Exploring 2023’s shifts and prospects in startup financing. In the current landscape, startups have faced difficulties with financing their growth in 2023. Companies have come under huge strain being pushed to prioritize profitability over growth at all costs based on the current expectations and demands of private investors. Closing rounds have become much harder. All this at the background of dramatic changes in regards to public funding instruments and processes. How can startups navigate the financing landscape better in 2023-2024? Let’s explore it together. Register now!

Vendep specialises in B2B SaaS and B2B marketplaces in the Nordics and Baltics. Their first ticket is from €100k to €3 mln depending on your stage, plus founders leverage their extensive SaaS expertise and global networks to unlock faster growth. Speaker: Janiina Kauppinen, Investment Director

13:00 – 13:30 Meet & Greet: The Basics of the VC conversation: when to reach out, how to choose the right VC’s, how to prepare and what they expect.
13:00 – 15:00 Office Hours

Top 8 carefully selected startups from Finland will compete to be the New Nordics Grand Champion. Organised by Platform6, the competition gives startups and scaleups a platform to present their innovations to potential investors and the winners will take part in the Grand Final during the Slush week in Helsinki. The competition is part of Silicon Vikings activities to support startups from the New Nordics, provide them with valuable connections regionally and with the US market and investors, and enhance their visibility within the startup ecosystem overall. Register here!