Startup100

24/06/2025

29/05/2025

See you next week, arctic startups!

In Helsinki, on 4-5 June!

26/05/2025

Parteee! 🥳

Schools out, summer's here. We're throwing a proper party at Startup Sauna on Friday June 6th, starting 18:00.

Good music, grilled food, cold drinks, actual vibes. DJ sets in the yard, sauna running hot (bring your sauna gear!).

Startup Sauna, June 6th, 18:00
aaltoes.com/events

08/05/2025

Startups, this one’s for you! 🔥

Meet the Investor Day Jury who are ready to discover and support the next big ideas. 🌟

Leading the jury: Candace Johnson, Founding Member of the Sophia Business Angels and President Emeritus of EBAN. In 2023, she was honored by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for her pioneering role in the Global Board Ready Women (GBRW) initiative, which played a key role in shaping the “Women on Boards” directive that became European law in November 2022.

💼 Haruka Arai, Executive Director at Cefmof, has built an impressive career at NTT DOCOMO. Among other things, she was responsible for driving open innovation between start-ups and the NTT Group, as well as managing investments at NTT DOCOMO Ventures (NDV). Over the past 15 years, NDV has invested in more than 190 companies across Japan, the US, Europe, Israel, and beyond.

💡 Audra Shallal, EBAN Board Member and Vice-President of Corenvest with over twenty years of experience in entrepreneurship, business planning, and pitch coaching for investor-ready programs. Based in Finland and France, she consults for esteemed international organizations, including the OECD, UNEP, UNIDO, and the European Commission. Audra teaches courses on entrepreneurship and finance at prestigious institutions such as ENSCP, X, ParisTech, and CELSA, and she conducts her popular workshop, “Craft a Killer Pitch,” globally.

📈 Tiina Laisi-Puheloinen, CEO of FiBAN, brings a powerhouse background in startups, fundraising, and digital growth. A strategic leader in SaaS, dynamic pricing, and media, Tiina helps startups scale with vision and precision.

🌍 Jesper Jarlbæk, President of EBAN. Jesper has been a business angel since 2006, and he has made 50+ direct investments in startups since then. In 2023, Jesper was recognized as Business Angel of the Year in Denmark and in 2024 he was recognized as Business Angel of the Year by EBAN.

🌟 This is your chance to pitch to some of Europe’s most influential startup investors! Application period is open until 1st of June!

22/04/2025

🥷 Psst. Slush Secret Sales has started. You can still pre-register this week and secure your Startup and Scaleup tickets at the lowest rate of the year. See you at Slush’25!

07/03/2025

Congrats to these Finnish startups for making it to the Talouselämä Hottest Startups 2025 list! 🚀🚀

1. Distance Technologies
2. FinanceKey
3. Flow Computing
4. Hamina Wireless
5. Onego Bio
6. QMill
7. Realm
8. ReOrbit
9. Steady Energy
10. Taito.ai

Article in Finnish (paywall): https://lnkd.in/dtEkawBj

16/01/2025

Join SeaFocus startup competition for Maritime and Logistics!

As part of the , Maritime Business Intelligence Weeks 2025, SeaFocus is organizing an event, “Start-Ups and Students,” on April 4th in Turku, Finland.

Apply by the 31st of January to showcase your product and service concept to provide solutions for an environmentally sustainable future in maritime and logistics.

Link for more info and registration in the comments:

02/12/2024

Yes, all of us have heard about branding, but not too much how to build a brand, right?!🤔

Join us next Wednesday 4.12. for fireside chat with Alexander Pihlainen, former CMO at SLUSH and current founding partner and CEO at Bou to learn tangible tips on brand building

No matter where you are on your journey, this chat will surely equip you with insights to support your own entrepreneurial journey! P.S. grab your paper and pen, because we’re ending the chat with a Q&A session⭐️;)

Check link in bio & sign up!!

25/11/2024

Ready to launch your startup into space? Check out this new accelerator by ESA BIC Finland 👨‍🚀

📣 PRESS RELEASE 📣 The European Space Agency (ESA) Business Incubator is looking for promising Finnish startups Through the ESA BIC Finland program…

05/11/2024

Join us for the Get Known mingle – the hottest Comms & PR side-event of !

Sign up today: https://mailchi.mp/537af7569e3c/p2qt7oo7fz