The Aalto Formula
The unique combination of art, technology and business provides the perfect platform for innovation. With sustainability, radical creativity and entrepreneurial mindset the platform comes alive as an impactful ecosystem empowering next generation founders and our corporate partners come up with solutions to the major challenges of our times. We call it the Aalto Formula.
Blog posts
Sonja from Kapacity.io: "Having true desire to make a meaningful impact through your business idea is crucial"
To succeed, you need to be persistent and critical of your own thinking, and keep on trying and searching until you come up with something not a lot of people have thought of before.
Johanna from Relex: "Find a problem that is relevant and above all, meaningful to you"
RELEX Solutions helps retailers optimize their supply chain by enhancing adaptability and efficiency across the consumer goods value chain.
Peter from Vensum: "It’s crucial to have a clear vision of the impact you aim to make. "
Vensum’s story was ignited by the urgent need to address some of the main problems our energy system will face in the near future.
Upright: Enhancing the understanding of the true impact that companies have on the world
Especially the largest companies in the world have come to realise that measuring net impact is now an issue of “do or die.”
Kirsi Niinimäki celebrates the textile revolution and chooses 10 as her number
I’m very excited about the speed and volume of the progress that’s happening. It seems that everyone wants to switch to the new model.
Kristiina Kruus is inspired by a technology of hope - and chose nine as her number
Instead of releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, we can capture it and turn it into things like fuel or a protein-rich cell mass.
Matti Kummu is helping feed the world without overshooting planetary boundaries
"If we want to change course, making food production – and consumption – more sustainable is the single most important thing we could do."
Fepod: a medical startup's innovation helps to optimise pain medication doses
We spoke with Elsi Verrinder about Fepod's innovation and her journey from Aalto PhD student to CSO of a medical startup.
VacuumWood.Tech: A wood structure start-up that’s going against the grain
Find out how VacuumWood.Tech is using ultra-sustainable wooden structures to fight climate change.
A free-flowing conversation with AI communication startup, Flowrite
We spend about 3.1 hours on work emails daily. We spoke with Flowrite, an AI communication startup that’s helping professionals save time.
Veri: A healthy discussion with a startup founder fighting poor metabolic health
Anttoni Aniebonam, CEO of startup Veri, is using tech to combat metabolic health. We spoke to Anttoni about Veri's metabolic health solution
Surgify: Drilling down into a surgical startup’s journey
Follow Surgify's journey from concept to fruition. Plus, learn how Aalto University played an integral role in Surgify's progress.