22 Best Biotech Startups in Helsinki to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Biotech Startups in Helsinki

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There are 22 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $373.3m. The average funding per company in this subset is $17.0m.

Last update to the database: May 27, 2025. See changelog.

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$44.8m

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A food technology company, based in Finland and founded in 2017, that has a process to electrolyze water for production of hydrogen in a system to feed bacteria to produce an edible protein food product with a low environmental impact. Their technology is being developed for space travel and future food production on Mars.

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$28.0m

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Blueprint Genetics is a genetic testing company headquartered in Helsinki, Finland that was founded in 2012 by Juha Koskenvuo, Samuel Myllykangas, Tero-Pekka Alastalo, and Tommi Lehtonenis. The company offers genetic testing, genetic diagnostics, and clinical interpretation of genomic data for medical professionals.

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$47.6m

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TILT Biotherapeutics is a developer of gene therapies for cancer founded in 2013 by Akseli Hemminki.

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$76.9m

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Aiforia is a Helsinki-based artificial intelligence company developing image analysis technology for diagnostics.

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$5.5m

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Oncos Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company.

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$48.4m

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Carbo Culture captures and sequesters carbon from agricultural waste by turning it into biochar, a material that can be used to amend soil and help plant growth.

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$46.7m

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Immunooncology platform developing tumor antigen-coated oncolytic viruses as therapeutic vaccines.

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$2.5m

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PlexPress is a company that creates gene expression analysis and transcript analysis using affinity capture to capture molecules from cell lysate.

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$2.5m

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AI-enhanced protein engineering platform.

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$4.0m

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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) levels testing solutions provider using fresh blood samples.

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$290.0k

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SaaS service for reviewing, tracking, and standardizing complex medications for elderly patients.

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$29.0m

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Sustainable insect protein producer from food industry side streams.

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$2.3m

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Polku Therapeutics is a small molecule drugs manufacturer for neurodegenerative diseases founded in 2023 by Simon Bennett, Sebastian Soidinsalo, Timo Myöhänen and Docent Erik Wallén.

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$1.7m

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Products designed for families with young children, available through various consumer items.

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$7.6m

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Provider of automated solutions for manufacturing compounded medications.

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$1.9m

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Happy Plant Protein is a plant-based protein manufacturer founded in 2024 by Elli Laukkala.

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$11.0m

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Onego Bio is a bio-identical egg protein producer founded in 2022.

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$2.7m

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Testing and certifications platform for any material, product or chemical.

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$1.0m

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Platform providing XR solutions to help surgeons prepare for procedures more effectively.

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$2.2m

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Resistomap is an antibiotic resistance monitoring platform founded in 2018.

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$2.2m

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DNA library to speed up the identification of antibiotic resistance.

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$4.6m

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Linio Biotech Ltd is an injectable tissue developer founded in 2017.

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