No upfront fee
The full fee is priced against your project, starting from EUR 5,000, and it is due only when your Business Finland funding decision is positive and your project is accepted. Nothing is billed before that.
Business Finland funding
Turn your AI idea into a funded Business Finland R&D project.
For Finnish companies whose CEO or founder needs a straight answer: is this project fundable, what would it take, and who does the work.
No sales pitch first. Get a clear read on whether it is worth applying.
Pay on success
We only win when you win.
There is no upfront fee. Our fee is tied to your funding. When Business Finland says yes and the money lands, we have earned it, and not before.
We back the projects we take
We take on the projects we believe can be funded, and we put our own fee behind that judgment. Our confidence shows up in how we get paid.
One shared outcome
Because we are paid on success, we are pulling for exactly what you are: an approved application and funding in the bank. Same incentive, same finish line.
The funding decision itself is always Business Finland's to make. What sits with us is the fee: no cost until success, then tied to your win.
Who qualifies
Who qualifies for Business Finland R&D funding?
Business Finland funds development risk, not routine delivery.
The company needs to be Finnish-registered with a scalable model. Beyond that, evaluators look for three things before the application is worth writing.
A clear problem, with real uncertainty in solving it
You can state exactly what you want to develop and why. Within that, there is genuine technical or commercial uncertainty, not routine software delivery or tool configuration, which is what the innovation element of a grant actually funds.
Budget and delivery capacity
There is a rough budget range, eligible cost logic, and internal people or partners who can actually execute the work packages.
A credible market path
Success creates new capability, IP, product advantage, or export growth, with an adoption path that outlives the project itself.
Track record
Real Business Finland applications, real approvals.
Business Finland approvals span the full range BRNSFT works across, from a EUR 70,000 early-stage Tempo grant to a EUR 957,000 R&D award, across four approvals totaling EUR 1.57M.
Process
How does the Business Finland application process work?
A clear path from idea to decision.
Funding fit call
Clarify goals, company context, project maturity, and likely Business Finland fit.
Project shaping
Define the problem you want to solve, size the technical or commercial uncertainty in it, and work out whether AI is actually the right part of the answer, alongside the development plan, budget range, and expected impact.
Application build
Prepare the narrative, project plan, financials, risk logic, and answers evaluators need.
Approval and execution
Support discussions, revisions, launch planning, project management, and AI implementation choices.
Pricing
How much does Business Finland application support cost?
EUR 5,000-20,000, priced against your project size. EUR 5,000 for projects up to EUR 250,000, EUR 10,000 for EUR 250,000-500,000, and EUR 15,000-20,000 for larger projects, plus an optional 2% project management fee. No upfront fee: pay only upon funding success, when Business Finland approves the application.
For scale: fees run EUR 5,000-20,000 against funded projects of EUR 70,000-957,000, a small fraction of the funding at stake. Nothing is due until Business Finland says yes.
Application SupportEUR 5,000-20,000
Talk about thisEUR 5,000 for projects up to EUR 250k, EUR 10,000 for EUR 250k-500k, EUR 15,000-20,000 above EUR 500k, plus an optional 2% project management fee. No upfront fee: pay only upon funding success.
RecommendedFull PartnershipCustom
Talk about thisEverything in Application Support, plus AI advisory, embedded implementation support, and ongoing R&D guidance, integrated into one partnership.
AI AdvisoryEUR 100/hour
Talk about thisPure AI advisory without funding support: use case identification, technical-business translation, R&D project design, and implementation guidance. Fits companies with their own funding.
FAQs
Quick answers before the first call.
Who is a good fit for Business Finland R&D funding?
A Finnish company with a scalable business model, genuine development uncertainty, and a project that creates new capability beyond routine product work is usually a stronger fit.
How much funding can an AI R&D project receive?
Many projects land in the EUR 100,000-EUR 500,000+ range, depending on eligible costs, project ambition, company size, and Business Finland's evaluation.
Can BRNSFT help before we know the AI use case?
Yes. The first step is often turning a broad AI ambition into a concrete use case, project hypothesis, and funding path.
Do you guarantee approval?
No consultant can guarantee an independent funding decision. We improve the odds by shaping a credible project, realistic plan, and clear application.
Lead magnets
Start with a diagnostic, not a guess.
Answer a few questions. You get a result and a recommended next step.
Who you work with
Roberto Hanas
Founder, BRNSFT Capital
AI/R&D operator with a background as AI Director of Operations at VUO. Every diagnostic, application, and advisory engagement is handled directly by the founder, not handed to a junior team.
Talk to RobertoNext step
Tell us what you want Business Finland to fund.
We will give you a direct read on funding fit, likely grant range, and whether an application is worth your time.