What is the Startup Factory?
The Startup Factory’s philosophy
Our most important duty is to coach you on how to make your dreams come true. Our team will ensure as smooth journey for you as possible and the process works, which means that you can focus on refining your own product or service idea with the help of experts. We do everything we can to help companies be born and grow towards international markets. We are breaking boundaries by bringing together professional and academic experts.
We inspire people to take up entrepreneurship so that more and more people can find their inner entrepreneur. The Startup Factory offers strong entrepreneurship skills and access to a network of solid professionals. We believe that ‘things just won’t work without entrepreneurship’. We create new opportunities for entrepreneurs because society is built on entrepreneurship. We encourage people to try things and learn from their mistakes.
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What makes us unique?
At the Startup Factory, we promote both business and the entrepreneurs’ well-being.
The Startup Factory’s entrepreneur-led, multidisciplinary and experienced team creates high-performing startup companies for global markets through a new method.
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We are an important hub in the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem of Jyväskylä; an active advocate and a platform for developing new business.
Jyväskylä is the sports capital of Finland with affordable housing and business premises costs. The local large institutes of higher education and other educational institutes provide the companies with skilled staff.
The Startup Factory is one step ahead in the world of entrepreneurship, on top of trends, together with its clients. The Startup Factory is a venue for events where entrepreneurs can develop themselves and their business.
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The Startup Factory has open doors and facilities. Anyone interested in entrepreneurship is welcome to the Startup Factory’s facilities. Our facilities are used by the multidisciplinary client teams, our partners and the entire network. The Startup Factory is building a startup community and creating an entrepreneurial spirit around itself.
The Startup Factory has great contacts with Finnish financers and investors. Together with Venture Development Finland, we bring the financers together in a financing panel, which means that our incubator companies do not need to spend time touring the different investors.
Unique cooperation across different educational levels: The Startup Factory is a unique limited liability company in Finland, and the first of its kind: its owners are the University of Jyväskylä, JAMK and the City of Jyväskylä. Together, we want to break the stereotypes attached to public organisations.
We offer you solid experience of entrepreneurship and access to a network of top professionals. The Startup Factory’s dream is a future where everyone is free to create their own working life. The students will receive real experience of entrepreneurship and get a view of the world of entrepreneurs.
Our values
Our motto is: ‘make your neighbour shine’. We trust in the professional skills of our team and we are sincere. We help each other succeed. #professionality
We are creating a bold, relaxed culture of experimentation for the working life of the future. We create something new every week and develop our concepts. #experimentalculture
We work to promote profitable growth. We create new opportunities for entrepreneurs because society is built on entrepreneurship. #profitablegrowth
In our client relationships, we always meet with the people, regardless of the type of the company. People always come first in our work.
#trust
We have strong networks. We cherish the strongest expertise, invest in cooperation, make sure we really know each other and learn together. #networks
We are stronger together!
Even though we are all experts here, open cooperation is even more powerful. Below, you can read more about some of the many experts at your service.
