*ship Startup Festival
*ship is an international acceleration and development platform for early-stage startups. It is also an excellent learning environment for anyone interested in entrepreneurship. The event includes the traditional Pitch Captain Competition, in addition to which we offer a mentoring program for competing startups. There is more to the event, especially from the visitors’ perspective, which you should read more about below.
*ship sails to Xamk – Kotka Campus 7.-8.5.2026!
What to expect from *ship?
Startups
From early stage to open seas – apply now to Pitch Captain Competition to get a change to pitch your startup and win!
Application deadline 15.4.2026
Visitors
No pitching required, just good vibes – come aboard *ship as a visitor
Our partners 2025
RDI partners
Digital Economy
Varustamo – supporting entrepreneurs through business transfer
Creating a service model for business transfer to Kymenlaakso.
Digital Economy
Kymenlaakso GoGlo – Global Growth & Business Networks
The goal of the Kymenlaakso GoGlo project is to increase scalable and…
Location
Contacts
Mikko Vihanto
Festival Captain
Srishti Jain
Startup & Mentor Relations
Henna Suortti
Communications & Marketing
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