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TTU Mektory startuppre-incubation program
Anu OksPre-incubation program manager
www.ttu.ee/howtostartup
Public university
Founded 1918
Only university of technology in Estonia
QS World University Ranking 601-650 (2015)
Tallinn University of Technology
(TTU)TTU is the most preferred university -
72% of high school graduates in Estonia prefer TTU for continuing
their studies
TTU in numbers
Over 12 000 students (25% of all students in Estonia study at TTU)
8 faculties, 5 regional colleges
2015/2016 - 106 study programmes (1/3 study programmes in English)
40 different student organisations
2000 graduates each year, 2200 employees
International TTU
1800 international students from 87 countries (inc. degree and
exchange students) 40% of all international students in Estonia
Academic partnership with ca 500 universities
4 university-business agreements per week
Entrepreneurship courses in every study programme.
TTU Innovation and Business Centre Mektory
9prototyping laboratories
Testing laboratories
(Smart Phone Lab)
- 4500m2 of innovation- 100 000 visitors from more than
150 countries- 1070 excursions and house
tours- 480 courses and workshops for
school children and adults- 200 conferences and seminars
- 940 company’s meetings - 350 student events
Leisure areas and
SoumiSauna
13 auditoriums (inc conference
room)
Start-ups & spin-offs
8 national embassies’
cultural-rooms
88 companies at present
Space Centre
TTU Innovation and Business Centre MektoryModern Estonian Knowledge Transfer Organisation foR You
A networking environment where businesses, students, professors,
schoolchildren and investors from all over the world meet to generate
new ideas and innovation together as one team.
TTU
Mektory
Centre
Right now there are 7 start-up companies in Mektory.
1. ePPC (Export Digital OÜ) offers quality Google
AdWords campaings with the analytics.
2. 3D PrinterOs created a 3D printers’ operating system
to control the printers throgh cloud.
3. Smart Load Solutions (SLS) is creating a cloud
service, which by taking advnatage of electricity
markets price fluctuations can decrease electricity bills
on average 20%.
4. AddGoals AddGoals is creating an environment in
which you can manage personal goals.
5. Mestre Network offers complete IT solutions for start-
ups as well as small/medium-sized enterprises that are
looking for solutions to meet their specific
requirements and needs.
6. Lainergy is developing a mobile ocean wave energy
converter.
7. FusionPedal – creates a guitar pedal system, which
helps guitarists to focus on making music and removes
the need of making “step dance” on stage
Start-up companies in Mektorys
TTU Mektory startuppre-incubation program
TTU Mektory YouthEntrepreneurship Programs
TTU Rector academic Mr Jaak Aaviksoo is a Patron of the whole concept
Pre-incubationProgram
• Target group: all studentsfrom Universities, AppliesScience Universities, Vocational Schools
• Trainings, lectures and workshops for 4 months
• e-courses on Youtube.com
• Financed by EU Funds
• Mentoring Days, Coaches
• Evaluation of thedevelopment process
• Idea Competitions and prizes
Start-upCompetitions
• Target group: all start-upideas and teams (studentsand graduates)
• Technology oriented ideas
• 6 competitions in five years
• International - 15 differentnationalities
• More than 150 business ideas
• Over 700 participants
• Mentoring and coaches
• Special trainings fordeveloped startup teams
• Business Angels and Investors and mentors in Jury
• Prizes like room in Mektory, Study Trips
• Possibility to access thefurther programs
Incubationactivities
• Target group: start-up teamsfrom the competition or pre-incubation
• Office in Mektory building
• Participation in trainings and lectures
• Supporting activities(meeting rooms, technicalsupport, advice)
• Finding and bringinginvestors, funds, projects tomeet start-up teams
• Possibility to mentor, coachand train others – students, school children and teachers
• Link between acceleratorsand incubators
How to Start a Startup 2015: lectures
and e-courses
400+ students participated, International students
Lectures by 10+ startup founders and investors
Over 20 e-course videos on How to start a startup?
In YouTube.com TTU channel – How to Start a Startup at TTÜ
TTU Mektory Start-up Competition 2015
2015 was the sixth competition in Mektory Participants from 15+ countries 59 ideas were submitted Jury members included investors, start-ups,
incubators, accelerators
Prizes included: European Innovation Academy participation in Nice,
France Trip to Silicon Valley, USA Free office space in Mektory
TTU Mektory How to Start Up pre-incubation program 2016
4-month start-up idea development program
Lectures and workshops on start-up basicsby start-up founders
Business mentor and coach for each team
Every-day support from TTU Mektory Start-up Community
TTU Mektory Start-up Idea Competition on 16th of May 2016
Diploma for completing the Program!
