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Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership Funding Call 2026
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Startup funding for international growth
Programme — check the current round
- Deadline
- No fixed deadline
- Grant amount
- Not stated — see the official call
- Funding rate
- Set by the funding service terms
- Likely applicant types
- Companies, SMEs / start-ups From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
- Funder
- Business Finland
- Reference
- Business Finland: Startup funding for international growth
- Last checked
- 15 Nov 2026
Programme overview
Do you want to grow internationally? We fund ambitious startups at different stages of growth: the Sprint grant is suitable for launching R&D activities or significant changes in the direction of business, the R&D funding is suitable for the development of new products, services, production methods or business models, and the Deep Tech Accelerator (DTA) is suitable for launching deep tech startups.
Who can apply
Our Sprint financing is suitable for small companies that employ fewer than 50 people and have an annual turnover or balance sheet total of no more than EUR 10 million. Please note that if the company is not independent, its interconnectedness and ownership may affect the size category.
Applicant categories are a starting point. The official call decides eligibility.
Timing
See the service page for the application window.
How to apply
- Apply through the funder’s official page (link below); it states the procedure, documents and deadline.
From the call text
- Who can apply
- Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
- Company stage
- We fund ambitious startups at different stages of growth: the Sprint grant is suitable for launching R&D activities or significant changes in the direction of business, the R&D funding is suitable for the development of new products, services, production methods or business models, and the Deep Tech Accelerator (DTA) is suitable for launching deep tech startups.
- Single applicant or consortium
- Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
- Where applicants must be based
- Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
- Where to apply
- Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where these facts come from
| Fact | Value | How we know | Taken from the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | Unknown — not stated in the source we hold | unknown | — |
| Amount per applicant | Unknown — not stated in the source we hold | unknown | — |
| Total budget | Unknown — not stated in the source we hold | unknown | — |
| Funding rate | Unknown — not stated in the source we hold | unknown | — |
| Who can apply | Our Sprint financing is suitable for small companies that employ fewer than 50 people and have an annual turnover or balance sheet total of no more than EUR 10 million. Please note that if the company is not… | read from the official text | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Where to apply | Unknown — not stated in the source we hold | unknown | — |
Official sources
Facts on this page were read from the official page on 15 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.
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