Become a volunteer

Volunteering at Techstars Startup Weekend is a great way to give back to the community, create life-long connections within the local startup ecosystem and grow to become the next Techstars Startup Weekend organizer or facilitator.

Why volunteer?

  • Get free access to the content of the event, including meals.

  • Meet like-minded people among our participants, mentors and speakers.

  • Add Startup Weekend volunteering to your CV.

  • Get a reference from the organizers.

  • Get an awesome Startup Weekend T-shirt as a souvenir.

  • Get a small thank you gift from the organizing team.

What are we looking for?

  • If you have not participated in Techstars Startup Weekend before, we encourage you to do so. We believe that joining the event as a participant is a unique life experience. Teamwork helps you make a deep dive into the processes of building startups and results in incredible learning outcomes.  

  • You are able to take responsibility for the assigned tasks, as well as independently keep track of what needs to be done to create a smooth experience for the Startup Weekend participants.

  • Some of our shifts start at 7:00, while other end at 22:00. The length of one shift varies from 4 to 6 hours. We kindly ask our volunteers to take at least two shifts during the weekend.

Selection process:

Submit your application by 1.4.2026 at 23:59 to hanna.spets(at)oamk.fi

We will get in touch for a 15 min interview in the following weeks.

Info session for the selected volunteers will be announced later.

Volunteering at your shift during 17.-19.4.2026