Vantaa Innovation Activator: Fueling Ecosystem Transformation in Finland
The Vantaa Innovation Activator (VIA) cemented its role as a cornerstone of regional economic transformation during the first half of 2026. Built as a permanent innovation infrastructure by the industrial accelerator G-Gravity in partnership with the City of Vantaa, VIA moved past traditional tech adoption to pioneer systemic, ecosystem-driven growth. The initiative’s first-half milestones culminated in June 2026 with a landmark community event focused on “Capital Behind Growth,” establishing a clear blueprint for the region’s industrial future. NFBT provides strong support to G-Gravity in the building and communicating of Vantaa Innovation Activator
Activating Ecosystem Capital
Throughout the first six months of 2026, VIA focused on bridging the gaps between isolated market sectors. Instead of treating innovation as a purely technological pursuit, the platform successfully activated multiple forms of interdependent capital:
- Social and Knowledge Capital: VIA transformed standard corporate networking into high-trust collaboration. By creating structured environments for open dialogue, the initiative enabled local enterprises, researchers, and public figures to share sensitive operational insights and solve shared regional bottlenecks.
- Technology and AI Capital: The platform actively steered companies away from superficial software integration. Work programs in 1H 2026 emphasized deep organizational alignment, helping businesses reshape their underlying workflows and business models to fully exploit artificial intelligence and automated systems.
- Industrial Synergy: VIA leveraged Vantaa’s dense high-technology cluster. The activator served as a vital “soft-landing” mechanism for international startups and scaling SMEs, safely embedding them alongside global leaders in semiconductors, precise measurement, and advanced manufacturing.
Addressing Structural Challenges
The core of VIA’s 1H 2026 activities targeted the friction points stifling local productivity. Rather than applying temporary fixes, the initiative organized specialized working sessions to directly address systemic talent mismatches. By bringing academic institutions and industrial employers to the same table, VIA helped design adaptive frameworks to upskill the local workforce for high-tech manufacturing roles.
Additionally, the platform tackled the challenge of market reinvestment. VIA facilitated critical pipelines connecting scaling businesses with institutional investors who offer patient, strategic capital rather than short-term funding.
The Path Ahead
The first half of 2026 proved that isolated financing is insufficient for sustainable regional development. The primary conclusion emerging from VIA’s mid-year review is that long-term economic resilience relies heavily on continuous knowledge sharing and systemic digital integration.
By functioning as an ecosystem orchestrator rather than a traditional business incubator, VIA has successfully turned regional proximity into a distinct competitive advantage. As the initiative moves into the second half of the year, its established framework stands as a proven model for modern industrial transformation, ensuring Vantaa remains a premier destination for high-tech innovation and sustainable economic growth.
NFBT Partners with chaoyang environment group to Advance Smart w2E Technology in finland
In May 2026, a delegation from Chaoyang Environment Group (CEG), led by its Chairman Pi Meng, recently visited Finland for a series of technology exchanges and business negotiations. The visit aimed to align with international advanced technical standards, broaden channels for international cooperation in the field of integrated municipal waste management, and enhance the company’s core competitiveness, thereby contributing to China-Finland collaboration.
A key outcome of the trip was the business talks and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Finnish company Non-Fungible Brand Technology Co., Ltd. (NFBT). The discussions focused on the pathways for introducing AI-powered smart incineration technology, system adaptation, and commercialization. The formal signing of the MoU marks a substantial step forward for Chaoyang Environment in the intelligent upgrading of waste incineration, leveraging digital twin technology, and AI algorithm empowerment. It lays a solid foundation for subsequent technology iteration, joint research and development, and industrial application.
The delegation also conducted a field inspection at a benchmark waste-to-energy plant operated by Vantaa Energia Group, a model of the Nordic circular economy and clean energy. The group studied the plant’s mature experience in refined operation and maintenance, intelligent control systems, and energy efficiency optimization. In-depth exchanges were held on full-cycle operational management of power plants, the construction of AI-based smart management platforms, and potential areas for collaboration, further clarifying pathways for mutual technological learning and long-term cooperation.
