Private donations were collected over a couple of years. By the deadline of July 2011 a total of 200 million in private donations was collected. The state of Finland has agreed to boost all the collected funding by a factor of 2.5. Totaling the pledged sum to 700 million euros."Aalto University's foundation capital has been amassed". Aalto University. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2011-07-07.