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Circular Economy & Bio Industry Meetup

Date: 22.10.2026 klo 16:00-17:30

Location: Tampere University, Hervanta campus, Main Building (Päärakennus)

Address: Korkeakoulunkatu 10, 33720

Organizer: Startup.Tampere

Language: English

Original description of the event:

Are you building, working with, or interested in the next wave of circular economy and bio-based innovations?

​Join us on October 22nd for an afternoon meetup bringing together founders, industry experts and practitioners. We’ll dive deep into what it takes to scale and fund sustainable technologies, tracing the path from early-stage venture capital to growth-stage industrial execution.

​​Insights you’ll walk away with

​Early-Stage VC Landscape

  • ​Tuomo Veivo (Investor, Redstone): Market Trends and Early-Stage VC Opportunities in circular economy
  • ​About the Speaker: With extensive experience across private equity, infrastructure, and venture capital, Tuomo focuses on early-stage investments where capital creates the highest impact. He currently works with Redstone Blue, a new maritime venture fund focused on the Blue Economy.

​Scaling Up & Growth-Stage Execution

  • ​Iiro Tiilikainen (Technical Director, Taaleri Bioindustry): Growth-stage funding, industrial scaling, and practical execution
  • ​About the Speaker: Bringing over two decades of heavy process industry expertise (including past roles at ABB, Outotec, and Metso), Iiro leads technical strategy and project development for Taaleri’s bioindustry funds. He will share hands-on insights from scaling real-world industrial assets.

​Facilitated Discussion & Networking

​An open, facilitated dialogue exploring current state and future outlook of the circular economy sector, followed by networking with fellow founders, experts, and ecosystem members.

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