Fast-moving 18 million euro -program sets out to enable mobile app success stories
(AppCampus) – AppCampus, a unique pre-seed funding program that was announced on March 26th and created by Microsoft, Nokia and Aalto University, today opens its gates for grant applications. The program is open for both teams and individuals from any field of expertise. AppCampus is a global program from the very start: it will fund projects based on merit, irrespective of their geographical location. The program is looking to fund unique, innovative and high impact mobile applications that utilize Windows Phone and Nokia platforms. To enable these fresh ideas to materialize, Microsoft and Nokia will invest up to €18 million over the next three years into the AppCampus program.
“It is fascinating to see that less than 2 months since its initial announcement, AppCampus has already attracted the interest of over 4000 individuals and a great number of service providers and system integrators from 31 countries”, says Pekka Sivonen, Head of AppCampus at Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship.
Read more: http://www.appcampus.fi/