October highlights from StartupOulu
Meet the winners of Startup Weekend Oulu Fall 2024!
Once again we got to witness one amazing pitch after another on 13th of October 2024. We had a great selection of startup pitches from different fields. After careful deliberation, the judges chose TOP3 teams:
1st place – Smart Gloves: better solution for Parkinson patients
2nd place – AR Furniture: AR app to help you build your furniture
3rd place – WindIT: AI for better management of wind mills
Congratulations to the winners for their great innovations! Check out @swoulu in Instagram for more pics and highlights.
Secure your spot in Design Thinking Basecamp 24.10.–21.11.2024
Do you have a brilliant startup idea but aren't sure how to take it to the next level? BusinessOulu's Design Thinking Basecamp -training will help you turn your idea into a successful business using proven methods and practical tools.
This intensive training develops essential startup skills through hands-on learning, with support from design thinking experts. You'll refine your ideas and create a pitch deck to present to potential investors and build your business plan.
First training session is on 24.10. so register fast at https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/design_thinking/en
Slush Oulu Community Side Event – Apply for pitching competition by 27.10. and win up to 1000€
The Slush buzz takes over Oulu on November 15th 2024. The event is open for everyone interested in entrepreneurship and networking.
In addition to amazing keynote talks, the event will feature a pitching competition.
Present your business idea and compete for cash prizes of 1000€, 500€ and 300€. Applications dor the competition are open until October 27th.
Read more and apply: https://oamk.fi/tapahtumat/slush-oulu-community-side-event-pitching-competition-15-11-2024/
Dine & Disrupt goes Kontinkangas on 29.10.2024 – hear firsthand experiences from startup founders and CEOs in the health sector
Ready to gain insights from successful healt-tech startups over pizza? Join us at the OuluES hallmark event Dine & Disrupt, where you’ll hear from two prominent CEOs:
Teppo Virkkula, CEO of Onnikka Health
Vivika Juntunen, CEO of Medimatcher
Sign up: Dine & Disrupt @ Kontinkangas - Exploring startups in health sector (kide.app)
Join the Kickstart student business idea competition and win up to 2500€ by pitching!
Hey student, now is your time to join Kickstart – a business idea competition that brings together the students of Oamk, University of Oulu and OSAO. We want you to think of potential new businesses and share your ideas in the Kickstart business idea competition!
Your team can win up to 1500€ + 1000€ just by pitching your business idea!
The application time end on 30.10.2024.
Read more and apply: https://www.kickstartoulu.fi/business-idea-competition
Do you need any help with your startup idea, funding or networking? We are here in Business Corner Linnanmaa to help you!
Come and have a chat with our startup experts during Business Corner office hours:
Mondays 9:30 - 11:30
Wednesdays 9:30 - 11:30
Business Corner is located in the 1st floor of Oamk’s campus, in the same hallway as Oamk’s entrence 5C. Address: Yliopistokatu 9, 90570 Oulu.