Aalto Startup Center

Hello Telegram community! 💥 The call for our main accelerator program for startups closes tonight at midnight! 💥 Be sure to submit your application before it's too late if you want to be part of the Aalto Startup Center community. WHAT YOU GET 👉 Office space 24/7 👉 Coaching and mentoring 👉 Access to leading tools 👉 Access to investors and funding opportunities 👉 Trainings and workshops WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR ▶️ Early-stage Finnish startups (under 3 years old) ▶️ Business based on research / deeptech innovation ▶️ Sustainability approach in the business ▶️ Scalable business model, MVP, or proof of concept ▶️ Minimum team of 2 full-time employees Apply now to accelerate your research-based startup with us. 🔗 More info: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/our-services/business-generator 🔗 Ready to apply? Do it here: https://aalto-startupcenter-application.powerappsportals.com/en-US/ Questions? We are here to help. Reach us out at startupcenter@aalto fi or via social media (LinkedIn or Instagram)

✨ Apply to join our community before August 7th! ✨ That is the last day when startups can apply and get a chance to be part of the Aalto Startup Center community of deep tech sustainability-driven startups. If your company is registered in Finland, has been stablished 3 years ago (or recenlty than that), and has a team of at least 2 full-time employees, we want you! Not sure if it is for you? Come to our Open House on August 5th! Everyone is welcome 🤗 🔗 Details and application form: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/our-services/business-generator

🏠 5.8. Open house to Aalto Startup Center! At this info session, we will explain what the Business Generator program is about, how we are assisting the startups from our community, and will answer all your questions. The event is open for everyone but registration is mandatory! 🥪 Sandwiches, buns, and coffee are on us! The call for this batch of the program closes on August 7th, 2026. This is your chance to learn all about it and apply before it is too late! 🔗 Resgiter for the Open House: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/events/open-house-learn-about-the-business-generator-program

Join us at A Grid for an energizing edition of the A Grid Impact Series, spotlighting the Power of Communities. ✨ We’re honored to welcome Peter Kelly, Senior Lecturer in High Growth Entrepreneurship and Connector at Aalto University. Recently recognized with the Unicorn Award by the Finnish Startup Community at the Startup Gala. After the keynote, stay in for structured, purpose-driven matchmaking designed to turn inspiration into action. 🗓️ June 9th 🕐 15:00 📍 A Grid (Otakaari 5, Espoo) Everyone is invited! 🔗 Resgiter here: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/events/a-grid-impact-series-power-of-communities

🥚 Aalto Founder Talks #8: Maija Itkonen, CEO & Co-Founder of Onego Bio 🥚 From wireless charging to Pulled Oats to egg proteins without the chicken, Maija Itkonen is a three-time founder with two exits and a rare mix of design, business, and deep tech thinking. Now she's reinventing one of the most ancient foods on the planet with Onego Bio. In Founder Talks #8, we get into what it really takes to innovate in the food industry, how a diverse background becomes your biggest asset, and what's next in her journey. This is your chance to ask the questions that matter to you. Don't miss it 👇 📆 21.5.2026 | 16:00–17:30 📍 Marsio, Otakaari 2 👉 https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/AE7BAE13E15A289E

Aalto Founder Sprint (Fall 2026) applications are open. This is a highly selective, highly rated 3-month sandbox where Aalto students learn to build like true founders - trusted by students, founders, and VCs. Why you shouldn't join Aalto Founder Sprint? • You'll ruin "safe engineering." You'll learn to own the whole chain: problem → build → ship → learn → repeat. • You'll be pushed to act before you feel ready: make calls, pitch, talk to investors, and decide under uncertainty. • You'll be judged by outputs, not intentions: validate first, ship fast. • You'll go abroad for 1 week to pressure-test your thinking in a different ecosystem. Highly selective • Intense 3 months • 9 ECTS Deadline: May 17, 2026 — 23:59 Read more and apply: https://www.aalto.fi/en/events/aalto-founder-sprint-applications-for-fall-2026

📣 12.5. EVENT 📣 Semicon Connect - Corporates x Startups x Investors x Community This session brings together leading corporates and investors to share industry information and opportunities with startups, followed by open networking. Join us to hear from: ✨ Tsuyoshi Yamashita, Director - WONDERSTONE Ventures, Murata ✨ Dr. Heikki Holmberg, Research and Development Director - Okmetic ✨ René Kromhof, Founding Partner - Cloudberry VC ✨ Jussi Tuovinen, CEO - Kvanttinova 🗓️ May 12 🕙 15:00–17:00 📍 A Grid, Mordor space (Otakaari 5A, Espoo) 🔗 Register here: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/events/semicon-connect-0

