Draft Program®
Draft Program gives you a chance to make small-scale experiments and develop your business idea
without bureaucracy. The program is available for students and staff of Karelia UAS,
University of Eastern Finland, Riveria, Savonia UAS and Savo Consortium for Education.
APPLY FOR DRAFT PROGRAM IN KUOPIO BY SEPTEMBER 27th, 2021!
APPLY FOR DRAFT PROGRAM IN JOENSUU BY SEPTEMBER 27th, 2021!
Coaches’ point of view when setting-up a business in Finland as foreigner
For a Draft entrepreneurship coach, an international team targeting international market is always a unique opportunity. In this article our... read more →
May 5, 2021
Water treatment solution for the Nigerian market – Case EnviroVesi
Two UEF PhD students embarked on a quest to solve some of the problems of getting access to clean water... read more →
May 5, 2021
‘Invested’ mobile app breaks prejudices against stock investing
Invested is a gamified mobile application for familiarizing oneself with the stock market. In the application, the user can gain... read more →
April 19, 2021
From DRAFT Program to business acquisition
Sakari Tolppanen’s story is a prime example of how one’s own idea can turn into a success story when you... read more →
March 9, 2021
Applicants’ expertise convinced in the Draft business idea competition in Kuopio
A total of 12 teams were interested in the 2021 first application of the Kuopio Draft business idea competition. All... read more →
February 12, 2021
Kuopio Draft program offered high-quality pitches
Participants pitched smoothly online for the second time in the Kuopio Draft program. The jury evaluated on October 1-2 a... read more →
October 9, 2020
Kuopio online Draft board rewarded particularly second round teams
Kuopio Draft presentation day for new business ideas in on May 14 was arranged as an online event. Totally eight teams... read more →
May 29, 2020
Team Big Lake: For all those boat rides gone bad
In all those boat rides where everything seems to go wrong, this guy started to think and got this idea...... read more →
April 22, 2020
Exercise: Problem definition, morphological table and decision-making matrix
by Heikki Immonen By doing this exercise you will get familiar at using three tools that make solving complex and... read more →
November 19, 2019
Draft program in Kuopio gathered ideas from augmented reality to coffee bar operations
Kuopio Draft Program in September 2019 gathered up eight new business ideas and two follow-up applicant teams. The range of... read more →
October 10, 2019
New Draft teams in Joensuu
New Draft teams elected This autumn five new teams were elected to take part in the Draft Program®. The teams... read more →
October 8, 2019
Team: Traveload
What does Traveload stand for? Our goal is to create a personalized travel plan, based on customer lifestyle, wishes, opportunities,... read more →
September 17, 2019
Team: Poppy
Team: Poppy – Online clothing store and Pop-up Store We are team Poppy from Karelia University of Applied Sciences. We... read more →
June 6, 2019
New Draft teams in Joensuu
This spring six new teams were elected to take part in the Draft Program®. The teams will test and develop... read more →
June 6, 2019
New Draft teams in January 2019
This spring eight new teams were elected to take part in the Draft Program®. The teams will test and develop... read more →
February 5, 2019
Funding call: How to increase the attraction of Joensuu, the city needs your ideas – apply by 3 Dec
How would you increase the attraction of Joensuu? The city is looking for teams to develop innovative product or service... read more →
October 23, 2018
New Draft teams / September 2018
This autumn three new teams were elected to take part in the Draft Program® in Joensuu. The teams will test... read more →
October 10, 2018
New Draft teams / May 2018
In May 2018, 8 new teams were elected to the Draft Program. This time the students and staff of Riveria... read more →
October 5, 2018
New Draft teams / January 2018
New Draft teams: Team NeuroTracking, team leader Pauli Turunen Team Kyvykäs, team leader Sakari Tolppanen Team Älylaatikko, team leader Tapio... read more →
October 5, 2018
CONNAX is looking for the best IoT startup idea
Internet of Things is the interconnection via the Internet of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send... read more →
October 5, 2018
New Draft teams / September 2017
The Martians: Automatically flying Ornithopter We are The Martians, a team from NASA’s Epic Challenge education program. Our idea is... read more →
October 5, 2018
New Draft teams / May 2017
AtomCloud 2600 We are working to develop cost effective industrial spectrometric solutions with focus for SMEs. In developing countries, many... read more →
October 5, 2018
New Draft teams / January 2017
Näyteikkuna Pohjois-Karjalaan (in the picture) Team: Maria Saastamoinen, p. 050 568 9242, maria.saastamoinen@karelia.fi Ekaterina Miettinen, p. 044 224 4557, ekaterina.miettinen@karelia.fi... read more →
October 5, 2018
New Draft teams / autumn 2016
In autumn 2016, 6 new teams were elected to the Draft Program. DataBridges (in the picture) Team: Tero Hyttinen,... read more →
October 5, 2018
New Draft teams / spring 2016
In spring 2016, 24 teams applied for Draft Program. 8 teams were elected. Future of Smart Growing (in the... read more →
October 5, 2018
New teams / autumn 2015
In autumn 2015, 16 teams applied for Draft Program, 8 were elected. Dibs (in the picture) Team: Valtteri Laine Hely... read more →
October 5, 2018
New teams / spring 2015
In spring 2015, 31 teams applied for Draft program. 12 teams were elected. Against the Nature –peliprojekti (in the... read more →
October 5, 2018
New Draft teams 2014
In 2014 new Draft teams didn't get funding but they had a chance to meet mentor companies. Murgorilla (in... read more →
October 5, 2018
New teams / autumn 2013
In autumn 2013, 20 teams applied for Draft Program. 12 were elected. MelodyGo™ -älypalikka (in the picture) Team: Aki Hattunen... read more →
October 5, 2018
First Draft teams were elected in Joensuu in autumn 2012
First 15 teams in Joensuu applied for Draft Program on autumn 2012. 12 teams were elected. Lavia - Green Longboards... read more →
October 5, 2018
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students, researchers, teachers, professors112
funded teams1528500
euros of private funding collected by teams
