News from Aalto founder community
Aalto Founder School launches in September
Startups are a major opportunity for Finland – the new Aalto Founder School aims to supercharge the ecosystem, says entrepreneur Mårten Mickos.
PORT_2025 brings Aalto students together to tackle sustainability and AI challenges
PORT_2025 brought Aalto University students together to tackle sustainability & AI challenges, fostering innovation and collaboration with mentorship from industry leaders.
Revolution in EV battery recycling: New approach sees skyrocketing gains in lithium recovery
Energy researchers have developed a safe and environmentally friendly way to recycle the batteries used in electric vehicles
Apply ºÚÁÏÍø Digital Creatives pre-incubator programme 1.1.-14.2.2024
The application period for the fifth Aalto Digital Creatives pre-incubator program is open!
A new visual teamwork tool based on metaphors
A typical problem in teamwork is an imbalance in participation – a few team members are active but not everyone's voice is heard. The Visentools project uses visual tools and haptic feedback to make workshops and team meetings more participatory and meaningful. The project is funded by Business Finland and has been piloted since May.
EIT Start-up stories: The expansion of Finnish start-up to France
A Finnish start-up specialising in nautical mobility, Bout settles in Paris to take in the French market
Aalto Startup Center receives honorable mention in renowned award ceremony for adapting to the global pandemic
Aalto University Startup Center has received an honorable mention for its success of adapting key operations to be applicable amidst the global pandemic.
One billion and beyond: Extensive funding for change raised by Aalto alumni and spinouts
Reviewing the output of the first ten years of Aalto University’s innovation ecosystem
Invention by a Finnish start-up speeds up coronavirus testing
Xfold Imaging Oy, founded by researchers from Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, has developed a nanocoated glass slide that makes microscopes dozens of times more accurate. It enables the identifying of coronavirus from a sample up to one day earlier compared to current technology.
Triumph, embrace or offset? Entrepreneurs have different storytelling styles for presenting business closure
New pioneering research shows that entrepreneurs communicate to strengthen their professional image and stakeholder relationships - and avoid blaming others.
Aalto University launches free-for-all online entrepreneurship course 'to make sure no great idea goes unpursued'
Starting Up is co-created by students and the European startup community and is a new contribution to open education by the country that brought Elements of AI to the world
What does entrepreneurship mean for sustainable development? 3 distinct things, according to EU policy
Mixed meanings may muddy take-aways for firms and national governments
European Space Agency opens a business accelerator on Aalto University campus
Located at A Grid, the new centre for growth companies, the accelerator will give impetus to space-technology-based entrepreneurship in Finland.
