Aalto Creatives: Call For Applications
The pre-incubator 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. Each pre-incubator round ends in a Demo Day event where participants take the stage to introduce their companies.
To apply you can be a student, researcher or practitioner with a relevant creative industry background. The selection criteria focus 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 (but not limited to):
- Architecture
- AR/VR
- Arts
- Design
- Fashion
- Film and television
- Gaming
- Media
- Music
Read more about the pre-incubator: https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-creatives
The next Aalto Creatives programme starts in September. Call for applications closes on 8.9.2025. ➡️ Apply now HERE.
Aalto Creatives is Aalto University's creative industry pre-incubator. Supported by Business Helsinki, coordinated by Aalto Startup Center and Aalto Studios
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