Jyväskylän Yritystehdas

What Jyväskylän Yritystehdas does

Jyväskylän Yritystehdas (English: The Startup Factory) is a private startup incubator and coaching service headquartered in Jyväskylä, Finland, apparently owned by educational institutions and operating since 2017. Its core product is Hautomo, a two-year, company-specific coaching programme for growth-oriented, pre-seed and seed-stage startup teams based in or relocating to the Jyväskylä region. The programme admits roughly 12 companies per annual cohort from approximately 1,200 business ideas reviewed by an external expert panel (Hautomoraati), combining one-to-one coaching (4+ hours/month with a primary coach plus 2 hours/month with additional coaches), modern co-working facilities in the Kankaan district, peer community, and structured support across sales, internationalization, and funding readiness.

The business model is service-fee based rather than equity-based: Yritystehdas explicitly does not take ownership stakes in incubated companies and charges a monthly subscription covering coaching and shared workspace, with private office rentals available as an add-on. Complementary offerings include the Performance Program (wellness/performance coaching for teams), Rahoitusvalmennus (funding coaching), educational-institution programmes (Yrittäjävalmennus, Ideasta Yritykseksi), and product-development funding guidance. Distribution is direct-to-founder via an application funnel, supplemented by referrals from the University of Jyväskylä, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, the City of Jyväskylä's economic development services, and content channels including a blog, newsletter, and podcast. Strategic partnerships with EBAN, FiBAN, SBA, and Entrepreneur Avenue are operationalized through the International Venture Academy investor programme. Yritystehdas has no proprietary technology platform; its offering is human-capital-intensive coaching combined with curated ecosystem access.

Name

Jyväskylän Yritystehdas

Legal name

Jyväskylän Yritystehdas

Website

https://yritystehdas.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jyväskylän Yritystehdas (The Startup Factory) is a private, education-institution-owned startup incubator in Jyväskylä, Finland, running the 24-month Hautomo coaching programme for roughly 12 pre-seed/seed startups per cohort on a no-equity, monthly-fee basis, with add-on services and a pan-European angel network via the International Venture Academy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Incubation Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Workforce Programs (EDAAAOAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA)

Keywords

• Startup incubation services
• Business coaching programs
• Entrepreneurship mentoring
• Co-working office spaces
• Startup funding advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Jyväskylä

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hautomo Incubation Program: Yritystehdas charges a monthly fee for its two-year Hautomo incubation program. The monthly fee covers coaching and access to shared co-working spaces. Startups may additionally rent private office spaces. The revenue model is service-fee based, not equity-based, as Yritystehdas explicitly does not take ownership stakes in incubated companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jyväskylän Yritystehdas runs the Hautomo, a two-year company-specific incubator program for growth-oriented startups, providing experienced entrepreneur coaching, modern co-working and office facilities in Jyväskylä, and access to investor and partner networks. Complementary offerings include the Performance Program for team wellness, Rahoitusvalmennus (Funding Coaching), educational institution programs (Ideasta Yritykseksi, Yrittäjävalmennus), and Tuotekehitysrahoitus support for product development funding.

Product overview

Jyväskylän Yritystehdas (The Startup Factory) is a startup incubator in Jyväskylä, Finland, offering a portfolio of coaching and support services for growth-oriented startups. The core offering is the Hautomo (Incubator) program, a two-year company-specific coaching initiative that provides mentorship, networking, and workspace access. Supporting programs include the Performance Program for team wellness, Rahoitusvalmennus (Funding Coaching) for financing guidance, and various educational institution-based programs like Yrittäjävalmennus and Ideasta Yritykseksi. The organization also provides modern office facilities (Yritystehtaan tilat) and product development funding support. Together, these services form a comprehensive ecosystem supporting startups from ideation through international growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hautomo: A two-year incubator program for growth-oriented startups, providing coaching, facilities, and networking opportunities.
• Performance Program
• Rahoitusvalmennus (Funding Coaching)

Products and services

• Hautomo (Incubator Program)

