January highlights from StartupOulu
Welcome to Business Corner Launch Party on 23.1.
StartupOulu invites you to celebrate the grand opening of Oamk’s improved Business Corner – the space for entrepreneurship and innovation.
Time: January 23, 2025, 12:00–16:00
Location: Business Corner, Linnanmaa campus
Join us for a day filled with keynote about successful personal branding, delicious food, student startup pitches and CV photographing + few other surprises!
Register: https://tapahtuma.oamk.fi/launchparty
Startup Express pre-incubator program’s kick-off 28.1.
Turn your idea into a startup in 100 days with help of experts and community. Next cohort starts Jan 28, and the application time is now open. The program is held in Oulu city centre.
Read more and apply: https://oulu.com/en/startup-express-pre-incubator/
Venture Cafe 30.1. 14:00-15:00
Enjoy a cup of coffee and snacks while learning from different experts and entrepreneurs. Speaker and theme of the day: Hannes Huotari – How to secure funding?
Register: https://tapahtuma.oamk.fi/venturecafe
The OuluES board has changed – New President Farhan Utsho
The new board of the Oulu Entrepreneurship Society was elected at the end of December. Farhan Utsho, a business administration student at Oamk, was chosen as the new president. Congratulations to the new board!
“As the new president of OuluES, my vision is to build a diverse and balanced community by uniting Finns and international talents. Together, we can ignite innovation, empower entrepreneurship, and shape the future of entrepreneurship in Oulu”, Farhan comments.
Startup Sprint 12.2.
Does your team need a little push to get your idea into the next level? Startup Sprint is an intense 24-hour event where you or your team can develop your startup or idea with the help of StartupOulu's experts!
Read more and register: https://tapahtuma.oamk.fi/event/EGall
Polar Bear Pitching is coming on 27.2. – Join the coolest pitching competition in the world!
Watch as 10 brave participants pitch their startups to the world from icy cold water and compete for 10 000€ prize! Start the day with a deep dive to sustainability at our Day Conference and at night you can enjoy hot drinks and watch the Avanto Pitching Competition. The day ends with afterparty in Radisson Blu hotel.
Read more and buy tickets: https://polarbearpitching.com/
We are also looking for volunteers to help organize the event! Read more and apply as a volunteer by 19.1. https://polarbearpitching.com/volunteers/
FIBANiced – Angel investors in Oulu 25.2.
Selected startups get to pitch their companies to Finnish Business Angel Investors. This event is open for investors and startups can apply to pitch. Selected participants get free tickets to Polar Bear Pitching.
Read more: https://polarbearpitching.com/program/side-events/
Blind ticket sales are open for Startup Weekend Oulu 21.–23.3.
Build a startup over the weekend and earn credits! Blind ticket sales are now open https://www.startupweekendoulu.com/