From Gotland
To Hong Kong
To Singapore
To Paris
To Warsaw
To Oslo
To the world
An incubator and innovation hub on Gotland.
For founders, game studios and companies ready to move.
Our startups
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Harness your spark
We work alongside founders, studios and companies to validate, build and launch. We provide coaching, dedicated programs and direct access to investors, mentors and a great ecosystem.
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A great community
A tight community giving competence, contacts and your first sales leads. A valuable network you can rely on and welcoming your unique capabilities.
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A place to build from
Gotland gives you what most startup hubs can't. Short distances to real customers, decision-makers and test environments across multiple industries. Everything is close. The noise isn't.
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01
Harness your spark
We work alongside founders, studios and companies to validate, build and launch. We provide coaching, dedicated programs and direct access to investors, mentors and a great ecosystem.
02
A great community
A tight community giving competence, contacts and your first sales leads. A valuable network you can rely on and welcoming your unique capabilities.
03
A place to build from
Gotland gives you what most startup hubs can't. Short distances to real customers, decision-makers and test environments across multiple industries. Everything is close. The noise isn't.
1019
Ideas Submitted
62
Companies Founded
14
Active Startups
8
Active Game Studios
Four programs.
Built to take you further.
We offer Four distinct programs, each for a specific stage. Whether testing an idea, scaling a product, building a game studio or implementing AI, there's a program for you.
Start
Validate your idea
You have an idea. In 12 weeks, we help you find out if it's worth building - through real customer conversations, rapid testing, and a clear framework. Sell before you build.
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Build
Scale & grow
You've validated something real. Now build the company around it. Structured support, dedicated mentorship and a clear path forward. Build takes you from early validation to a business that's ready for what's next.
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Spawnpoint
Game studios & creative tech
Making a great game isn't enough. Let's build the studio too. You need to get it funded, validated and into players' hands. Spawnpoint is built for the realities of the game industry.
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AI Island
A community.
Driving AI adoption and innovation.
AI Island brings together companies on Gotland that want to move from curiosity to real AI implementation. Through workshops, peer conversations and hands-on pilots.
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“The support from Hite will be valuable as we scale up the
service and reach more players who need to follow political discussions and decisions”
Visit Verumatic Not sure which program is right for you?
Good. That means you're taking it seriously. Most founders who join Hite didn't have it all figured out when they first reached out. That's what the intro meeting is for.
Book a meetingWhy Gotland?
An island with 60,000 people, a university, and industries in energy, food, tourism, gaming, and tech. Everything is close: customers, decision-makers, test environments. What takes months in your city, you can test in weeks here. Not a limitation, but a launchpad.
Talent & academia
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Lifestyle as a competitive edge
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Real test environments
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Connected, not remote
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