Virnex Group is a Finnish software company founded in 2019, and has specialised in data and AI solutions. The company helps clients build and deploy production-ready solutions built on modern data platforms, analytics, and AI.
The partnership with Grants grew out of a need to bring structure to public funding applications — particularly for AI-related development projects. Virnex had a clear strategic direction and wanted to ensure their applications were competitive and built to a high standard.
Since then, Grants and Virnex have successfully secured two Business Finland GenAI grants together.
Turning Funding into a Strategic Discipline
Virnex COO Hanna Pakka says the collaboration with Grants has raised the bar for how the company approaches public funding — moving from occasional applications to a systematic, strategic process.
What Pakka values most is Grants’ experts’ ability to connect their knowledge of funding instruments with real business context.
“Grants didn’t just guide the process — they helped us sharpen and focus the content of our projects. Together, we were able to build applications that met the funder’s requirements while staying true to our business objectives.”
– Hanna Pakka
Outsourcing the Process Saves Internal Resources
Applying for public funding is time-consuming and detail heavy. By outsourcing this work, Virnex has been able to stay focused on what it does best: developing technology and serving clients. Clear communication and smooth collaboration keep the workload light.
“Grants handled the coordination, documentation, and compliance side of things, which significantly reduced our internal workload and the risk of errors.”
Pakka says that companies who most benefit from working with Grants are those with:
- a clear development or growth initiative but limited capacity to run the funding process
- a desire to use public funding strategically rather than occasionally
- a need to improve their application success rate
Pakka particularly recommends Grants to technology companies and growth-stage businesses where development projects are complex and demand high-quality applications.