🎈 29.4. A Grid Wappu Party! 🎈 Join us for an afternoon of music, snacks, drinks, and all-around good vibes as we kick off Wappu together. Bring your best spring spirit and see you there! You are invited to A Grid Wappu Party on 29th April at 14pm-17pm in A Grid! 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/events/a-grid-wappu-party-1

🔔 EVENT 8.4. - A Grid Impact Series: Health Tech Match Discover. Discuss. Connect. Join us for a high-energy session bringing together health ecosystem players and startup founders to spark pilots, partnerships, and practical collaboration. 💥 Kai Kronström, Co-Founder & CEO at EpiHeart 💥 Annika Järvelin, CEO at Healthscape Design 💥 Sofia Lund, CEO at Evogenom After that, we shift to a curated networking and light matchmaking to help you meet the right people fast. 🗓️ Wednesday, April 8th 🕙 13:00 - 14:30 📍 A Grid (Mordor space) Otakaari 5A, Espoo Everyone is welcome (registration is mandatory!). 🔗 Register now: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/events/a-grid-impact-series-health-tech-match

Join Aalto Founder School for an exclusive live builders discussion with Jyri Engeström and Timo Ahopeltofrom Lifeline Ventures — the VC behind companies like ICEYE, Oura, Supercell, Swappie, Wolt, Solar Foods, Aiven, Smartly.  📅 8 April 2026 ⏰ 17:00 🔗 https://luma.com/0ey8dvrs

Hi Telegram peeps! Women in Green Hydrogen and Aalto Startup Center invite you to celebrate International Women’s Month with a forum spotlighting women’s leadership and the startup ecosystem advancing clean energy and innovation. 🗓️ Wednesday, March 25th 🕒 15:00 - 17:00 📍 Aalto Startup Center (A Grid, Otakaari 5, Espoo) With special guest Sari Multala, Finland’s Minister of Climate and the Environment, this event brings together founders, researchers, investors, and ecosystem builders to share real-world lessons from entrepreneurship, within and beyond the hydrogen space. 🔗 Register here: https://eventsmarketing.aalto.fi/ASUC_She_Powers_the_Future_Green_Hydrogen_Innovation_Forum283986942?lang=en

Aalto Founder Talks #6 — Peter Sarlin 🎙 He left academia to build Europe's most advanced AI lab. Bootstrapped it. Sold it to AMD for €665M. And now he's already onto the next bet 👀 At first glance, Peter Sarlin's career looks like a series of unlikely leaps. But was it ever really a risk? Join us as we dig into the building blocks behind one of Europe's boldest founder journeys: from research to Silo AI to his new quantum venture Qutwo. We're asking the questions that make you rethink what a "safe" path actually looks like. 📆 19.3.2026 | 16:00–17:30 📍 Marsio, Otakaari 2 👉 https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/192839302C29308D

Y Combinator has not had a Finnish company part of the batch for 4 years until now at YC W26. We are launching Tuesday night Finnish time and would appreciate any engagement on launch to help going viral. Here's a link to get a launch notification: https://luma.com/th4f3152

✨ Less than a week for Demo Day! ✨ Next Wednesday, March 4th, our biggest event of the year will take place. 🗓️ March 4th 🕙 13:00 - 17:00 📍 A Grid (Otakaari 5, Espoo) Come join us, not just to meet the amazing +80 startup booths but also to enjoy the program we created together with our partners. 💥 10:00 to 12:00 - FiBAN's pitching competition (invitation only!) ✨ 13:00 to 17:00 - Startup and R2Bs Showcase 💥 13:15 to 13:45 - XSTRYV's workshop (3rd floor) ✨ 14:00 to 14:45 - wednesday's workshop (3rd floor) 💥 14:15 to 14:45 - Aalto Founder School's showcase (2nd floor) ✨ 15:00 to 15:30 - XSTRYV's workshop II (3rd floor) 💥 15:00 to 16:30 - Espoo Game Lab's workshop (2nd floor) To attend the workshops and sessions, register for Demo Day (completely for free and no connection to Aalto University needed!). 🔗 Register now: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/demo-day-2026 See you there :)