During the visit, the delegation specially met with Mr. Weller, President of the International Municipal Engineering Association. President Weller detailed the municipal construction situation in Helsinki.
Vantaa Innovation Activator partners HBC/NFBT to build innovation ecosystem in finland
After months of preparation, Vantaa Innovation Activator (VIA) https://vantaa.innovation-activator.eu/ along with Helsinki Blockchain Center (HBC) recently appointed NFBT as digital marketing partner to promote innovation ecosystem in Finland. Mr. Xiang, the CEO of NFBT, is representing the company as a strategic and operational team member in the management team of VIA. This appointment decision is based on careful review of NFBT’s core competence in digital marketing technology and experience in innovation ecosystem from decades of experience in multiple innovative companies and platforms, from Asia to Europe, from big global Fortune 500 companies to fast growing SMEs across various industries, and to cutting edge Start-ups.
The Vantaa Innovation Activator is a permanent, city-backed Innovation Platform that connects Companies, channels Ecosystem Intelligence and builds Vantaa’s capacity to innovate systematically, cycle after cycle. The Vantaa Innovation Activator is where companies connect to create real progress. Across Vantaa’s strategic clusters, SMEs and corporates come together not just to explore innovation, but to align perspectives, share intelligence and act with clarity.
Smart technology to empower business development in gran canary
NFBT’s CEO, Mr. Xiang, had a successful meeting with senior leaders from Camara, the official Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Gran Canaria. Gran Canary Island has lot of great asset to offer outside world for both business business and tourism service. The meeting was hosted by Luis Padrón López (CEO), Santiago de Armas Fariñas (VP and Chairman of MASPALOMAS RESORT, SL), Carmen Garcia (Director of Marketing), Anecto Falcon (CTO) and Daniel Lee (Advisor) at the head office of Camara on February 2, 2026. During the meeting, Mr. Xiang introduced the latest AI technology for marketing and Smart Tourism. Leaders from Camara expressed strong interest in NFBT’s capability and agree to explore further collaboration opportunities to leverage the Marketing Technology tools from NFBT to drive the business of tourism, to promote IP of Gran Canary to the international markets, to improve the efficiency of commercial management.
NFBT Bridges Finland and China on Cooperation on technology development for integrated urban waste management
In January 2026, Beijing Chaoyang Environment Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Gewu Jianwei (Goodeep) Digital Technology Co., Ltd and Hermine Oy (Finland) have reached a MOU of Cooperation on the development of technologies for integrated urban waste management. NFBT facilitate this cooperation as advisor to the 3 parties between Finland and China.
Hermine Oy is a Finnish engineering and environmental technology company specializing in industrial systems integration, process engineering, carbon capture feasibility studies, and retrofit solutions for power and environmental infrastructure. Hermine operates in the Finnish and EU markets for Waste-to-Energy (WtE) and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCU/CCS), providing expertise in engineering design, validation, and systems integration.
The three parties, as a consortium, will jointly explore advanced technologies, processes and market opportunities in the field of urban waste treatment between China and Finland, and promote technological progress, market interaction and common development in the urban waste treatment industry between China and Finland. NFBT is providing Marketing and Technology support to jointly prepare for the application of the “Business Finland – MOST 2025” project or similar national funding program.
AI to improve the efficiency for waste burning industry
The waste-burning industry converts municipal, industrial, and hazardous waste into energy — usually electricity and heat — through controlled combustion processes.
Rather than simply dumping waste into landfills, the industry recovers energy and reduces waste volume while controlling emissions. AI can significantly improve efficiency, safety, and sustainability in the waste-burning (waste-to-energy) industry. Let’s go step-by-step through how AI can be applied, where it brings value, and example use cases.
In this area, China and Finland shared a lot of vision and interest in developing smart solution with AI technology. This remains one important field for NFBT to focus promoting the development and collaboration between China and Finland.
On November 7, 2025, NFBT was invited by Goodeep AI Industry Solution Company to visit one of its pilot project plan in Beijing. Beijing Chaoyang Clean Incineration Center is one of the best in class in China, has hosted visit by leaders from many countries, including Mr. Kai Mykkänen and Mrs. Lipponen from Finland.
During the visits, NFBT had deep discussion with Gooddeep AI on plans to introduce its solutions in Finland to benefit the waste-burning industry in Finland.
NFBT and Dogbrake kicked off strategic co-orporation
After months of teamwork and pilot test, on October 14, 2025, NFBT and Dogbrake Oy have announced that the two companies have reached agreement to jointly develop the innovative project together. Dogbrake Oy is a Finnish Start up company specialized in developing dog related device. NFBT has be appointed by Dogbrake Oy as its partner to develop go-to-market plan for international market, including research, marketing, sales, sourcing and customer service.
AI Empowers business
AI becomes increasing a hot topic around the world from different LLMs to applications in multiple industries. NFBT has been actively developing solutions with AI to empower business. The solutions will help business to effectively identify prospects, to analyze prospects’ market situation and needs, to customize selling points and offers, to draft marketing material for robots to reach out to the selected prospects, to connect to customer’s workflow. These solution tools will increase marketing and sales productivity of a business person, as well as strengthen the competitiveness and service level for an organization.
In September 2025, NFBT was invited by Helsinki Blockchain Center to share its understanding and practice in this subject. During the presentation, Luke Xiang, NFBT’s CEO, had very productive discussion with Professor Alex Norta, Head of the IEEE Blockchain Finland Group and Kenneth Kerhonen, Founder & CEOFounder & CEOKlean Innovations to identify potential collaboration areas.
Introduce smart frame as a new marketing tool
How to apply the latest digital technology to help art exhibition and presentation? How to make the Finnish art shine brighter and smarter? How to enable art collectors to present and appreciate their collections smarter and easier? NFBT recently introduced a new digital frame by working with the industry leading software and hardware to find a solution. The smart frame is designed and developed from China. NFBT is teaming with ARS Longa Galleria and A+ Gallery from Helsinki to test market the new device for art exhibition. The devices are programmed with the art curators with dynamic presentation effect to introduce the art to public. During the test period since April 2025, NFBT’ smart frame has been chosen for marketing the exhibition for Riitta Nelimarkka, a highly respected artist from Finland. This received very positive feedback from audience and media. With feedback from the gallery test, NFBT is working with the development team to improve it and plan for successful launch in Europe.
Smart tourism has huge market potential
Applying AI and digital technology to help tourism attractions to build a dynamic and smart bonding with the visitors and service providers is becoming more and more important. China has a lot of successful use case and effective technology for smart tourism. NFBT has established strong partnership with technology developers and travel operators to adapt the latest technology for Tourism in Southeast Asia and Europe. The solution will be pilot-tested in Hongkong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Finland, Spain, Norway, etc.
Join the journey from ideas to impact
On February 25, 2025 in Helsinki, Innovation Lab: From Ideas to Impact took place at Maria 01 organized by the Chamber of Commerce Finland-Switzerland and START Helsinki to inspire and celebrate entrepreneurship and innovation. Mr. Xiang, CEO of NFBT was invited to attend this event and share learnings of his entrepreneurship journey with speakers and other participates. NFBT is a MarTech Start-up founded by Mr. Xiang in Aug. 2023, as an active member of Helsinki Blockchain Center, Mr. Xiang shared his experience and suggestions to the coming industry conference Trust 2025 with the board of HBC, expressed his commitment to build blockchain application in Finland.
NFBT Helping Pristine to Develop Smart Home Solution for Rental Market
On January 15 2025, NFBT and Pristine announced the agreement to develop the Smart Home solution for rental market in Europe. This is the first formal agreement under the Memorandum of Understanding(“MOU”) signed by the following parties on October 31, 2024. Pristine is a property management company specializing in technology-driven short-term rental services for property owners. The joint project under this Agreement is the development of Smart Room, an AI-powered interior decoration platform aimed at revolutionizing the short-term rental market by optimizing property potential and enhancing guest experience. This project is supported by Business Finland with Innovation Voucher. Commented by Ms. Johanna Marie Yana, the CEO of Pristine, “we selected NFBT to be the partner for Smart Home Solution development due to NFBT’s experience in digital marketing and AI application from both Asia and Europe. The solution will benefit the properties managed by Pristine in both Finland and Malta. “. The development work is estimated to last 3 months.
NFBT is assigned as marketing partner to aciff
On January 20, 2025, the Australia China International Film Association, as the organizer of the
2024 Adelaide Australia China International Film Festival, is officially
commencing the preparation work for the 2025 festival.
To ensure the smooth progress of the festival’s preparations, we are pleased
to appoint Mr. Ming Xiang , CEO of NFBT as the Consultant for the Film Festival. In this role,
NFBT will be responsible for assisting with overall planning and
marketing of the festival, promoting awareness and raising profile, driving
sponsorship and co-marketing, as well as facilitatiing film and guest
invitations and engagement.
This appointment is effective immediately and will remain valid until the
conclusion of the 2025 Australia China International Film Festival.
Jointly attack the aging dementia challenges
One of a major challenges the world is facing is mental and behavioral symptoms and accident risks of older adults with dementia. This is becoming more serious in both China and Nordic countries. This requires close collaboration on research and technical solutions with industry expertise. Nursing School of Peking University is a leading research team in this area, which is actively looking for new technologies like AI and Digital device to attach this challenge.
On January 6, 2025, NFBT is invited to visit the laboratory and discuss possible application with the project core team. Mr. Xiang, CEO of NFBT and Mr. Hou, CTO of NFBT visited the school and had productive meeting with Prof. Wang PhD of the Nursing School of Peking University and Mrs. Han, Deputy Director of Health and Aging Research Institute, China Electronics Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd. Both parties agreed to form a joint working team on research and experiment in this area.
NFBT is to promote REFAMO in asia
In December 2024, Mr. Xiang from NFBT has signed MOU with Mr. Aaltonen from Refamo, https://refamo.fi/, a high tech from Finland who offers the world’s leading steel structure fatigue assessment technology for assets under dynamic loads. The technology was named real-time fatigue monitoring. It is the culmination of more than 20 years of research led by professor Timo Björk at the Laboratory of Steel Structures at LUT. Under the MOU, NFBT will provide brand consulting, marketing service, and business development in Asia. A joint team has been formed and expect to deliver breakthrough work in 2025.
Strategic partnership with Ieee sa / sid / Smart id alliance
On December 1, 2024, NFBT has reached a strategic partnership with IEEE SA / Sid / Smart ID Alliance to explore marketing opportunities with Internet of Things (IOT). Mr. Xiang, CEO of NFBT is appointed as senior advisor to Mr. Sun, the Chairman of IEEE SA / Sid / Smart ID Alliance. With this partnership, NFBT will support by tailoring IoT and Smart ID solutions to industry pain points—security, efficiency, personalization—and leveraging partnerships, education, and flexible pricing, businesses can unlock transformative marketing opportunities while addressing privacy and interoperability challenges.
NFBT joined trust 24
On November 21 and 22 2024 in Vantaa Finland, Trust 24 Symposium kicked two day events organized by Helsinki Blockchain Centre and IEEE Blockchain. Industry experts came to join the speeches and discussion on how to drive Blockchain evelopment in Finland. On November 21, Mr. Xiang, CEO and Founder of NFBT was invited to join the panel discussion on Global Trends in Blockchain Development and Finland’s Position with Pekka Kelkka, Mikko Valjakka, Aleksandra Gustafsson, and Aubrey Hairston. On November 22, Mr. Xiang was invited to join the Fireside Talk with Anita Kalergis to share NFBT’s understanding on Art Meets Commerce: How NFTs are Revolutionizing the Business of Creativity. Mr. Xiang has shared his experience, NFBT’s vision and key focus areas, expecting to work closer with other enterpreneurs and experts in Blockchain development and application to business world.
Match 24 features innovative start-ups in HXRC
On November 19, 2024, HXRC organized Match 24 event, with hundreds of start-ups to attend and show case their product and service. As a hub member of HXRC, NFBT was invited to present its latest MarTech solution in the event. Thousands of visitors, including professionals, entrepreneurs, investor and student attended the event.
NFBT Attended the Finland Sustainability Event In Beijing
On Octocber 29, 2024, Mr. Ming Xiang, CEO and Founder of NFBT, attended the Finland Sustainability Event at the Residence of the Ambassador of Finland. This is in connection with the state visit from Finland to China. During this event, Mr. Xiang had discussion with various stakeholders on Finland Sustainability, including Mr. Ville Skinnari and Mr. Sakari Puisto from the Parliament, and industry leaders from Finnish universities, UPM, Business Finland and Finnish Embassy in China. Attendence are excited to see the huge potential collaboration around this area between Finland and China. NFBT’s smart technology solution is shared in the event and looking forward to contributing more for this collaboration.
NFBT’s hub update at hxrc
On Sept. 23, 2024, Mr. Xiang and Mr. Hou conducted a business update to the hub members of HXRC. Received very positive feedback and comments from HXRC. HXRC is hosting dozens of innvotive start-up entrepreneurs to provide valuable support and promote learning sharing. NFBT has become its member since August 2023.
The 6th TON Helsinki Meetup
On August 28, 2024, Mr. Hou, the CTO and Founder of NFBT, was invited to attend the 6th TON Helsinki Meetup at the Helsinki XR Center, and discussed with Mahdi on ways to grow the TON Helsinki community in Finland.
Get ready for the Trust 24 forum
On Auguest 26, 2024, Mr. Xiang, CEO and Founder of NFBT was invited to attend Trust 24 Forum Organizer Committe to discuss how to leverage this event to promote stronger Web 3 community in Finland. Trust 24 is a Community Event of Slush 2024, organized by HBC and IEEE. NFBT was invited to attend this event with other industry players to build Web 3 together in Finland
NFBT Has Completed the Furture3 Bootcamp Organized by TON Fundation and HashKey
On May 24, 2024, Singapore, Future 3 Boot Camp has completed the 5 month long program, organized by Ton Fundation and HashKey Global. NFBT participated this Camp with TONTIX project, receiving very positive comment from the organizers.
NFBT Presented its latest TONTIX development in HongHong Web 3 Festival
April 8, Hongkong. Web3 Festival Hongkong is one of the largest Blockchain event in the world. There are thousands of companies and entrepreneurs attending this event, organized by HashKey Group. NFBT was invited to present its latest TONTIX project in the festival during the TON Day. Mr Xiang, CEO and Founder of NFBT shared the product demo and presented its huge potential to the audience and received very encouraging feedback from the attendence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv3m6BBqKSw
NFBT Pitches Shark Tank Malta with UserXpress
In December 2023, NFBT was selected and pitched its UserXpress business idea to Shark Tank Malta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVqYt3eifoI&t=18s
Match XR 2023 – Explore the Finnish XR & emerging tech scene
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NFBT was invited to present in the 20th Seed Forum HelsinkI
November 2023, Helsinki. 20st Seed Forum Helsinki for the 1st time hosted in the HQ of the Nordic Investment Bank 😀10 investor ready start-ups pitching from the Nordic Region of Europe. NFBT was norminated by Buisness Helsinki to attend and present in this forum
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NFBT attended AI Monday, to discuss the AI potential with industry leaders.
