Zebra ScaleUp

In the Zebra ScaleUp project, all sectors where growth potential and joint interest exists are targeted. The goal is to assist selected companies with the determination to achieve substantial growth within five years from the commencement of their operations.  

The participating companies are called "zebra startups". Special traits of these companies include sustainable growth and the simultanious ambition towards economical, societal and ecological benefits. These zebra companies act as an alternative to unicorns that are known in the startup community for aggressive growth towards a billion USD evaluation.

The companies participating should have the necessary product development capacities and ambition to grow, and they should target scaling up (raising investments, establishing presence outside of the home market or developing business models) their businesses.  

The work done within the project will consist of ecosystem engagement, bootcamp, one on one trainings and final seminar, and the project aims for following benefits for the target group companies: 

• Awareness raising of potential growth companies  

• Product development to facilitate growth of the target group companies  

• Process development and digitalisation of the target group companies  

• Skills development for improved capacity of target group companies  

• Market opportunities research to support scaling-up activities of supported  
  companies  

• Branding and marketing promoting the business development of target group  
  companies  

• Business model development and expansion of operations in targeted  
  companies  

• Experience exchange and learning as result of joint implementation 
   

Zebra ScaleUp will run from April 2024 to February 2027. The project is a part of the Interreg Central Baltic program and is therefore targeted towards companies in the Central Baltic Region (Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia)