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Jobs: Student consultants for start-ups (Venture Cup)

Lari — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:29:11 +0000

Venture Cup is a open business plan competition. Right now we are looking for Aalto students with a solid background on a specific knowledge area such as finance, marketing, design or software development to help our new start-ups.

The job is project based and quite independent. The amount of work in each case is unique but won’t last longer than 10th of March, which is Venture Cup business plan phase deadline. Also, salary is not paid but for many this has been a great job opportunity to join the start-up team after the project.

You can apply by sending us an application including your academic record to ville.simola@hse.fi

Deadline for application is 8th of February.

Futuuns one of the Venture Cup finalists

Lari — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:05:43 +0000

One of the very first Aalto Ventures Park startup teams, Futuuns, made it yesterday to the final five of the Venture Cup Idea Phase. Our favorite audio production company is very excited about the victory.

- Obviously it feels good! To be chosen to top five from 227 participants is an outstanding result for us. The win gives us more confidence and works as a great motivator to the business plan phase of the competition, summarizes Kimmo Nurmisto from Futuuns.

Other winning projects include a mobile sauna from Sauna Savu (try out a prototype at Design Factory!), photocatalytic coatings from Abonano, an innovative clothing solution Jolier ONE and a fire eztinguishing solution from Cause. Venture Cup will continue in the spring with the business plan phase, which is open to everyone regardless of participation or winning in the idea phase.

- For Futuuns Venture Cup has been a great experience this far. The competition is a great opportunity to work on your business idea and get valuable feedback to it. Definitely worth participating. We are already working on the business plan phase and we’ll surely be ready to deliver our best on 10th of March next year, Kimmo concludes.

Congrats Futuuns!

Lari — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:35:35 +0000

Futuuns is one of the twelve business ideas that are up for a prize in the Venture Cup Business plan competition 2010. Futuuns has been one of the Aaltoes accelerated teams, taking part in both Aaltoes Pitch and the Silicon Valley Trip (be sure to read their blog). Being one of the first startup in the Aalto Ventures Park, we have big expectations for the up and coming audio production service. Go Futuuns!

Futuuns got chosen to the top 12 from a total number of 227 participants. Five ideas will be rewarded on 16.12. after the teams have had a chance to pitch their ideas to the referees. The judges concentrate on innovativeness, growth potential and realistic implementation.

Read more about Venture Cup and Futuuns.