Dear AVP community,

After 12 joyful, chaotic, and entrepreneurial years, the Aalto Ventures Program is closing its doors to allow space for new initiatives to rise.

But before we go, we want to say one thing, loud and clear: thank you.

Thank you to the students who believed that changing the world starts with a crazy idea and a bold mind.

Thank you to AVPers who made AVP as it was – working hard while having fun.

Thank you to the faculty and partners who said “yes” more often than they needed to.

Thank you to every entrepreneur, intrapreneur, designer, hacker, hustler, mentor, and alumni who made this ride a reality and inspired generations of students, all while joining us pro bono.

AVP was born from student initiative and powered by student energy. It grew into a university education program that reached thousands, sparked many ventures, connected ecosystems, and brought the spirit of entrepreneurship into the very heart of Aalto. Along the way, we laughed, learned, failed forward, and occasionally remembered to document it in a slide deck.

We sat in meetings with university leadership, professors, and government officials – and partied with Aaltoes, Startup Sauna, Junction, Ignite, and so many other student-powered forces of nature.

We’re proud of the legacy we leave: not in buildings, but in people and especially in the students we met along the way.

This is not a goodbye to entrepreneurship education at Aalto, far from it. The innovation ecosystem on campus is active and thriving, supporting both aspiring founders and innovative researchers. There are incredible entrepreneurship and product development courses across the university. And new initiatives are already rising to take the next step in educating future founders. Stay tuned!

Because innovation never really retires. It just pivots.

So, from the bottom of our hearts: thank you for learning, building, and dreaming with us. Stay bold. Stay curious. And keep doing stuff that matters.

With love,
The AVP team 🧡