We believe in empowering startups without taking a share of their success. Our “zero equity taken” approach means that every euro of profit stays with you, the founder. Aalto Startup Center provides guidance, resources, and access to a powerful network— all without taking any stake in your company. We’re here to support your growth and innovation, not to profit from it.

A core component of Business Generator is deep business coaching from our dedicated business advisors with expertise in financing/funding, team and board building, go-to-market strategy and business development. Benefit from tailored group and one-to-one support to address your specific challenges and opportunities. Our advisors come from all corners of the tech industry - former VCs, business development leaders, startup founders and investors.

In addition to coaching from our in-house advisory team, we facilitate connections with our large external mentor pool of industry players across Finland and internationally for sector-specific advice and ongoing support.

Trainings focused on asset management, solution development, and business growth, combined with interactive workshops offering personalized one-on-one mentoring.

We invite Business Generator startups to enhance their visibility through Aalto Startup Center communication channels and immerse themselves in Aalto University's extensive community spanning industry, academia and the startup world. Gain access to investors, funding opportunities, and top talent by participating alongside Aalto Startup Center in events such as Demo Day, Slush, Arctic15, and the Nordic Deep Tech Business Summit.

Business Generator offers access to leading tools from our partners to inform and drive your business growth, including industry data, pitch deck design, legal resources, cloud/AI services and more.

Enjoy 24/7 access to office space at A Grid, the heart of the university's ecosystem, as well as labs and co-working spaces such as Makerspace. Access office and reception services to support your day-to-day operations and facilitate a productive work environment. Choose the right office space option to fit your needs, whether that's shared space and meeting room access, or a dedicated room for your team. Talk to our team to know more (startupcenter@aalto.fi).

Unlike many other programs that require startups to give the accelerator equity in their business, Aalto Startup Center does not take an equity stake. A monthly fee starting at €150 + VAT per company gives access to the full Business Generator program and A Grid office facilities. At the end of a company's term at Aalto Startup Center a success fee is calculated based on the startup's net sales over that time (c.1% / year, with the maximum fee capped at €6 000 + VAT for the overall time years).

We have three levels of services to suite your needs. All the levels include the business acceleration services.

• Virtual client (150 € + VAT / month). You’ll operate from wherever you are located and can use our facilities as on pop-up basis.
• Hotspot client (starting from 200 € + VAT / month). You’ll have a dedicated spot at our open space office area.
• Own office room (depending on the size of the room starting from 280 € + VAT / month). You can bring in your team and working facilities to work together in a closed setup.

Unlike many other acceleration programs, we focus on long-term acceleration. Instead of months, we'll accelerate startups for years.  

We provide a strong and stable platform for the future success of every startup that joins Business Generator, with each business enrolling into the program for a term of 12 months, which can be renewed up to 2 times, for a maximum of 3 years in total. Renewing each time is based on mutual agreement.