As your company grows, running the business and investments require a lot of capital, but financing does not have to be a bottleneck to the growth of a start-up company.

Vesa Riihimäkli, Head of Startup Program at Nordea will share some financing opportunities from Nordea and how they offer diversified financing options for early stages and high-growth companies.

Nordea is a leading Nordic universal bank. They are helping their customers realise their dreams and aspirations and they have done that for 200 years.
They want to make a real difference for their customers and the communities where they operate by being a strong and personal financial partner.

Vesa Riihimäki is Head of Startup & Growth Finland Unit at Nordea. He has been in Nordea since 1989 and “founded” the Startup & Growth business in 2013. Nordea caters for most of the startups in Finland by combining and tailoring traditional loan products so that they fit better for high growth situations. Cooperating closely with VC funds, business angels and accelerators and helping the ecosystem with a strong global venture network.