Almost everyone we actively follow in the Finnish startup ecosystem seem to have left X. Should we still stay here?

Lifeline has raised $470 million to create Finland’s biggest fund investing in European technology startups, building on its track record of identifying unicorns bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Finnish startup scene has reached a new level! 🚀 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Finnish firm Hostaway makes history as the first unicorn in vacation rental software - siliconcanals.com/hostaway-becom…

Meet us at Slush 2025! 🌠 We are excited to be at Slush again, where we will showcase a selection of the groundbreaking innovations from the University of Helsinki! Join us, and let’s connect and create future breakthrough ventures together!🔥

Our Speaker Mentoring is a unique opportunity to learn from the top voices in the global startup ecosystem. Here are some of the activities that you should definitely add to your calendar. 🔸 Offstage Sessions These are closed-door gatherings where Founder & Impact Stage

Your calendar won’t fill itself up, so we’re here to help you get the most value out of Slush Week. Our Meeting Tool will power over 25,000+ meetings in just two days, and over 15,000 meeting requests have already been sent. Here’s a tutorial on how to book your first 1:1 that

15% of Slush alumni become founders — a launchpad unlike any other in Europe tech.eu/2025/10/24/15-…

SpinDrive raises funding to scale magnetic bearing tech for cleaner industry tech.eu/2025/10/28/spi…

The wait is over. Our Slush 2025 Stage Program is live. Across two packed days, 200 of the brightest minds in the ecosystem will take over four stages to share stories and insights you won’t hear anywhere else. More than 40% of our main stage speakers have built unicorns or

#SiliconValley-based #VC firm Sequoia Capital Capital launches two early-stage funds, says Europe's founder pool “never been stronger”. By Tech.eu tech.eu/2025/10/27/seq… #NordicMade #baltictech

Gorilla Capital Fund III has made its 40th investment in Nano🎊 Nano is a Turku-based SaaS company using AI to help small and mid-sized consumer businesses drive growth and repeat sales. Read more here👇 paaomasijoittajat.fi/ajankohtaista/…

Now that the Stage Program is live, it’s time to fill your agenda with the talks you can’t afford to miss. But where to start? No one better to ask than the people who built the brilliant lineup themselves. Let’s hear it from Vilma, Freja, Philipp, and Robin, the curators

Inception Fund launches €21 million micro fund to back new Nordic AI founders arcticstartup.com/inception-fund… via @ArcticStartup Inception Fund #nordicmade #Sweden #venturecapital #VCfunds #investors #angelinvestors #Startups #Trending

Slush 2025 is fully sold out. If you made it, see you in 12 days. We can’t wait to welcome you to Slush Week. If not, stay tuned for updates on our social media, the livestream during the event days, and pre-registration for Slush 2026. Exciting times ahead 💚

.Jyri Engeström Engeström & his colleague Teemu Mattila at #helyes early-stage #VC firm Lifeline Ventures shared their wisdom with startup founders at the Aalto Founder Sprint. #SiliconValley serial-entrepreneur Mårten Mickos summarized it: linkedin.com/pulse/wisdom-e… #NordicMade #entrepreneurship

Finnish startup ecosystem keeps growing 🚀#startups

Our Jyri Engeström and Timo Ahopelto rank as the third most sold book in Finland’s main book retailer - The Startup Handbook! Also in English in 2026.

Finnish startups raised €400 million during the first half of the year. Significant rounds in the latter half are expected to lift the total for 2025 to around €1.5 billion – pointing to a record-breaking year.🚀 Read more👉paaomasijoittajat.fi/en/ajankohtais…