Pre-incubation programAutumn 2016
Starting up again with new start-up ideas’ pre-incubation
Lecture series Student Enterprise Startup withTTU Department of Business Administration
Developing program for advanced start-upteams
7th TTU Mektory Start-up Competition in December 2016
Worthy prizes for the best start-ups!
Access to incubators, funds and accelerators…
Start-up Incubation in TTU Mektory
Start-up teams from thecompetition or start-up pre-incubation program
Office in Mektory building
Participation in trainings and lectures
Supporting activities (meeting rooms, technical support, advice)
Finding and bringinginvestors, funds, projects tomeet start-up teams
Possibility to mentor, coachand train others – students, school children and teachers
Link between accelerators and incubators
Companies supporting innovativestart-up ideas
Special Prize for TTU Mektory Start-up Idea Competition (finalson 16th of May 2016)
Special pre-incubation program for specific field ideas and teams in autumn 2016 (mentors, coaches, study visits)
Encouraging students to work out more of specific field start-upideas.
Representative in jury panel of Mektory Start-up CompetitionFinals in December 2016
Special Prizes for TTU Mektory Start-up Competition
Companies will be named as a sponsor and supporter of innovative start-up ideas.
Prototron Fund and Science Park Tehnopol Startup Incubator
In 2012, Swedbank, Tallinn University of Technology and Tallinn Science Park Tehnopolfounded Prototron fund to support business ideas
Prototron is the first fund in Europe granting equity free funding to startups so they could build their first working prototype to test on customers.
Prototron gives seed funding 5000 - 10 000€ forstart-up idea. In 4 years over 310 000€, 25 ideasfocusing on: electronics, mechatronics, greentech, ICT
Sciencepark Tehnopol Startup Incubator
27 start-up companies
Targeted at tech companies
Rental spaces, business development services
Network of contacts
Start-up events
There are 9 start-up companies in Mektory rooms.
1. ePPC (Export Digital) offers quality Google AdWords
campaings with the analytics (ICT)
2. 3D PrinterOs created a 3D printers’ operating system to
control the printers throgh cloud (3D printing, ICT, cloud
services)
3. Smart Load Solutions (SLS) is creating a cloud service,
which by taking advantage of electricity markets price
fluctuations (energy management, ICT)
4. AddGoals AddGoals is creating an environment in which you
can manage personal goals (ICT)
5. Mestre Network offers complete IT solutions for start-ups as
well as small/medium-sized enterprises that are looking for
solutions to meet their specific requirements and needs. (ICT)
6. Lainergy is developing a mobile ocean wave energy
converter (energy converting)
7. FusionPedal – creates a guitar pedal system, which helps
guitarists to focus on making music (music equipment)
8. Lawtitude Tech – law consulting for start-ups
9. FoxCademy – education platform for
highschools (educational tech)
Start-up companies in Mektory
Mektory Startup Success Stories
Smart Load Solutions - winner of 2014Already raised seed investmentsTop 30 under 30 - Forbes
3DPrinterOS - winner of 2012Invested in by Paul Allen (Microsoft)20+ workers in Estonia and USA
CoModule - finalist of 2013Raised investment8 workers
Lainergy
Lainergy - finalist of 2015Winner - KIC InnoEnergy Highway®10 000€ Prize
www.leansiteapp.com
Leansite - finalist of 2015Project management software for construction sitesStartup Wise Guys Accelerator30 000€ investment FORBES TOP 30 list of most successful
young entrepreneurs in Europe 2016(2 are from EST/TTU/Mektory)
IdeaStudents from
different faculties:
IT, mechatronics, economics, electronis Mentoring
and coaching
Business-model
competition in 2012
____________
A great one-pager
Winners of the competition!
________
Award trip to Silicon Valley
(2013)
Free officein Mektory
__________
Aninvestment
2014
New product development __________
Branch in USA
Growingsales and
export
Partnership with
University ___________
Now coaching others
Mektory Startup Story of
Success
www.3dprinteros.com
Established in 2012
It’s a cloud-based operating
system to control 3D printers
and provide intellectual
property protection for the
whole design of
manufacturing ecosystem.
Funded by co-founder of
Microsoft
More information:www.ttu.ee/mektory
www.ttu.ee/howtostartup
In social media:TTU Mektory How to start up
Pre-incubation program in TTU Mektory:Anu Oks
Pre-incubation program manager
[email protected], +372 620 3497
Skype: anu.oks
www.ttu.ee/howtostartup
Thank you all!