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Startup Founders’ Town

OTANIEMI • ESPOO • FINLAND
Welcome to connect and discover Espoo’s entrepreneurial support & possibilities!

Date: October 23, 2024
Time: 13:00 – 16:00
Location: A Grid, Mordor and Jeti, Otakaari 5

Are you an entrepreneur?
Are you hoping to build a startup of your own?
Are you a startup who is looking to grow?
Or are you involved in startups as an incubator, accelerator, service provider or belong to a growth organisation who wants to learn about the start up trends and current issues in the startup world?

Each year 80 startup companies are founded on the Aalto University campus in Espoo and 50% of Finland’s hitech patents are filed in this relatively small area. Its a large number, so why and how is this happening? What’s the secret?

There are three reasons as to why this is occurring:
1. High density of entrepreneur minded people from students, researchers and entrepreneurs.
2. World class infrastructure, such as labs, accelerator/incubator programs and graduate courses.
3. …and probably the most important, SHARING & NETWORKING CULTURE through low hierarchy structures!

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Agenda:

  • 13:00 – 13:40: Jazz performance by artists from the Sibelius Academy (Filemon Von Numers)
  • 13:40 – 13:50: Welcoming words
  • 13:50 – 14:20: Presentation on services and support for startups and founders offered by Business Espoo
  • 14:25 – 14:55: Workshop: “Unlocking scalable B2B startup growth” led by Joonas Kylliäinen, CEO & Co-founder of Norders
  • 15:00 – 15:20: Keynote: “How enterprises are adopting Gen AI services” by Markus Melin, Co-founder & COO of NROC Security

 

On the event day, the 1st floor will feature booths for startups and founders (registration required, with limited space). The 2nd floor will be dedicated to entrepreneurship support services for founders and startups.

Service Providers:

  • BUSINESS ESPOO: City of Espoo, Enter Espoo, Sisu Factory, GameLab, Fair EDIH, Talent Hub and AI Hautomo.
  • EIT DIGITAL is a leading European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation driving Europe’s digital transformation. EIT Digital is focused on entrepreneurship and is at the forefront of integrating education, research and business together. This is done in our pan-European network of co-location centres in Berlin, Eindhoven, Helsinki, London, Paris, Stockholm, Trento, Budapest, Madrid, and Silicon Valley.
  • EIT RAW MATERIAL is boosting the competitiveness of the European raw materials sector via radical innovation!
  • OMNIA MAKERSPACE is a collaborative space focused on digital design, physical prototyping, and experimentation. It fosters work-based learning, particularly for secondary VET students, and is part of the A Grid startup community.
  • SILTA is a program that takes top founders from Finland to the SF Bay Area for three months to immerse them into the vibrant, lively culture of the SF Bay Area.
  • WEDNESDAY is a student-driven community that empowers, inspires, and unites women who are interested or involved in entrepreneurship. We create opportunities to learn and get inspired by amplifying the voices of entrepreneurial-minded women, organizing community events, excursions, and get-togethers
  • AALTO STARTUP CENTER is a hybrid accelerator offering its own incubation and accelerator services, as well as several partnership programs. Its focus is on sustainable research-based and innovative deep-tech startups
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Startups:

  • SELLFORTE Marketing Mix Modeling platform helps marketers measure online & offline marketing ROI and optimize media investments.
  • MIMIQIT are making the best dance teaching app in the world.
  • NATAL MIND  is your AI-powered support for better birth. It is a combination of doula, midwife and a psychotherapist available 24/7 on your phone. This approach not only improves the birth experience and outcomes, but also enhances overall perinatal mental well-being of both parents.
  • NROC Security helps enterprises protect GenAI powered digital workspace. Our service helps set guardrails, provides visibility and authorization for business users.
  • SEE THROUGH SOLUTIONS commercialize a unique THz camera product for security screening applications such as detection of concealed weapons.
  • ZERO GRAVITY build data fusion based on earth observation data to provide environmental, vegetation, energy/traffic state of cities as well as find optimal locations for renewable energy facilities placement based on our analytics algorithms.
  • CODEMENDERS are creating digital tools that help consumers secure their spot in a queue or pre-order services from businesses and utilize their waiting time however they want to. This way, we are able to transform the consumer’s waiting time into new sales opportunities for businesses that are nearby; also generating data driven insights for streamlined operations and cost effective marketing campaigns.
  • COMMERCIAL SENSE 
  • AMERAT is unlocking the wind’s true potential to deliver more affordable and sustainable energy. We are developing a cutting-edge hybrid wind turbine that operates safely and quietly in residential areas, adapts to any climate, and is built with fully recyclable materials.
  • AFRIPAY is an educational one-stop-stop cross-border payment platform for African students looking to study abroad.  AfriPay aims to create equal opportunities by offering financial educational solutions that enable African students to access high-quality education on a global scale.
  • DIGITUNE  is a digital marketing agency offering a comprehensive range of services, including marketing , design, and web development.
  • 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 help farmers reduce resource use.
  • ROLLY develops autonomous charging robots for EVs, providing flexible, on-demand charging solutions powered by 5G and real-time network integration. By optimizing EV charging infrastructure, Rollyy enhances mobility, reduces congestion, and delivers efficient energy solutions for everyday users and businesses.
  • NITE LABS translates sound into visual art, empowering artists with real-time visual creativity. We develop an innovative, all-in-one device that offer an intuitive and accessible.
  • THINNAN is a community-driven platform that connects people through shared cooking experiences, fostering cultural exchange and social connections around meals. It offers a unique way for hosts to share their culinary traditions while guests enjoy cooking together in both public and private cookouts across various cities.
  • NOCFO makes modern AI-powered accounting software that would be a great solution for startups and other small businesses.
  • MOBILEKEY.IO is Universal Biometric Offline Access Service.
  • NORDERS AGENCY is a Demand System as a Service for B2B Startups. We help startups execute ABM level international multichannel campaigns, get from 10 to 40 new quality leads per month, become the thought leader, and close more pipeline with faster sales cycles.
  • IPREFAB platflorm makes dream house building dream come true. Matmaking of Plots and ready to movein houses of whole Finland.
  • MIND UNITY (MU)platform for creating/fine-tuning large language models. Based on decentralized private hosting, with a focus on providing computational resources for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tasks.

More information about the event:
Tai Tran, Startup Ecosystem Coordinator
tai.tran@aalto.fi or tel. +358 50 447 3312