Quantifiable outcome

• BiopSense secured €2.5M in EIC Transition funding during Hautomo — the only company in Finland to do so
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Venture Academy (IVA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025IVA is an investor programme for startup and scaleup companies co-hosted annually by Jyväskylän elinkeinopalvelut, European Business Angels Network (EBAN), Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN), Sophia Business Angels (SBA), Entrepreneur Avenue, and Yritystehdas. It is described as a 'game-changing week' for participating startups, providing intensive investor pitching and networking across the Nordic region.
• Jyväskylän elinkeinopalvelut (Jyväskylä Business Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJyväskylä city's economic development services co-host the International Venture Academy and broader startup ecosystem events with Yritystehdas. The city organization supports the startup ecosystem and refers companies to Yritystehdas's services.
• Entrepreneur AvenueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEntrepreneur Avenue co-hosts the International Venture Academy investor programme with Yritystehdas and other ecosystem partners.
• University of JyväskyläcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple Hautomo startups (BiopSense, Weeefiner, Fibion, Binaré) originated from University of Jyväskylä research. Yritystehdas has developed deep expertise in commercializing research-based technology from this university, serving as a pipeline for spin-off companies.
• JAMK University of Applied SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJyväskylä University of Applied Sciences contributes talent and potential spin-off ideas to the Yritystehdas ecosystem. RSD's founder cited JAMK as a source of future talent for growing companies in Jyväskylä.
• SiemensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRapid Structural Design (RSD) operates as a Siemens technology partner. While not a direct partnership with Yritystehdas, RSD's Siemens relationship is highlighted as an example of the high-caliber partnerships Hautomo companies can access.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maria 01: Helsinki-based startup hub and incubator offering co-working, community, and investor connections for early-stage Finnish startups. Most directly comparable Finnish peer in mission (incubate high-growth startups) and geography (Finland), but operates at significantly larger scale in the capital region.
• Demola: Tampere-based innovation platform connecting university students and companies for co-creation projects. Comparable in its university-linked, multi-stakeholder approach to early-stage innovation support, though more project-based than Yritystehdas's long-duration incubator format.
• NewCo Helsinki: City of Helsinki-backed startup and growth company services organization providing coaching, events, and workspace. Comparable as a municipally-backed startup support entity, though focused on the Helsinki metropolitan area rather than Central Finland.
• Aalto Startup Center: University-linked startup incubator based at Aalto University in Espoo, offering pre-seed and seed-stage coaching to research-based startups. Directly comparable in the research-spin-off pipeline model and 2-year coaching format that Yritystehdas operates with University of Jyväskylä.
• Startup Sauna: Helsinki-based startup accelerator and community focused on early-stage Nordic founders. Comparable as a Finnish startup support organization, though more accelerator-format and student-linked in heritage versus Yritystehdas's regional incubator model.
• Kiuas Accelerator: Finnish pre-seed/seed accelerator combining coaching with a €300K-€500K investment. Comparable in the early-stage startup support mission, though Kiuas takes equity and provides capital where Yritystehdas operates an equity-free coaching-only model.
• Kasvu Open: Finnish nationwide coaching program for growth-oriented SMEs and startups, offering sparring sessions with experienced coaches. Closely comparable in the coaching-led, no-equity service model targeting Finnish growth companies, though it operates as a national program rather than a single-site incubator.

Broad incumbents

• Business Finland: Finnish government organization providing innovation funding, export services, and startup support programs. Comparable as an institutional startup support ecosystem in Finland, though operating at national level with funding instruments rather than hands-on coaching like Yritystehdas.
• Slush: Helsinki-headquartered global startup event and ecosystem organization. Comparable as a Finnish-born startup ecosystem player, though Slush operates at much larger scale focused on events and global investor matchmaking rather than hands-on coaching.

Regional players

• Boost Turku: Turku-based startup incubator and community. Comparable as a Finnish regional startup incubator serving a specific city/region, though operating in the Turku area rather than competing directly in the Jyväskylä catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/yritystehdas
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgDhG8PLB3RqhNJCE8JkZoA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yritystehdas
• Facebookfacebook.com/jklyritystehdas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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