Pitch Competition at the British Embassy in Helsinki
When: 7 May 2024
What time: 13.30 – 16.30 + networking drinks
Where: British Embassy, Itäinen Puistotie 17, 00140 Helsinki, Finland
Get ready to watch founders and leaders from some of Finland's fast growing tech companies pitch on stage, who are all competing for a spot to pitch at London Tech week!
What's the event?
On 7 May, 13.30-16.30 + networking drinks, Tech Nordic Advocates are hosting a pitch competition event in partnership with the British Embassy in Helsinki.
The purpose of the pitch competition is to select 4 companies who will be offered a unique opportunity to pitch to London/UK/International investors live on stage on 13 June 2024 at the London Stock Exchange during London Tech Week.
What will the winners get?
The winners will be offered tickets to London Tech Week, 10-14 June 2024, AND get to pitch to London/UK/international investors live on stage on 13 June 2024 at the London Stock Exchange — Tech Nordic Advocates' unique annual London Tech Week event.
Who should apply to pitch?
Tech Nordic Advocates' mission is to support and help accelerate the growth and international expansion of any/all tech founders/startups/scaleups irrespective of gender, race, background or orientation.
To that end, and to promote diversity, this pitch competition will select 4 tech companies from Finland to pitch to London/UK/international investors at London Stock Exchange, of which 2 will be led by female/non-binary founders/co-founders and 2 from any other demographic, incl. male founders/co-founders/C-suite leaders and/or founders/co-founders/C-suite leaders from other underrepresented groups than female/non-binary people.
What are the selection criteria?
We invite applications from growth-stage tech startups/scaleups registered in Finland within the above demographics, who will be of interest to London/UK/international investors because you have:
- revenue in Finland (and ideally one other Nordic country)
- demonstrated revenue growth and scaleup potential
- plans to expand to the UK or already operating in the UK
- capital raising and ready to fundraise in London
Who else will attend the pitch competition?
In addition to diverse capital raising tech sector companies ready to pitch to London/UK/international investors, the 7 May pitch competition event will be attended by investors, ecosystem leaders, partners and the wider tech startup ecosystem, including judges representative of the wider tech startup ecosystem.
Judges:
Inka Mero, Founder, CEO & Managing Partner, Voima Ventures
Pirkka Palomäki, Partner, Maki VC
Teija Nousiainen, Deal Flow Manager, Nordea
Sami Ahvenniemi, General Partner, Vendep Capital
Elina Holkko, Partner & CFO, Lifeline Ventures
Timo Tirkkonen, Partner & Co-founder, Inventure
PROGRAMME
13.30-14.00: Registration, coffee and networking
14.00-14.05: Welcome - Jeanette Carlsson, Founder/CEO, Tech Nordic Advocates
14:05-14:15: Opening words by Her Excellency, Theresa Bubbear, British Ambassador to the Republic of Finland
14.15-14.30: Opening keynotes “How to get a yes from the investor”
SPEAKERS
Inka Mero, Founder, CEO & Managing Partner, Voima Ventures
Sami Ahvenniemi, General Partner, Vendep Capital
Pekka Simula, Partner, Innovestor
Moderator: Eeva Haaramo, Head of Finland, Tech Nordic Advocates
14.30-15.15: Pitches - 1st round:
1. MAJ - Krista Huhtala-Jenks
2. CloEE - Oleksandr Zadorozhniy
3. Work Pilots Oy - Eija Kiviranta
4. Silta Education - Veera Virintie
5. PrecisionPhage - Matti Jalasvuori
6. NADMED Ltd - Jana Buzkova
7. MedicubeX - Oksana Lahtela
15.15–15.30: Break
15.30–16.15: Pitches - 2nd round:
8. Prönö Enterprises Ltd - Helene Auramo
9. Virtual Dawn - Antti Martikainen
10. Alvidiotech - Anri Kivimäki
11. Hookle - Tero Seppala
12. Codeax Oy - Jenna Jyrinki
13. Uute Scientific Oy - Kari Sinivuori
14. Moi Panda - Feiya Long
16.15–16.25: Closing words by Saara-Sofia Sirén, Member of the Parliament and TNA Brand Ambassador
16.25-16.30: Announce winners for London Tech Week: Marko Moilanen, Attorney, Lexia and Tech Nordic Advocates Finland Chairman
and Next steps for London Tech Week: Jeanette Carlsson, Founder & CEO, Tech Nordic Advocates
From 16.30: Networking with Drinks
