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Velho is joining the Prompt Operations Hackathon as a challenge partner.

Velho helps companies grow as fast as possible with AI and automation. For this challenge, Velho is the test case.

The challenge: build a tool that gets Velho seen by the right companies, or in the room with them.

This is our final partner for the hackathon, we can't wait to kick-off on Saturday!

📍 Startup Sauna, Espoo
📅 October 24–25
💰 3 500 € prize pool in cash and credits

Last spots open: luma.com/aaltoes-gapx

Interested in the green transition and the business opportunities it creates? This is a must-see!

Join us for a session with Herkko Plit, CEO of P2X Solutions, a Finnish pioneer in green hydrogen and Power-to-X technology.

P2X Solutions operates Finland’s first industrial-scale green hydrogen production plant in Harjavalta and aims to reach a total hydrogen production capacity of 1 GW over the next decade.

We’ll discuss the opportunities offered by green hydrogen and synthetic fuels, Finland’s competitive advantages in the green transition, and what it takes to turn emerging technologies into a growing industry.

Come enjoy some snacks and hear about  green hydrogen and the opportunities it has.

Note that the event will be held in english.

October 27th - 18.00
Startup Sauna

https://luma.com/v9q2za0t

Tonight’s Prompt Build Night with Luo opens with a fireside chat 🔥

Matti Uronen is a serial entrepreneur who oversaw operations as the Group CEO for mcare Group, an authorised Apple service provider that ran repairs and refurbishment in the Nordics.

Currently Matti is the founder & CEO of Dealnord, a company that specialises in international trade in the mobile after-sales market. Matti’s main interests and nighttime hobby involve finding ways to run lean operations with AI.

After the chat, you pick a workflow and ship an agent.

We're continuing the Magnify series with a dive into Energy Tech!

If you're interested in energy tech and its future, and want to hear about it from those who understand it, this is the perfect place for you.

Join for a roundtable discussion with:
1. Harri Iisakka — Co-Founder at Synergi
2. Olli Kangas — Co-Founder & CEO at Intergrid
3. Paul Wong — Co-Founder & CEO at Halide Energy
We'll start with quick intros, and then continue with group discussions, where you can ask the speakers any questions about their experience of researching the field and founding a company in it.

Open to anyone with a genuine interest in the field, regardless of year of studies or background. Seats are limited.

October 29th | 18.00
Startup Sauna

https://luma.com/aaltoes-af0u

Navigating Male-Dominated Environments Roundtable in partnership with wednesday.

An update on tonight's event

A curated, high-trust roundtable for women navigating male-dominated environments in startups, tech, and the wider ecosystem.

In the room:

Margarita Roi, CTO and Co-Founder of Hei Dingo, an experienced product engineer who is passionate about design and building new things.

Riikka Rajaviita, Founder of Human Runway, finance professional turned startup operator, and a firm believer that great companies are built by great people.


What you'll get out of it:
A candid conversation about building, visibility, and credibility in rooms that are still mostly male

Tuesday 20 October, 16.00
Startup Sauna

We still have a few spots left:
https://luma.com/aaltoes-uj9l

The first episode of our podcast - Aaltoes Stories is now live on Spotify! 🚀

Our first guest is Marianne Lehikoinen - founder and CEO of Smart Mentoring, a consulting company that helps experienced founders scale from solo to team-led.

Marianne shares her experiences and journey as a founder and advice to the young entrepreneurs eager to start founding.

Listen to the first episode now on Spotify!

Funding the Quantum Leap: From Research to a Venture-Backable Startup

What does it take to turn breakthrough research into a startup investors want to back?

Join us for the second event in the Founder Funding series as we explore the leap from research to a venture-backable company, with quantum technology in the spotlight.

We’ll bring together Jussi Kallasvuo from Antler and Mikko Möttönen from QMill for perspectives from both sides of the table: investing in early-stage companies and building a business around scientific breakthroughs.

Whether you’re a researcher curious about entrepreneurship, a student exploring deep tech, or a founder thinking about funding, welcome along. Bring your curiosity and questions!

