Founder Sprint
Founder Sprint is an intensive program crafted to help student bring out their best founder potential.
Founder School
Discover Aalto Founder School
Founder School is 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s entry point to entrepreneurial learning. Through monthly Founder Talks, a new minor studies programme, and a tailor-made Founder Sprint for the most driven founders, it helps students develop the mindset to build companies over time.
Company valuation
over €30 billion
Over
15,000
jobs created
Combined turnover exceeds
€3 billion
annually
Companies founded by Aalto university's students and alumni have a strong societal impact.
"Finland’s strongest asset—economically and as a country—is the success of its growth companies."
Founder Talks: new event series brings founders on stage
Aalto Founder School brings entrepreneurship closer to all students at Aalto through monthly Founder Talks, a new minor studies programme, and a tailor-made Founder Sprint for the most promising ideas. Â
Founder Minor
Minor for all Aalto students
Prototyping and Validation Grant
Turn an idea into something real and validate a market.
As part of the Aalto Founder Sprint program, participants begin with the Insight Sprint, where they research and analyze an emerging trend, industry, or market and produce an Insight Report. This report develops the ability to synthesize research into clear insights and identify potential opportunity spaces. The exercise helps participants understand the broader landscape before moving on to product prototyping and business strategy in later sprints.
News from Aalto founder community
Aalto-universitetet lanserar online-kurs i entreprenörskap så att världen inte går miste om bra idéer
Kursen Starting Up skapades i samarbete med studerande och den europeiska startup-gemenskapen och är Finlands nyaste bidrag till gratis undervisning efter succén med Elements of AIEvents for Aalto Founder community
