Startup Grind Nordics Regional Summit | Building & Fundraising in Turbulence

Mar 22, 2023, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Welcome to Startup Grind Nordics inaugural Regional Startup Summit for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Startup Ecosystem Builders.

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About this event

Welcome to Startup Grind Nordics inaugural Regional Startup Summit for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Startup Ecosystem Builders.

In this All-Day (digital) Regional Summit we connect you with the Nordic and Global startup ecosystems for best practices in startup building and raising funding as the global economy and VC funding pass through unprecedented turbulent times.

AGENDA (CET / Stockholm Time)

10:00 Welcome by Regional Director Nordics, Startup Grind (Naimul Abd)

10:10 Keynote Addresses

- Pär Hedberg, Founder & CEO Sting

- Linus Dahg, CEO / Managing Partner Inventure

- Jessica Rameau, Partner & Fund Manager Wellstreet

- Thomas Bigagli, Partner EMEA Ventures Plug and Play

- Mikael Angesjö, General Manager Nordics Crowdcube

11:00 Panel: Startup Fundraising in the Nordics

- Max Samuel, Partner SNÖ Ventures

- Ragnheidur Magnúsdóttir, Founder & Chair of Board Nordic Ignite

- Andreas Grape, Founder & CEO, Nordic Angels

- Axel Bruzelius, Co-Founder & COO Ark Kapital

- Arne Tonning, Partner Alliance VC

12:00 Panel: Supporting Startups in the Nordics

- Nea Harjanne, CEO KIUAS

- Josephine Benzie, Networks Lead Maria01

- Enrique Montaño, CEO Nordic Startup Ventures

- Teemu Seppälä, Startups Soft-Landing Lead Business Helsinki

13:00 Nordic Ecosystem Spotlights

- Bala Kamallakharan, Founder Startup Iceland

- Martine Mæland, Project Manager Startup Oslo Business Region

- Jakob Lindmark Frier, Head of Communications Digital Hub Denmark

- Vaido Mikheim, Deep Tech Project Lead Startup Estonia

14:00 Highlights from Startup Grind Global Network

- Shahar Matorin, Country Manager Startup Grind Israel

- Patrycja Maksymowicz, Chapter Director Startup Grind Leeds & Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

- Corey Hart, Chapter Director Startup Grind Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area, US

- Mo Salah, Chapter Director Startup Grind Muscat

14:30 Pitching Best Practices for Your Startup

- Startup Pitching Fundamentals w/ Andrew Hennigan, Pitching Expert & Speaker Coach TEDxStockholm

- Global Pitching Landscape w/ Nick Hughes, Founder & CEO Founders Live

- Pitching your Startup in Sweden w/ Mehkar Sheikh, Regional Manager (East) Venture Cup Sweden


JOIN US!

- Building a startup? Join and learn best practices & make connections.

- Working with or investing in startups? Join and find founders to support on our live chat.

- Want to share your startup building & fundraising experience? Get in touch to speak.

See you at the Summit!

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Speakers

  • Pär Hedberg

    Sting

    Founder & CEO

  • Linus Dahg

    Inventure

    Managing Partner / CEO

  • Jessica Rameau

    Wellstreet

    Partner & Fund Manager

  • Thomas Bigagli

    Plug and Play Ventures

    Partner EMEA Ventures

  • Mikael Angesjö

    Crowdcube

    General Manager Nordics

  • Max Samuel

    SNÖ Ventures

    Partner

  • Ragnheidur Magnúsdóttir

    Nordic Ignite

    Founder & Chair of Board

  • Andreas Grape

    Nordic Angels

    Founder & CEO

  • Axel Bruzelius

    Ark Kapital

    Co-Founder & COO

  • Arne Tonning

    Alliance VC

    Partner

  • Nea Harjanne

    Kiuas

    CEO

  • Josephine Benzie

    Maria01

    Networks Lead

  • Enrique Montaño

    Nordic Startup Ventures

    CEO

  • Teemu Seppälä

    Business Helsinki

    Startups Soft-Landing Lead

  • Bala Kamallakharan

    Startup Iceland

    Founder

  • Martine Mæland

    Oslo Business Region

    Project Leader Startup

  • Jakob Lindmark Frier

    Digital Hub Denmark

    Head of Communications

  • Vaido Mikheim

    Startup Estonia

    Deep Tech Project Lead

  • Shahar Matorin

    Startup Grind

    Country Director

  • Patrycja Maksymowicz

    Open Solutions Global / London Business Academy

    Founder & CEO

  • Mo Salah

    Startup Grind Oman + Jordan

    Country Manager

  • Corey Hart

    Intro.vc

    Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer

  • Andrew Hennigan

    Founder Institute Nordics

    Pitching Coach & Mentor

  • Nick Hughes

    Founders Live

    Founder & CEO

  • Mehkar Sheikh

    Venture Cup Sweden

    Regional Manager East

Hosts

  • Naimul Abd

    Founder Nutty Ventures

    CEO Connect Öst

  • Kelvin Chikezie

    Startup Grind Helsinki, Finland

    Director

  • Mehkar Sheikh

    Venture Cup Sweden

    Regional Manager East

Organizer

  • Naimul Abd

    Startup Grind

    Regional Director Nordics Startup Grind

Partners

The Park logo

The Park

BeeLegal logo

BeeLegal

Brim Global AB logo

Brim Global AB

Founder Institute Nordics logo

Founder Institute Nordics

Founders Live Nordics logo

Founders Live Nordics

Coompanion Stockholm logo

Coompanion Stockholm

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