Neogames Finland, together with South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk), is organising Get Funded 2026, a half-day event focusing on funding opportunities for game companies and aspiring game entrepreneurs.
📅 Wednesday, 4 November 2026 | 13:00–17:00
📍 University of Helsinki, Main Building, Pieni juhlasali, 4th floor, Fabianinkatu 33, Helsinki
The event is aimed particularly at early-stage game companies, first-time founders, aspiring game entrepreneurs and teams considering the commercial continuation of their game project. Get Funded will combine presentations from funding organisations and experts with practical experiences from game companies and entrepreneurs.
The event is free of charge and held in English. You can join us in Helsinki or follow the programme online.
🎟️ On-site participation: Advance registration is required due to limited venue capacity.
💻 Online participation: Watch the livestream via the University of Helsinki’s Unitube service. No registration is required, but you can register for a free online ticket to receive event updates and reminders.
👉 Register for Get Funded 2026 on Eventbrite
👉 Watch the livestream on Unitube (4 November, 13:00–17:00 EET)
What to expect
The programme will cover topics including early-stage company funding, public funding opportunities available in Finland, EU funding and practical considerations when preparing a company for funding.
The event will combine presentations from funding organisations and experts with practical perspectives from game companies and entrepreneurs.
The programme
The programme and speakers have been announced! See the latest programme and speaker information on Eventbrite.
Programme and timings are subject to minor changes.
Before the event – further resources
Considering starting a game company or already building an early-stage business? Neogames has compiled resources to help founders and teams consider some of the key questions around company formation, business models, teams, markets, production scope and funding.
👉 Starting a Game Company in Finland: a Neogames starting point for prospective founders and early-stage teams, including links to relevant official information on establishing and operating a business in Finland.
👉 Finnish Game Industry Entrepreneurship Paths: a Neogames study examining different entrepreneurship paths and the early decisions that can influence a game company’s growth, profitability and sustainability. The report and visualisation are currently available in Finnish only.
Get Funded 2026 is organised by Neogames Finland in cooperation with South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk) as part of the Creative Digital Growth Booster (CDG Booster) project.
The project is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Central Baltic Programme 2021–2027.