26 October at 17:00
At A Grid

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https://luma.com/aaltoes-dwdz

Prompt Talks Ep. 2: Understanding the Quantum AI Business

AI is moving beyond individual apps toward infrastructure, compute and real business use cases. But what does the next phase actually demand, and where does quantum fit in?

In the second episode of Prompt Talks, Oliver Snellman and Ilmo Salmenperä from QuTwo join us for a fireside chat on building useful AI in the quantum era: what is hype, what is real today, and what founders and builders should understand about the compute layer underneath it all. 

Followed by audience Q&A, snacks and conversations.

Thursday 22nd October 6 pm.
Startup Sauna

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https://luma.com/aaltoes-e341

The 3-part Founder Funding series is back for the fall kicking off with fundraising in hardware startups.

Join Aaltoes and Icebreaker VC for a fireside chat with Urho Konttori, founder of Varjo and Distance, moderated by Riku Seppälä, General Partner at Icebreaker VC.

Bringing together founder experience and an investor’s perspective, we’ll explore what it takes to raise funding while building a hardware startup.⁠ What makes hardware fundraising different from software? What do investors look for in hardware founders?

Come hear insights from both sides of the table and learn about hardware funding whether you are looking at a career as a founder or an investor, or you are just curious. The conversation will be followed by a traditional Q&A and networking.

October 20th | 18.00
Startup Sauna

https://luma.com/ezfvv3p1

Navigating Male-Dominated Environments Roundtable in partnership with wednesday.

A curated, high-trust roundtable for women navigating male-dominated environments in startups, tech, and the wider ecosystem.

This is not a panel. It is a real conversation. Expect honesty, nuance, and practical takeaways you can actually use.

In the room:
• Anna Brchisky, Founder and CEO of Bamla.
• Riikka Rajaviita, Founder of Human Runway

One more speaker will be announced soon.


Tuesday 20 October - 16:00
Startup Sauna

Chatham house rules. Kept small on purpose.

Sign up:
https://luma.com/aaltoes-uj9l

Welcome to an Aaltoes Founder Story, featuring Upright Project!

Upright builds an AI engine that quantifies companies' real-world impacts, risks and opportunities. Founded in Helsinki in 2017, it is used by 300+ companies, investors and advisors, and its data powers TIME and Statista's World's Most Impactful Companies 2026 list.

Our speaker is Annu Nieminen, Co-founder and CEO of Upright, and an Aalto Information Networks alum.

Join us to hear Upright's story, meet Annu, and spend a lovely evening with us.

19th October - 18.00
Startup Sauna

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https://luma.com/aaltoes-i7d9

🚀 Aaltoes x Steady Energy Excursion 🚀

Want to dive into the world of energy innovation and hear about the journey from a startup to an IPO? Here is your chance to join our exclusive excursion to the Steady Energy office in Espoo!

🗓 When: Tuesday, October 27 from 15:00 to 19:00

📍 Where: Steady Energy office (Sammonsilta 8, 02100 Espoo) + evening activity nearby

✨ What to expect: An inside look into Steady Energy's growth story, their groundbreaking technology, and how they are shaping the future of the energy sector • Light snacks and refreshments provided at the office • A relaxed vibe with no dress code • Evening activities featuring darts, pool, and socializing, wrapping up by 19:00

Capacity: Limited to 20 students

Registration link will be shared on 13.10 at 17:00.
Stay tuned and grab your spot as soon as the registration opens!

From Startup Idea to Live Cloud Service

Workshop for founder-curious and early-stage entrepreneurs to understand and build the minimum cloud infrastructure required to turn a business idea into a working digital product. This is not a hackathon. You learn hands-on to configure cloud to look like your MVP of your idea. You can implement your idea later and for that phase the workshop will give you ability to build minimum cloud infrastructure to do that.

Why use cloud services to build your MVP instead of a higher level tool? The workshop teaches you how to structure your idea and understand what cloud services offer. You will get understanding when cloud services are the right environment for you or if you should consider co-location and your own hardware.

The workshop is held by Pasi Lahtinen, the Founder of Atomidata Oy.