Happy Friday, Telegram community! 💥 Join us for Demo Day - March 4th 💥 Our Demo Day is the perfect opportunity to see the innovation that comes out of Aalto University. During the day, startups and research to business cases from Aalto Startup Center and A Grid portfolio set up to present their case for participants to examine and explore. In 2025, we had over 90 different booths and over 700 attendees exploring the cutting edge of innovation in Finland, and we aim to top that this year on March 4th! 🗓️ March 4th 🕞 13:00 - 17:00 📍 A Grid (Otakaari 5A, Espoo) 🔥 REGISTER NOW! Everyone is welcome 🔥 🔗 Details and registration: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/demo-day-2026 See you there! :)

👓 Aalto Founder Talks #5: Niko Eiden, Founder & CEO at IXI 👓 Glasses have looked the same for centuries. IXI is changing that. Niko Eiden is coming to Founder Talks to share how the team is building the world’s first autofocus glasses, using hidden technology that adapts lenses in real time. In this session, Niko will walk through the journey from deep tech research to real-world product, and what it takes to build hardware, scale innovation, and create an entirely new category in eyewear. 📅 12.2.2026, 16:00 📍 Marsio, Otakaari 2 MORE INFO → https://www.aalto.fi/en/events/aalto-founder-talks-5-niko-eiden-founder-ceo-of-ixi SIGN UP → https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/25595B07EBB7FEDB

📣 Calling for Applications 📣 Next round of Aalto Creatives programme starts in March 2026! Are you the next creative industry founder? Aalto Creatives pre-incubator helps creative startups grow from idea to business. ✨ This is the perfect place to build your business plan, gain a clear vision of your goals, get help with setting up your company, and learn to deliver a compelling pitch. To apply you can be a student, researcher or practitioner with a relevant creative industry background. The selection criteria focuses on the business idea’s potential for further development, the solution it provides, and how it shapes a sustainable future. Your business idea can be in one of the following fields: • Architecture • AR/VR • Arts • Design • Fashion • Film and television • Gaming • Media • Music Call for applications closes on 9.2.2026. 🔗 More info and application form available here: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/Participation/Public/aae653c9-de2b-466e-b592-6dcc0e34f9ef?displayId=Fin3497145

🫵 Last days to apply! Early-stage, research-based sustaibility-driven startups, we want you. If you have a visionary tech innovation that can shape a sustainable future, we want to hear from you! Join the ranks of trailblazing innovators at Aalto Startup Center, where groundbreaking tech ideas transform into global success stories 1️⃣ Zero equity taken 2️⃣ Coaching & mentoring 3️⃣ Training & workshops 4️⃣ Networks & Events 5️⃣ Resources & Partnerships 6️⃣ Office spaces to suit your needs These are some of the benefits of becoming part of our community. Apply and discover the rest for yourself! 🔗 Everything you need to know: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/our-services/business-generator 🔗 Apply by filling out the form: https://aalto-startupcenter-application.powerappsportals.com/en-US/ Happy weekend!

🏠 Open House at Aalto Startup Center - January 14, 2026 At this info session, we will explain what our main accelerator, the Business Generator Accelerator Program, is all about. Come to learn how we are assisting the startups from our community, and we will answer all your questions. 🥪☕️ The event is open to everyone, but registration is mandatory. Sandwiches, buns, and coffee are on us! The call for this batch of the program closes on January 18, 2025. Startups, this is your chance to learn all about it and apply before it is too late. NOTE: The event is open for everyone! No Aalto University connection needed to join. 🔗 Resgiter for the Open House here: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/events/open-house-learn-about-the-business-generator-program See you there! 🤩

🔥 Join our community! 🔥 We at Aalto Startup Center just opened the call for our main accelerator program, aimed at helping early-stage sustainability-focused startups take their progress to the next level. Here's the answer to some of the most common questions: ✅ Yes, you don't need any connection to Aalto university to apply. ✅ Yes, we have office space for you. ✅ Yes, we don't take any equity. So, what now? You just need to apply before January 18th 2026, by filling out the short application form you will find on our website. Do so, and start the journey with us already in February! 🤗 Any questions? Get in touch, we will be happy to help! The Business Generator Accelerator Program is Aalto Startup Center's main accelerator. From hands-on workshops to tailored mentoring, we provide long-term support to help you grow. 🔗 More details and application form on our website: https://startupcenter.aalto.fi/our-services/business-generator ✨ Happy weekend everyone!