The Startup Refugees Fund is administrated by Startup Refugees, a Finnish non-profit organization supporting refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants in entrepreneurship and employment. The non-profit association behind Startup Refugees is called Phoenix ra and it holds a money collection permit that allows collecting donations in Finland. Startup Refugees has a history of supporting newcomers in starting businesses since 2015 and Startup Refugees Fund is the latest innovation of the association.  

The Startup Refugees Fund is for pioneering companies that want to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Donating to the Fund is a great way to bring these topics alive and communicate your values internally and externally.

The companies donating to the Fund can have their logo put on the Fund webpage and can use our logo in their communications. They can be invited to a jury that evaluates the business ideas of Startup Refugees Business Program participants and receive information about interesting startups being born in the Startup Refugees network.

A company can donate to the fund by contacting us through info@startuprefugees.com, individuals cannot unfortunately donate due to legal reasons. We are always looking for new partners and ready to build a tailored CSR or Diversity & Inclusion program related to Startup Refugees Fund. Just give a bell to us and let’s plan it together!

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The funding is meant for all current and aspiring newcomer entrepreneurs who have participated in the Startup Refugees Business Program. A new funding round starts each autumn. 

In the first round the recipients of the fund are shortlisted by a jury consisting of Startup Refugees team members. In the second round an official jury is established with two representatives from the Startup Refugees network being either company representatives or experienced individuals and with one entrepreneur representative coming from a migrant or refugee background.