October 15th | 18.00
Startup Sauna

https://luma.com/d79vrlg4

From our friends at Founder School:

FounderTalks #10 brings Tuomas Rasila from Sensofusion.

For everyone interested in defence tech this is a must see!

Sensofusion is a Finnish company that builds advanced anti-drone systems used by military and law enforcement worldwide.

Their system, Airfence, is used by the Finnish Defence Forces and governments on four continents.

📅Thursday 15 Oct, 16:00 to 17:30
📍Marsio, Otakaari 2.

Seating is first come first serve, so be on time. Come join us and learn something new!

Registration link👇
https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/41F64F8B93AFE420

We are excited to continue with our themed events for the month at Prompt, this time launching a Build Night on the Operations theme! 🧡

This is not your typical Build Night, as we are co-organizing with Luo to bring you some new twists. We will have an opening fireside chat from a guest speaker, more time to build, tools provided by Luo, more coaches to go around and will welcome more people to Startup Sauna to build with us.

We welcome students, experienced operators, builders and anyone interested.


21st October - 17.15
Startup Sauna

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https://luma.com/aaltoes-ewe7

This December, NS27, an Aaltoes project, is taking a hackathon somewhere it has never been. 200 hackers start with a Ground Hack in Otaniemi. The best 40 earn a seat on a train to Lapland, build together all the way north and pitch in the Arctic.

NS27 Arctic Express, built together with Iterate and NS27.

luma.com/ppxp9k0p

DAWN Demo Night is the final event of this fall's startup competition for fuksis.

For the past few weeks, the teams from different guilds have been building their startup ideas, and now they'll pitch them to a panel of judges. One team wins and takes the title home for their guild, together with some valuable prizes.

Come check out what other fuksis have been building and cheer your friends and guildmates on to take home the title!🥳

October 8th | 18.00
Startup Sauna

https://luma.com/aaltoes-z4kh

​AI is changing how products are designed. But what does that look like in practice at an early-stage startup? How to balance high quality and speed of execution?

​We're bringing together three founding designers and founders who are building with AI every day, to show their work and share what's actually working for them:

​Jenna Pitkälä - Founding Product Designer at Userlens

​Veeti Huotari - Founding Designer at Realm

​Artemi Vaarakallio - Co-Founder at Silt

​Each speaker will walk through their own work and share the tools, workflows and tips they use to design great products with AI. You'll leave with practical ideas you can put to use in your own projects right away.

Startup Sauna | 18.00
October 7th

https://luma.com/aaltoes-ngqr

Prompt Operations Hackathon · Oct 24–25 · Startup Sauna

Every company runs on operations: invoices, scheduling, reporting, handoffs between teams. Most of it is still done by hand, and a lot of it could be done by agents.

For our fourth hackathon, we're spending a weekend building exactly those agents. You'll work on real operations challenges from our partner companies, build a working agentic solution and demo it on Sunday.

📅 October 24–25
📍 Startup Sauna, Espoo
💰 Cash prize pool
🤝 Challenge partners announced soon

Builders, designers and anyone who's ever been buried in ops work are welcome. Applications are open now 👇

Sign up
luma.com/aaltoes-gapx

Not building a startup? Doesn’t matter.

You can still bring an idea to the mic. Any idea.

Thursday 18:00
Startup Sauna
https://luma.com/wojrdstl

Start your weekend off with a moment of movement, mindfulness and discussion.

​Movement can inspire action, and action is what the civilization is beholden to disrupt climate change and the rigid structures our societies rely on.

Join a session of movement, yoga and pilates, and something in between them. Importantly, you're here to listen and discuss with experts within the field of sustainability in its many different forms, from research to startups.

Event format:
20-30 minutes movement
30 minutes discussion
- 3 cycles.

There will be an instructor to guide you through the movement.
Bring your water bottle.
Bring your own towels.
Bring your own yoga mat (we can provide for some if needed).

When: Saturday October 3rd 10.00-13.00
Where: ODDSpace, Teollisuuskatu 9D, Helsinki

Sign up:
https://luma.com/o26afpr7

Last few days to apply to our San Francisco Community trip!

roam.aaltoes.com

Applications close on Wednesday 30th at 23.59