Investors
Invest in groundbreaking technologies and help shape the future with Aalto Startup Center.
Are you ready to grow? Apply by January 12th!
Rovio, Futurice, Cuckoo... these are just a few global success stories that began with us. At Aalto Startup Center, we're always on the lookout for tech innovations shaping a sustainable future. Now, it’s your turn to shine.
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Event calendar
Most of our events are related to our programs. Public events are listed here.
Aalto Creative Demo Day
Aalto Digital Creatives organises Aalto Creative Demo Day pitch event to highlight creative industry startup ideas from this autumn's pre-incubator program. Join us at Marsio on Otaniemi campus to hear the pre-incubator participants pitch their ideas or follow the event via online stream.
Community Meetup
This bi-weekly meetup is for startups from A Grid and Aalto Startup Center.
Urban Tech Talks: Impact investing
What are the key insights behind attracting impact investors?
A Grid Christmas Party
Let’s get together and enjoy the Christmas spirit. There are snacks and drinks available – and above all, great company!Incubator and Accelerator Programs
Business Generator Program - Apply by January 12th!
Your success, your profits – Aalto Startup Center takes zero equity. Business Generator Program offers tailored mentoring, investor matchmaking, and an expansive network of entrepreneurs, investors and experts.
Research to Business pre-incubator
In the Research to Business program researchers are supported in the commercialisation of their inventions to prepare the path for the formation of a new startup company.
Urban Tech Helsinki
Urban Tech Helsinki is an incubator for clean and sustainable urban solutions.
Aalto Digital Creatives preincubator
Aalto Digital Creatives is a pre-incubator program supporting students, researchers, and creative industry professionals who have a creative startup concept. The 12-week program fosters the rapid development of ideas into viable startup companies.
ESA BIC Finland for space-related startups
Space industry is booming! It provides infinite opportunities to startups. European Space Agency’s (ESA) Business Incubation Centre in Finland aims to support aspiring innovative entrepreneurs and ambitious startups financially and technically to reveal their undiscovered space potential.
D2XCEL for deep tech and digital ventures
D2XCEL is a collaborative pan-European scaling programme, bringing together a top-tier industry network of 300+ investors, public and private lead customers, and innovation hubs to support deep tech and digital ventures.
Seeds of Bravery for Ukrainian tech startups
Seeds of Bravery is a €20 million project funded by the European Union under the European Innovation Council (EIC) to support Ukrainian tech startups bringing them closer to the EU.
Why join us?
Meet some of the companies we are working with and whom we have worked with over the years.
Lensor
Lensor is an early-stage Nordic startup building game-changing AI and remote sensing technology to create digital, climate-smart solutions for global farmers. We are on a mission to enhance resilience in agriculture.
Amertat Energy Oy
Empowering a Sustainable Future through Innovation and Integrity
Winse Power
Winse Power offers turnkey solutions for innovative light-based energy systems. Our expertise lies in power by light, space, and novel photovoltaics applications.
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Business Mentors
Join the pool of business mentors as part of our acceleration programs. We are looking for industrial experts from different fields.
Latest news
Meet our startup: Amertate’s hybrid turbine harnesses the full potential of wind energy
The hybrid turbine developed by the startup company Amertate makes it possible to generate electricity on-site in versatile locations, for example, in the yard of a detached house or on the roof of an industrial building.
Relaxed and relevant: Dealflow night connected metropolitan area tech-minded startups and investors
DealFlow Night 2024, organised for the first time, brought together pre-seed and seed stage investors and growth startups.
We are going to Slush 2024!
12 Research to Business from Aalto University and Aalto Startup Center will be at Slush 2024 to showcase their projects. Want to meet them? Come to the booth 7B2 to learn all about them.