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Key people at Kasvun Roihu.
Kasvun Roihu, based in Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland, developed and operated growth programs for startups and SMEs, providing free sparring, coaching, and networking for business growth and internationalization. The organization connected companies with partners, investors, and markets through initiatives like Kasvu Open, Grow to Market, and Grow to USA. Innovestor acquired 50% of Kasvun Roihu shares in spring 2018, completing a full acquisition by summer 2019 and renaming it Innovestor Ignite Ltd. Kasvun Roihu was a shareholder in Kasvu Open Oy, with Innovestor holding 25% alongside Central Finland Chamber of Commerce (51%), City of Jyväskylä (14%), and Aava & Bang (10%). Matti Härkönen served as CEO. Founding details are not publicly available. Its business model centers on operated as a growth program builder, acquired by Innovestor, shifting from partial ownership to full subsidiary providing corporate venturing services, involved in non-profit Kasvu Open Oy as shareholder and organizer.
Key people at Kasvun Roihu.
Kasvun Roihu was a Finnish growth-program and internationalisation services company that ran targeted accelerator-style programs (notably the “Grow to USA” program) and helped SMEs scale and enter foreign markets; it was acquired and integrated into Innovestor’s growth and corporate venturing activities beginning in 2018–2019[1][3][4].
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