Stream Startup Festival joins forces with Tampere Startup Hub and Tampere Game Hub as operator of the new Platform6 Startup House to open in the Fall 2020!
The Platform6 Startup House which will be located close to the center of Tampere near Tullintori Business area will be operated by Tampere Startup Hub Oy, a coalition of serial entrepreneurs, startups and local community builders.
In the bidding organized by the City of Tampere, Tampere Startup Hub Oy was selected as the operator of the Platform6 Startup House.
Tampere Startup Hub Oy is a non-profit founded by Stream Startup Festival (Stream Events Oy), Tampere Startup Hub (Köy Ry) and Tampere Game Hub (Tampere Game Hub Ry). Same people and organizations have also been founding members of Tribe Tampere and are natural forerunners in the Tampere region startup ecosystem scene. The coalition brings to the table many years of experience working with Tampere startups, and several members have also founded their own companies in the Tampere region. The startup house operator is responsible for, among other things, leasing premises to startup companies and organizing community activities together with other organizations and companies in the area.
“As the largest startup event in the Tampere region being at the epicenter of Platform 6 operations will strengthen and solidify our mission to boost and showcase the local startup ecosystem and help tech companies by providing them with a platform for collaboration and growth. Now more than ever we need to come together to help to keep the ball rolling and find new ways to serve the ecosystem and minimize the economic impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic crisis.” says Alexandra Santos, CEO & Co-Founder of Stream Startup Festival.
According to Business Tampere surveys, there are about 150 startup companies in the Tampere region. Communities already active in the area, such as Tribe Tampere, Tampere Game Hub, Tampere Startup Hub, Stream Startup Festival and the Tampere Entrepreneurship Society, have created strong ties between startups, and the future startup house will help unite startups even further. Tampere Startup Hub’s close cooperation with the city also brings new opportunities to support growth companies and startups.
“Too many great business ideas become pipe dreams or are late for a critical time window because innovative thinkers do not receive important information or support when they need it. The plan is to build a community and network around the startup house, which will ensure that in the future, the great ideas that come from Pirkanmaa will become international success stories”, says Joni Lappalainen, Chairperson of the Board of Tampere Startup Hub Oy.
As a rental space operator, Tampere Startup Hub will start rental operations immediately, and companies interested in the premises can register their interest in the office spaces online at startuphub.fi. The estimated opening date for the Platform6 startup house is October 2020.
Facts: Platform6
- City of Tampere has approved the startup activity development goals and latest action plans for startup operations.
- Estimated opening date after renovations are completed is October 2020.
- Location in the Tulli area, next to Tullintori, size 4000m2, facilities for about 50 companies and more than 200 people.
- Accepts startup tenants that are seeking rapid growth, internationalization and venture capital.
- Tampere Startup Hub Oy will be the rental space operator.
- The community operator is Tribe Tampere, which runs the startup house 5th floor meeting space.
- The used language in Platform6 is English and the startup house has a network of people from different cities and nationalities.
Press Contact
Joni Lappalainen, Chairperson, Tampere Startup Hub Oy
044 284 8805
joni.lappalainen@startuphub.fi
