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What Aalto Startup Center can offer to investor.
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Aalto Startup Center is a hybrid accelerator offering its own incubator and accelerator services, as well as several partnership programs. Its focus is on sustainable research-based and innovative deep-tech startups.
Operating for
years
Ranked
UBI Global ranking
Alumni annual turnover
million euros in 2022
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Event calendar
Most of our events are related to our programs. Public events are listed here.
From Lab to Market
Available funding opportunities outside the lab.
Community Meetup
This bi-weekly meetup is for startups from A Grid and Aalto Startup Center.
From Lab to Market
Minimal Viable Product? Ugh, what is that?
Community Meetup
This bi-weekly meetup is for startups from A Grid and Aalto Startup Center.Incubator and Accelerator Programs
Business Generator is Aalto Startup Center's flagship startup accelerator program. Learn more about how we foster the growth of Finland's most promising deep tech and sustainability-focused startups.
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 is an incubator dedicated to cultivating clean and sustainable urban solutions. Our mission is to empower visionary entrepreneurs like you to transform your ideas into thriving startups, with a keen focus on addressing the pressing issues faced by today’s cities.
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.
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 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 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 alumni companies with whom we have worked over the years.
Solar Foods
For the first time in history, humankind can produce food without burdening our home planet.
Kuva Space
Improving life on Earth with proprietary spaceborne hyperspectral innovation and services
Niko Downie, Head of Aalto Startup AdvisoryOur strengths are the diversity of our community and our direct connections with the expansive Aalto ecosystem.
Join us as a partner
Business Mentors
Join the pool of business mentors as part of our acceleration programs. We are looking for industrial experts from different fields.
Researchers
Aalto Startup Center is a launchpad for research-based innovations, driving research to business projects from breakthrough science and engineering fields towards creating successful, impactful businesses.
We offer an range of services including various workshops, extensive individual coaching, and networking events with investors and partners. Check out our calendar to keep up to date with our events, or fill out a Business Generator application and apply for startup membership.
Latest news
Ekotekt awarded at the PropTech Startup Realty Awards 2024
This startup, a member of our Urban Tech Helsinki program, has been recognized as one of the top 13 category winners at the prestigious PropTech Startup Europe Realty Awards 2024
Aalto Startup Center is going to NORDEEP Summit 2024
20 startups and Research to Business cases from our community will be at NORDEEP Espoo showcasing their solution.
59 Ukrainian startups receive first €2 million funding from the Seeds of Bravery consortium
59 Ukrainian startups have now been awarded grant funding of €2 million from Seeds of Bravery for four different programmes: Innovative Entrepreneurship, Deep Tech Incubators, Rebuild Ukraine and DeepTech Scale-Up & Acceleration.