Summer of Startups

What is Summer of Startups?
Summer of Startups is an accelerator program for teams with an early-stage business idea. It is primarly targeted to students and researchers although anyone can apply. Check the website for more info.

When and where is it?
Summer of Startups starts 7th June 2013 and ends in the middle of August at Startup Sauna.

What happens during these two months?
The selected teams will work at Startup Sauna where they receive coaching, feedback, funding and access to the best serial entrepreneurs and coaches from all around the region.

Kickoff: Build it

Summer of Startups 2012 batch teams had a great opportunity to kick-off the presence in the program with an intensive, practical and hands-on Build it hackathon...

Week 1 – What are we all about?

We are netMedi –bringing doctors and patients together. Have you ever woken up in the morning feeling sick...

Week 2 - Customer focus & prototyping

The first and most important we learnt from last week is how to narrow down and better shape our general idea into concrete product concept...

Week 3 – Methods, hard work and tons of fun

First lesson: Always spend time perfecting your working methods. The investments of time will pay off sooner than you think...

Week 4 – Half over or half to go?

At the beginning of SoS 2012 we had a vision, but no clear definition of the problem, and only a sketchy idea of a solution. I’m glad to say that now, half-way through we have our problem down-pat, and the solution is well on the way...

Week 5 – Tallinn & the lessons learned

The main event for the 5th week was our trip to Tallinn, Estonia. We spent the whole afternoon at the Garage48 Hub with eight coaches...

Week 6 - The heat is rising!

Wow, what a week. I guess that’s pretty much what we have thought at the end of each week of the Summer of Startups rollercoaster. Life and adventure at the fullest...

Week 7 - The Pitching

Pitching, pitching, pitching… the Demoday is getting closer and the major activities in Venture Garage are accordingly...

Week 8 – The next level of pitching

There are several resources that tell you how to structure your pitch correctly to different kind of audiences. But what about the next level?

The Demoday

...The amazing feeling seeing everyone a little bit nervous but yet super excited was unreal. The day kicked off with investors and media filling the Venture Garage...

Catchbox

Catchbox designs a new kind of microphone for mass events. A delightful, throwable, safe quality microphone to increase interaction and simply give a twist to seminars/gatherings of all sorts.

Korja.us

With korja.us, sending your non-emergency problem - such as a missing traffic sign - with your mobile phone is dead simple. No installation required, no worries about which city department to contact, and a response 100% guaranteed. Be the hero of your city and make some reports at www.korja.us!

HealthPuzzle

An interactive health application platform that offers personalized, mobile healthcare services based on an individual’s genetic composition, environmental factors and medical history.

FramGo

Developing an imaging technology for taking cross-sectional images of a desired body part and turning this into sport-metrics for you.

GroundUp

GroundUp engages and empowers the concerned individuals who want to make a positive difference in this world. GroundUp is a digital service that gives the donor/supporter a window into the real activities and tangible progress achieved through development aid.

netMedi

A communication tool linking the doctor, the patient and an online personal health database. Enhancing the doctor patient relationship.

VitaSensis

VitaSensis Develops solutions for the remote sensing and care of health and wellbeing for senior citizens.

WholePack

Designing holistic package solutions with appealing visual and superior structural design for small companies (restaurants, cafes, food markets etc)

BreakIt

Breakit is a place for you to share short stories and pictures of current events that you know interests more than just your friends. Breakit will show what's happening around you right now.You’ll get relevant information on the basis of where you are as it happens.