Catalyze Group joins Maria 01 as Ecosystem Partner

Amsterdam, Helsinki, 18 July 2025 – Catalyze Group is proud to announce its official partnership with Maria 01, the leading startup campus in the Nordics, based in Helsinki.

Joining Maria 01’s vibrant start-up community

As a recognised Ecosystem Partner and Service Provider, Catalyze will provide strategic support to Maria 01’s vibrant community of early-stage tech and impact-driven startups, sharing our expertise in non-dilutive funding, and innovation strategy.

As part of this partnership, Catalyze becomes an active member of the Maria 01 community, helping startups across sectors such as life sciences, sustainability, digitalisation, and industrial innovation, to unlock critical funding opportunities and accelerate their growth.

Providing Grant Writing & Business Consulting Services to Maria 01 Start-Ups

Catalyze will provide grant writing and business consulting services to the start-ups at Maria 01, focusing on maximising their success in securing non-dilutive financing from programmes under the European Innovation Council (EIC), Horizon Europe, Business Finland, and more. In addition, Catalyze will deliver on-campus and online workshops throughout the year, to further support the Maria 01 community with financing strategies.

The partnership also marks Catalyze’s physical presence at Maria 01, with our Business Developer, Rashad Ismayil, joining the Helsinki campus as a local representative and first point of contact for resident startups.

Maria 01 & Catalyze comment on the partnership

“We’re thrilled to welcome Catalyze Group to the Maria 01 ecosystem,” says Marina Lange, Partner Account Manager at Maria 01. “Their deep expertise in driving innovation—especially across life sciences, sustainability and digitalisation—and their impressive track record securing over €2 billion in funding for transformative ventures make them an ideal partner for us. We look forward to collaborating with their team to empower our startups and accelerate meaningful impact together.”

Maria 01 has become one of Europe’s most prominent startup hubs, housing 240+ growth-stage companies and a network of investors, corporate partners, and ecosystem builders. With this collaboration, Catalyze and Maria 01 are united in their mission to enable ambitious innovators to bring groundbreaking solutions to global markets.

“We are very excited to join the Maria 01 community and contribute to its dynamic innovation ecosystem,” says Theodoor Rutgers, Chief Strategy Officer at Catalyze. “At Catalyze, we are passionate about helping game-changing ventures succeed, throughout every stage of their innovation journey. Through this partnership, we aim to equip Maria 01 startups with the insights and strategic guidance needed to win non-dilutive funding and scale impactful solutions across Europe and beyond.”

Catalyze’s presence at Maria 01 begins this summer, with upcoming visits and the first on-campus workshops to be announced soon.

About Catalyze

At Catalyze we commit ourselves to accelerate innovations that have a positive impact on the world. We are the driving force for innovations across the fields of Life Sciences and Sustainability. Our offering of strategic consulting services, funding consulting, project management and more, deliver impactful expertise for all development stages. With a proven track record and the highest quality and success rate in the industry, we aim to be the consulting partner of choice to drive the success of meaningful innovation projects.

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