17TECH OY IS A FINNISH DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR AND A VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM

17Tech runs structured programs to help early- to mid-stage startups grow rapidly by providing investment, mentorship, workspace, and connections to investors, future users and a peer network in the defense industry.  

A GREAT VISION NEEDS EXCEPTIONAL ALLIES

We act as a bridge builder between different defense forces and alliances enabling rapid innovation, collaboration, and deployment of critical defense technologies. 17Tech is collaborating with NATO and Ukrainian accelerators, investors and front-line operators to ensure relevance of the solutions. This includes structured access to testing of the solutions.

DEDICATED TO FOUNDERS

Our small team brings decades of insight and experience to the close relationships we build with founders. We believe in a founder’s autonomy, and we’re here to help when companies need it most. This foundation is reinforced by decades of experience in accelerators, hackathons, and innovation platforms worldwide. Our team and partners carry a proven track record in global aerospace and defense consulting, hundreds of successful investments, and applied technology innovation. 

BEST PRODUCTS ARE NOT MADE, THEY ARE ENGINEERED

17Tech has a unique “organic product development” methodology. It is used successfully with technology focused rapidly evolving war scenarios. It has been developed based on Ukraine war product development experiences. 

WE INVEST ACROSS AREAS, BUT THIS IS WHAT’S CAPTURING OUR ATTENTION RIGHT NOW

• UAV AI based swarm solutions

• UAV defense

• autonomous UGV solutions

• EW

• EW resilient comms

• troops readiness and resilience

• sensors and sensor AI data mining

• cybersecurity.

Apply now!

Apply now to our accelerator starting in January 2026. We’ll provide funding up to €40k in exchange for 4-12% of shares, but the most important is that we’ll change the way startups do products with feedback loops to real battlefields. This is your opportunity to develop and test your products where they are intended to be used. Tomorrow’s tech tested today.

And when validated we’ll introduce them to defence forces together.