Maria 01: Meet the 10 winning startups from the NOW Pitching Competition 2025
The event brought together more than 100 startups from 20 countries, who pitched their boldest ideas to a jury composed of investors, journalists, and industry leaders.
The innovation campus Maria 01 became the epicenter of global entrepreneurship by hosting the first edition of the Maria 01 NOW Pitch Competition. The event brought together more than 100 startups from 20 countries, who pitched their boldest ideas to a jury composed of investors, journalists, and industry leaders.
Organized in collaboration with Sisu Factory, the competition unfolded across two parallel stages and featured 10 thematic tracks that reflected today’s most relevant industries, including artificial intelligence, deep tech, health, sustainability, productivity, and future energy.
Each startup had 3 minutes to present their proposal, followed by a live Q&A session with the jury. The tracks were scheduled in time blocks throughout the day, allowing attendees to choose presentations of interest.
Winners by thematic Track:
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- Play and Learn: BetterEd (Philippines)
- Health and Wellbeing: MultivisionDx (Finland): builds AI-powered decision-support tools for personalized diagnosis and treatment selection for solid cancer.
- Future Energy: Rebelvolt (Finland): Finnish company specialized in emission-free energy storage.
- DeepTech and AI: Flow Computing (Finland): enables the next generation of CPU performance for the most demanding applications, such as locally-hosted AI and general-purpose parallel computing.
- Work and Productivity: Clarvo (Finland): creates AI-powered solutions that empower people and organizations to reach their full potential.
- Mobility and Smart Tech: Casion (Indonesia): Deploys, manages, and maintains electric vehicle charging stations. Offers comprehensive services to owners and end-users in Indonesia.
- Fintech and Security: NROC Security (Finland): helps unlock the benefits of GenAI for your business users without the risks.
- Industry and Infrastructure: Reverlast (Finland): They’re building floating docks using retired wind turbine blades.
- Marketplace and Platform: Axcels (Finland): is the AI Marketing Studio built exclusively for tech SMEs, transforming complex tech products into compelling marketing content in minutes.
- Sustainability and GreenTech: Paahtu (Finland): has a mission of transforming coffee waste into sustainable, eco-friendly firewood products.
The Maria 01 NOW Pitching Competition positions itself as a key platform to connect emerging talent with capital, mentors, and global growth opportunities.
With a strong international presence and a focus on cutting-edge innovation, the event highlights Finland’s commitment to fostering entrepreneurship and international collaboration.