3. AppCampus
• A three year project, based in
Aalto university: a fusion of
engineering + business + design
• Funded with 21M€ by Microsoft,
Nokia and Aalto University.
• A new kind of accelerator for next
generation of mobile experience
We think AppCampus is the most
exciting innovation project EVER!
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4. A Go-To-Market slingshot
A Unique Accelerator
• No Equity Dilution
• No Revenue Share required
• IPRs remain property of developers
Three key facets
• Award Platform
• Coaching Program
• Marketing Support
Our only demand: 6-month Mobile Patform exclusivity
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5. New Ecosystem Advantage
• Windows Phone defines the new paradigm for UX
• Pool of 500 million Nokia devices in the market
• Virgin territory for developers to differentiate by creating exciting
never-before-possible apps
• New monetization opportunities via the Windows and Nokia
distribution networks
Windows Phone together with Nokia will lead developers and
users into a new era of mobile computing
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7. Who You Are
• A developer with world class skill
and ambition potential. You breathe
mobile and love to deliver great UX.
• An entrepreneur with world class
management and monetization
capability. You are aggressively
seeking the next big opportunity
in mobile.
• A finessed facilitator, a connector of
opportunities to ideas and people.
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8. How you can
Accelerate with AppCampus
• Awards: 20-50-70.000 euro / App
• Coaching & Education, Product-oriented
• Professional SW-Dev. Process & Quality Assurance
• Network & Marketing Support, Marketplace & Nokia Store
• Co-working space
Online submission: appcampus.fi
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10. Awards – We've set a high bar
Application should meet some* combination of these criteria:
• Innovative, first-to-market app-concepts.
• Differentiated, unique apps, not already available on
competing operating system.
• Support for platform key features & APIs as they become
available.
• Demonstrated design elegance and technical quality.
• Potential to drive momentum of the new ecosystem.
(*) not necessarily all.
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11. Award Categories
Level 1 (e.g. 20kEUR)
•Relatively simple (standalone) applications.
Level 2 (e.g. 50kEUR)
•Application which requires interfacing with some existing network (cloud)
based service/media/information.
Level 3 (e.g. 70kEUR)
•App includes development of network (cloud) service back-end, and
interfacing with it.
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13. AppCampus Core Team
Pekka Sivonen, Head of AppCampus
Paolo Borella, Director AppCampus
Tapio Siik, Evangelist
Alina Kangasluoma, Marketing
Zaira Mammadova, Communications
Chris Bouret, Operations
Tiina Muttilainen, Quality
Julio Castillo, Operations
Teemu Tapanila, Coordinator
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15. Get Funded Now!
Do you have a great idea, a great team?
Here are the 3 steps to success:
1. Speak to us Now! Our experts are ready for feedback and
suggestions.
2. Submit your proposal: appcampus.fi
3. Rock the world!
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16. Contacts
AppCampus
Metallimiehenkuja 10, 2nd floor
P.O. Box 17600, FI-00076 Aalto
FINLAND
paolo@appcampus.fi mobile +358504132462
Web appcampus.fi
Twitter @appcampusfi
Facebook facebook.com/appcampus.fi
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