2025.

NOCFO

NOCFO is a free accounting software for small businesses and associations.

Offer: Plus-package for free for 6 months

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Grove Media

Do you need creative solutions for your business? Grove Media has your back!

Offer 1: Basic Startup Package, 500 EUR + VAT 25.5 %. Photos of the team and headshots of the team members. High-quality images of your product or service for website and marketing use.

Offer 2: Standard Startup Package, 1000 EUR + VAT 25.5 %. Photos of the team and headshots of the team members. High-quality images of your product or service for website and marketing use. 1 company promo video + 3 social media videos, and an 1-hour marketing consultation session.

Offer 3: Premium Startup Package, 1500 EUR + VAT 25.5 %. Photos of the team and headshots of the team members. High-quality images of your product or service for website and marketing use. 1 company promo video + 5 social media videos, and a 3-hour in-depth marketing consultation session.

Cryptic Cargo

Cryptic Cargo brings immersive, portable escape rooms directly to your event, offering unforgettable team-building moments, thrilling entertainment, and interactive challenges. Our award-winning games are customisable for any group size – from 4 to 400+ players – and can be set up in any space, whether an office, event venue, or meeting room.

Offer: 15 % discount on all events.

Articulatte

Articulatte is an online language learning platform for people who want to practice speaking languages online with other language learners in a relaxed setting.

Offer: 50 % discount for all of Articulatte-organised language cafés

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Majakka Creative Social

At Majakka Creative Social, we specialise in crafting strategies to grow and engage your audience through creative, targeted content, impactful social media campaigns, and cohesive branding. We’re passionate about helping businesses like yours build strong, memorable brands while delivering meaningful content that drives real results.

Offer 1: Free Consultation – 45 minutes Strategy Session.

Offer 2: 2025 Special Offer – 20 % discount for first time orders of our social media management and content production services.

Meridian

Meridian is a marketing agency that helps startups and small businesses build a large organic follower base and go viral.

Offer: Free marketing audit – the Meridian team will identify your greatest strengths and weaknesses while giving you suggestions for change.

Ad Lab

We craft animations that give people and businesses the confidence to buy your tech.

Offer: Exclusive Animation Support for Tech Startups:

• FREE short animation video (10-15 sec) to explain your idea visually incl. one revision;
• PDF guide on using animations effectively for funding, PR, and customer outreach.

In addition, startups receive 20% off the total cost of their next animation package, provided they order within two months.

From spring 2025 onwards, we offer bi-monthly Incubation-level workshops as a service! These workshops assist our companies and organisations with e.g., accounting, marketing, sales, legal structures, IPR, team development, and more.

The workshop calendar and other practicalities are available to our members at Slack.

Our active members receive personalised event invitations tailored to their specific goals, such as fundraising, team expansion, speaking opportunities, or exploring foreign markets.

In addition, our member organisations are offered priority registration opportunities for our main events:

• Events organised annually during the Slush week in November, and
• Bi-annual Community Days organised in May and December

Last but not least, we offer our members an on-demand assistance with their own events. In other words, if the members have an event idea and a team but not sure how to proceed to execution, we are here to help 💛

The ENGAGE.EU Hot-Desk Initiative offers our startups with proven traction and interest in foreign markets an opportunity to go on “exchange” to one of the ENGAGE.EU destinations. The goals include but are not limited to studying their target markets, piloting products and preparing for scaling, building networks abroad, and internationalising their operations across Europe.

• Read more about the Hot-Desk Initiative here;
• Read more about ENGAGE.EU here.

Please fill out this short application form to express interest in becoming a Hanken Business Lab member. Applicants must have the official capacity to apply on behalf of their organisation and represent it in matters related to membership.

Once your application is submitted, we will respond as promptly as possible. The process typically takes about a week as all new applications are reviewed during our weekly Hanken Business Lab team meetings.

The membership is open to organisations registered in Finland, with priority given to startups and non-profits affiliated with Hanken Business Lab and/or Hanken School of Economics (e.g. students, alumni, network)

Hanken Business Lab community consists of our member organisations, active individuals, and our wider network (e.g. partners, supporters, and funders).

By becoming a member, you gain access to the Hanken Business Lab community Slack channels, receive invitations for community events and networking opportunities, and more.

Explore our network of member organisations here, where you can also find direct links to their websites.

Our volunteers are a valued part of our community. In addition to interesting volunteering opportunities (e.g. helping us build our events), our volunteers receive invitations for workshops and other opportunities that support their personal and professional growth and networking.

• Our active volunteers are degree and exchange students at Hanken School of Economics. Are you a Hanken student interested in joining the Volunteer Community? Let us know here! 💛

This concept is brand new and is being piloted during the winter/spring of 2025.