The Global Venture Lab Finland pilot project was funded by the University Alliance Finland (2008-2009).

Together with stakeholders from all three universities in the alliance (Tampere University of Technology, University of Jyväskylä and University of Tampere) the project was based on the creation of a globally connected entrepreneurial university based growth venturing platform that enables successful launch, learning, and research of business on “problems worth solving” – real life, real time – across all cultures and continents, disciplines of science, and sectors of economy.