Maria 01’s Post

✨ Maria 01 Monthly Recap — March ✨ March was eventful and full of big wins for our community! First up, we released the Maria 01 Impact Report 2024, highlighting how global collaboration and purpose-driven innovation are shaping the future: 🌍 36% of our startups are founded by international teams, raising nearly 60% of all funding. 💡 40% of our startups are impact-focused. 📈 Over the last decade, Maria 01 startups and alumni have generated €1.551 billion in revenue and contributed €609 million in salaries. You can check out the link to the full report and watch the launch recording in the comments. 🚀 Community Highlights from March ✨ With Finland needing more startups and international talent to drive innovation, we hosted the Startup Election Debate to spark conversations on entrepreneurship and work migration. ✨ Supersight was selected by Helsinki City to help optimise learning space utilisation—huge congrats! ✨ Shoutout to Flow Computing, Taito.ai, FinanceKey and alumni Hamina Wireless and ReOrbit for making Talouselämä’s list of Finland’s 10 most promising startups! ✨ Product Sense raised a €1.5M pre-seed round, led by our Investor Network Member Peak—amazing news! ✨ Linear was once again named one of the Enterprise Tech 30 companies—well deserved! ✨ Our Impact Report findings were featured in Talouselämä, Helsingin Kaupunki, Startup News, Arctic Startup, Kauppalehti, Startups Magazine, Helsinki Times, Helsingin Uutiset, Tech Funding News, Tekniikka&Talous, and more! March was packed with milestones, and we can’t wait for what’s next. Let’s keep building the future—together! 💙 #Maria01 #Startups #Innovation #Impact