Call for the BioBoosters Accelerator Programme is open – Apply now!

The application period for the Accelerator Program 2025 is open until 31 March, 2025. Submit your startup now!

BioBoosters by Jamk Business Accelerator is launching together with partners Valtra, AGCO Power, Neste, Lantmännen and Innovestor, a call for startups to the sustainable food and smart farming accelerator programme. The programme kicks off in August 20-21, 2025, and the duration of the accelerator programme is three months.

The BioBoosters Accelerator Programme connects agritech and bioeconomy startups and growth companies with leading corporations, investors, experienced mentors, potential customers, and end users who are ready to support the innovations promoted in the accelerator.  

The call is especially for startups focused on:

✅ Smart Farming solutions
✅ Future energy sources and powertrain solutions for agricultural machinery and farming equipment
✅ Emission calculation and ESG reporting in food value chain 

How to apply?

Please fill in your application by March 31, 2025. Applications are reviewed on an on-going basis, so submit your application as soon as possible!

Participation in the accelerator programme is free-of-charge and equity-free for the startups. The duration of the accelerator programme is three months, the language is English, and participation is possible both virtually and on-site, so you can join from anywhere in the world!

In addition to your company's basic information prepare to describe shortly your product or service, stage at commercialization process, team competence, and motivation to join the programme. You are also requested to attach your company pitch deck to the application form. 

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What's in it for startups?

The BioBoosters Accelerator Programme offers attendees not only a tailored growth plan, but also access to valuable industrial partnerships, investor contacts, and unique testbed environments. Read more about the programme schedule.

Key benefits

• The ecosystem your startup needs: Connecting startups with corporate partners, investors, and potential pilot customers / end users
• Business acceleration: Training, mentoring and coaching by top mentors for crystallizing the business model, increasing customer/end user understanding and readiness for external financing
• Market fit and validation: Physical and virtual testbed environment of Bioeconomy Campus and partner farms for testing, validating and co-creating smart bioeconomy & agriculture in Nordic conditions

The previous programme in 2024 provided outstanding opportunities for startups and the whole agritech ecosystem. Check out what our last year's companies say about their accelerator experience.

Get to know our partners

Neste is the global leader in sustainable biofuel production, whereas Valtra and AGCO Power are part of the US listed company AGCO Corporation, which is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of tractors and agricultural machinery. In the BioBoosters programme Valtra, AGCO power and Neste want to build partnerships with startup teams developing the agritech and bioeconomy industry.

"Climate change is a huge challenge and it is clear that all solutions and new innovations are needed to solve it and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It's great that new players  will join the collaboration, where we develop smart, more sustainable and profitable agriculture", says Joni Pihlström, VP, Marketing & Services, Neste.

“At Valtra we aim to be at the top of data driven agriculture, because we need to be able to offer new solutions to our clients in this fast-changing world. We are eagerly looking forward to building collaboration with the startups and innovations to be discovered via the accelerator programme, to improve the productivity, effectivity, and sustainability of agriculture with the help of technology”, says Managing Director Mikko Lehikoinen, Valtra.

Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and one of Northern Europe's leading players in the agriculture, machinery, bioenergy, and food sectors. Lantmännen operates several test farms in the Nordic countries and offers testing and development opportunities to startups participating in the BioBoosters Accelerator Programme on their test farms. 

Innovestor’s Corporate Venturing provides the startups with coaching by experienced mentors and direct contacts to investors active in this field.

“Innovestor as an early-stage venture capital firm has useful contacts for startups within the industry. The food production value chain is experiencing a great technological leap, which is a great possibility for startups to grow. The BioBoosters programme has a significant network of partners, that can offer the attendees unique contacts and coaching”, says Matti Härkönen, Partner, Innovestor Corporate Venturing.

More information

Learn more about the programme and schedule: BioBoosters accelerator programme boosts innovation in bioeconomy and agritech. Also, make sure to apply here.

Or contact:

• Anni Hintikka, Chief Specialist, Institute of Bioeconomy, School of Technology, [email protected], tel. +358503137360
• Liinamaaria Hakola, Senior Lecturer, Business Administration, School of Business at Jamk University of Applied Sciences, [email protected], tel. +358505695505
• Matti Härkönen, Partner, Corporate Venturing at Innovestor, tel. +358 40 578 2688, [email protected]

The BioBoosters programme is part of the activities of the 'Finnish Future Farm' project, that is funded by the Regional Council of Central Finland. The project is run by Jamk University of Applied Sciences, and partners are Poke Vocational School, Valtra, AGCO Power, Neste, and the city of Saarijärvi.

Jamk University of Applied Sciences is strongly committed to fostering the growth in bioeconomy. “Bioeconomy and sustainable food production have the greatest potential in slowing down the climate change and promoting carbon sequestration. With the BioBoosters accelerator programme, we invite bioeconomy and agritech startups and early-stage growth companies to join us in cooperation to speed up the digital transformation of bioeconomy and food production”, encourages Director Minna Lappalainen, Institute of Bioeconomy, Jamk University of Applied Sciences.