{"id":19354,"date":"2026-09-10T10:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T07:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/bescaled-forum-2026-for-defense-security-and-resilience-startups\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:54:26","slug":"bescaled-forum-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/en\/bescaled-forum-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BeScaled Forum 2026 \u2013 for defense, security and resilience startups"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19354\" class=\"elementor elementor-19354 elementor-19286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47859d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47859d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28404d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f28404d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>BeScaled Forum takes place in H\u00e4meenlinna, Finland, bringing together startups, industry and investors in the defense, security and resilience sector. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c4452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2c4452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaledForum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19299\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaledForum.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaledForum-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaledForum-1024x320.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaledForum-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaledForum-1536x480.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fee8d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fee8d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf868c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bf868c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"124\"><strong>For whom?<\/strong><br>For startups operating in or entering the defense, security, and resilience sector, as well as investors and industry partners looking for collaboration opportunities in this space.<\/p><p>The event centers on one core question: how do you move from interesting technology to something that is relevant, credible and ready for the market?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef3aa1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ef3aa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c755109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c755109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Program<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p>Keynotes from the Finnish Defense Forces on new innovation activities, and from ICEYE on scaling from \u20ac1M to \u20ac100M+ in revenue<\/p><\/li><li><p>Pitch presentations from the first BeScaled cohort of startups<\/p><\/li><li><p>Patria presents real industry needs and challenges as an industry partner (reversed pitch)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Investor panel with Tesi, Redstone Nordics, FiBAN and Nordic Corporate Finance; moderated by Ville Vesterinen (Slush co-founder)<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dd202 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4dd202\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9c561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e9c561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f4cd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\"> Verkatehdas, H\u00e4meenlinna, Finland<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f4c5.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcc5\">  1. October 2026<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f55a.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd5a\"> 11.00\u201317.00<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f39f.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f\"> Free of charge, pre-registration required<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e5077 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f2e5077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tapahtumat.linnan.fi\/attend\/e4rKB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register for the event!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49ed6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c49ed6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1aaa0f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e1aaa0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10a583 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d10a583\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2c353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2c353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>BeScaled Forum is part of the Interreg Central Baltic Program. <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68433a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68433a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd40dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efd40dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaled-partners-1024x188.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaled-partners-1024x188.png 1024w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaled-partners-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaled-partners-768x141.png 768w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BeScaled-partners.png 1053w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BeScaled Forum takes place in H\u00e4meenlinna, Finland, bringing together startups, industry and investors in the defense, security and resilience sector. For whom?For startups operating in or entering the defense, security, and resilience sector, as well as investors and industry partners looking for collaboration opportunities in this space. 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