Jari Tapio Mieskonen

Aito Technologies Oy provides business and customer experience management software solutions. The firm also provides roll out services, which include implementation, training, launch support, and software support services; and value-adding professional services, such as consultation and hosting services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Conor Venture Partners Oy (Conor) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Manu Mäkelä and Sami Ahvenniemi. The firm is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Smartner Information Systems Oy develops and markets mobile software solutions. The company's solutions are available with mobile operators such as O2, Vodafone Ireland, Swisscom Mobile and Radiolinja. It has offices in Cambridge, Paris, Madrid and Gothenburg. The company was founded in September 1999 by Mika Uusitalo & Jussi Räisänen and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

TactoTek Oy manufactures products that integrate printed circuitry and discrete electrical components into mass-produced three-dimensional injection molded plastics. Its technologies integrate flexible circuit printing, surface mounting electronic components, thermoforming, in-mold labeling and injection molding into a solution that enables mass producible three dimensional in-mold electronics. The firm's services include design optimization for in-mold electronics; tooling and fixture design; screen printing; surface mount technology; three-dimensional forming; injection molding; finishing; assembly and testing. The company was founded by Antti Johannes Keränen in 2011 and is headquartered in Kempele, Finland.

Eqvitec Partners Oy (EP) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1997, they provide equity and mezzanine financing. The firm manages a concentrated portfolio of more than 50 firms invested through a number of funds.

Sitra Management Oy (Sitra) is a venture capital subsidiary of the Government of Finland founded in 1967. The firm is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Plexpress offers high-content gene expression analysis for cell biology research, enabling higher throughput and providing more information than competitors' products. Plexpress analysis service is a cost and time efficient solution for large screens in preclinical drug discovery studies, safety assays and yeast studies. Plexpress was established as a spinoff from the Finnish Technology Research Center VTT in 2007. Including R&D at VTT, the company's TRAC technology has been developed continuously for nearly 10 years and it has been documented in over 15 publications. The technology was originally developed for demanding bioprocess applications, which required a very robust solution for gene expression analysis. The principal developers of the technology, Hans Soderlund and Jari Rautio, are still closely involved with the company as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board and VP of R&D, respectively. Since starting operations in 2008, the company has carried out projects using the TRAC technology in the fields of pharmaceutical development and academic research.