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

anu.oks@ttu.ee, +372 620 3497

Skype: anu.oks

www.ttu.ee/howtostartup

Thank you all!