Tiimiacademia

What Tiimiacademia does

Tiimiakatemia is an educational institution embedded within JAMK (Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu), a public university of applied sciences in Jyväskylä, Finland. It delivers a single product: a 3.5-year full-time Bachelor of Business Administration degree (Tradenomi AMK, 210 credits) in Entrepreneurship and Responsible Business Leadership. Students, termed tiimiyrittäjät (team entrepreneurs), form and operate cooperatives while studying, working approximately 40 hours per week across team training (treenit), client projects, business book study, and theory application. The institution reports 135 current team entrepreneurs, 300+ completed client projects, 91% immediate post-graduation employment, and 34% graduate entrepreneurship continuation.

The underlying technology is the pedagogical methodology itself rather than a proprietary software platform — team-based cooperative learning, real client engagements, and structured workshops. There is no app, API, SDK, or described software infrastructure; the company's Wix-hosted website and social channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn) serve as its digital surface. Complementary offerings include a 24h-ideasynnytys (24-hour Innovation Challenge) service for corporate clients and a content/blog/news section.

The business model is publicly funded higher education: Tiimiakatemia operates as a unit within JAMK and is financed through the Finnish government education budget. No tuition is charged to EU/EEA students. The B2B project/hackathon services to companies are incremental rather than primary revenue. The go-to-market is event-driven via the national Finnish Opintopolku application system (March 10–24, 2026 for the August 2026 intake). Two customer segments are addressed: aspiring entrepreneur students (primary) and companies seeking project-based innovation resources (secondary).

Name

Tiimiacademia

Legal name

Tiimiakatemia by JAMK (Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu)

Website

https://tiimiakatemia.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tiimiakatemia is a Finnish entrepreneurship education program within JAMK University of Applied Sciences, offering a 3.5-year Bachelor of Business Administration (Tradenomi AMK) degree in which students operate cooperatives and complete real client projects, funded through public higher education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Workforce Programs (EDAAAOAM)

Keywords

• Entrepreneurship education
• Bachelor's degree program
• Team-based learning
• Cooperative business learning
• Applied higher education

Headquarters

HQ city

Jyväskylä

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Funding: As part of Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu (JAMK), Tiimiakatemia operates as a publicly funded university of applied sciences. Revenue comes from government education funding rather than student tuition fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Tiimiacademia is a higher-education program offering a 3.5-year Bachelor of Business Administration (Tradenomi AMK) in Entrepreneurship and Responsible Business Leadership. Students, called tiimiyrittäjät (team entrepreneurs), co-found cooperatives and run real business projects as part of their studies. The program also delivers commissioned business development and innovation projects (including a 24-hour Innovation Challenge) to external companies.

Product overview

Tiimiakatemia by JAMK is a unique entrepreneurship education institution offering a single unified degree program: the Bachelor of Business Administration (Tradenomi AMK) in Entrepreneurship and Responsible Business Leadership. The core product is an intensive 3.5-year program where students become team entrepreneurs (tiimiyrittäjät), founding and operating a real cooperative while working 40 hours weekly on client projects. The program combines team training (8h/week), practical projects (24h/week), business reading (8h/week), and theory application. Tiimiakatemia also provides business development services for external companies through student team projects, including the signature 24h-ideasynnytys innovation challenge. The institution complements its educational offering with a news/blog platform covering alumni stories and project showcases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tradenomi AMK Degree Program in Entrepreneurship and Responsible Business Leadership A 3.5-year Bachelor of Business Administration (Tradenomi AMK) degree program for prospective students who want to learn entrepreneurship by co-founding and running a real cooperative as part of their studies. Students work approximately 40 hours per week in teams, deliver client projects, and graduate with both a degree and practical enterprise experience. Tuition-free for EU/EEA citizens.
• Business Development Projects for Companies Project-based engagements in which student cooperatives deliver real business development, customer insight, or product/service development work for commissioning companies. Companies gain access to multidisciplinary student teams delivering concrete outputs.
• 24h Innovation Challenge A productised 24-hour intensive innovation and ideation challenge delivered by Tiimiacademia student cooperatives for commissioning companies seeking fast, fresh perspectives on a defined business problem.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% of graduates are employed immediately upon graduation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 24h Innovation for the Planet - Participating CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 December 2025Eight companies challenged Tiimiakatemia team entrepreneurs to solve sustainability challenges in 24 hours: Aalto2-museokeskus, Kasvu Open, Jamk Kestävän kehityksen työryhmä, Poweresta, Claverion, Smooth Sunday, Panorama Landscape Hotel, and Teiskonen VIP. The winning teams developed solutions for sustainability and corporate responsibility.
• NextoryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2023Nextory served as a content partner for the Tulevaisuusajattelua (Future Thinking) podcast produced by Tiimiakatemia team entrepreneurs Johanna Leskelä and Henri Ruuskanen. The partnership provided podcast content and cross-promotion opportunities.
• JAMK (Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTiimiakatemia is an integral part of JAMK (Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences). The program awards a Tradenomi (AMK) bachelor's degree. JAMK provides institutional framework, accreditation, and resources.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Babson College: Globally top-ranked institution for entrepreneurship education with a hands-on, practice-based curriculum. A useful international benchmark for Tiimiakatemia's experiential learning model and entrepreneurship outcomes.
• Metropolia University of Applied Sciences: A larger Finnish UAS offering multiple business and entrepreneurship tracks including degree programs. Competes with Tiimiakatemia for the same applicant pool on Opintopolku but offers a more traditional, broader portfolio without the cooperative-based learning model.
• Aalto University School of Business: Finland's leading business school offering undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship programs with strong corporate and startup ecosystem links. Serves a higher-academic-tier applicant but overlaps in producing entrepreneurship-oriented graduates.
• Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences: A Finnish UAS offering business and entrepreneurship degree programs with an applied, project-oriented approach. Targets overlapping applicants and competes with Tiimiakatemia on the national Opintopolku platform.
• Laurea University of Applied Sciences: A Finnish UAS with a learning-by-developing (LbD) pedagogy that overlaps conceptually with Tiimiakatemia's hands-on model. Serves a similar student segment and competes for entrepreneurship-minded applicants in the Finnish UAS market.

Direct peers

• Kaospilot: A Scandinavian alternative business school founded in Denmark and with operations in Finland that delivers project-based, team-coached leadership and entrepreneurship education outside the traditional lecture format. Its pedagogical approach and target audience of self-directed learners closely mirror Tiimiakatemia.
• Team Academy Global network (incl. Team Academy Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary): The Team Academy model originated at Tiimiakatemia and has been replicated by affiliated Team Academies in multiple countries. They run the same cooperative-based, learning-by-doing entrepreneurship education and award comparable Bachelor-level qualifications, making them the most directly comparable peer.
• Hyper Island: A Swedish-based learning-by-doing school running short-form and longer programs in business, leadership, and digital transformation built on real client briefs and team-based delivery. Shares Tiimiakatemia's emphasis on coaches, peer teams, and live project work over classroom theory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBmMmzEbWczfQ1BZUE4mRFg
• Facebookfacebook.com/tiimiakatemia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/tiimiakatemia-jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4
• Instagraminstagram.com/tiimiakatemia
• TikToktiktok.com/@tiimiakatemia?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
• Xx.com/tiimiakatemiafi

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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