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This is Slush 2024: Metamorphosis—a call for radical transformation. We’re incredibly proud to present to you what we've been working on since late last year. Slush 2024 calls for active unity, which holds the power to lead us to the ultimate change—an irreversible transformation both necessary and widespread, individual and societal. This year, we present you with:   💚 20,000+ meetings among the largest and most concentrated gathering of innovation and venture capital under the sun with 3,300 investors and 5,500 startup founders and operators.  💚 4 stages with refined concepts and a world-class lineup of industry stars. Speaker line-up launching Aug 12.  💚 Over 3 trillion USD in AUM all under one roof brought by the world's leading funds.  💚 2+1 days of Slush-organized hyper-curated activities to make every moment in Helsinki count towards your success. Slush 2024 happens on Nov 20–21 in Helsinki. Buy your tickets now: slush.org/tickets Credits: Director, 3D Artist & Sound: Oscar Böckerman  Produced by 066 Studio Executive Producer: Kirmo Manninen  Volumetric Scan: Civit, Jani Käpylä  Film Print: Cinelab  Models: Erina Giuseppe Francesco, Antti Nguyen, Karoliina Pärnänen

Aiven, Swappie, Smartly, and Supermetrics, what do these scaleups have in common? They’ve all started their journey from Helsinki, duh. Better yet, they’ll open their office doors for you on Slush Day 0 at Scaleup Tour, as part of Founder Experience events where you’ll get a chance to:  👉 Visit two of these scaleups  👉 Hear about their learnings and scaling journey Register here: https://lnkd.in/dVByGDUr But that’s not all for Founder Experience events, your Day 0 can continue with a literal elevator pitch 🛗 During a 60-second elevator ride, you have the chance to:  👉 Connect with some of Europe’s leading investors and receive feedback on your pitch  👉 Enjoy drinks and snacks together with fellow entrepreneurs at the KONE headquarters Register now: https://lnkd.in/dta2pfZK

You’re working in B2B SaaS? So are these people. At Slush 2024, we’ve got speakers from a range of industries, so is anyone really surprised we’ve got the crème de la crème in this space? Take a look at who’ll be on our stages: 💻 Olivier Pomel always had a knack for problem solving with data. His journey started when he built data systems to help K-12 teachers, and today leads Datadog, a leading cloud monitoring and security platform that is valued at almost $40 billion. 💻 Silvija Martincevic has been a C-suite leader in various category-defining companies such as Affirm and Groupon, and is now leading a Deputy, which is a people platform for hourly work that serves 330,000 workplaces and 1.5 million shift workers worldwide. 💻 Previously, Neha Narkhede co-created the groundbreaking data system, Apache Kafka, leading to the co-founding of Confluent, a data management company that is currently valued at over $7 billion. Today, Neha is building Oscilar, which provide effective fraud detection in online transactions. She was named in Forbes’s list of the most powerful women in tech. Check our other speakers taking the stage at Slush here: https://lnkd.in/eJxn-vBx Buy the remaining Investor or Thursday Passes here: https://lnkd.in/dCNygeEu

Welcome to Slush, startups 🦋 Things are getting real—all Startup Passes, along with Attendee and Angel Investor Passes, have been sold out. We can't wait to meet you. In case you missed our post last week, here are some facts about the startups attending: 🐛 We have startups coming from 59 different countries. 🐛 Our startups are mostly early-stage, with the top 3 next equity rounds to be raised being seed, series A, and pre-seed. 🐛 Out of the 44 industries represented, the top 5 are enterprise software, fintech, healthtech, gaming, and deep tech. 🐛 Nearly all our startups are looking for funding, partners, and visibility from Slush. Investors, here's the $3T question: Want to find your next unicorn from this bunch? Only 15% of Investor Passes remain. Secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/gG2FYjyd And hey, if you missed out on a Startup Pass—don’t worry. With an accepted startup profile on the Slush Platform, a Thursday Pass will grant you close to the same benefits as a Startup Pass. 

You wanted to know who’s coming to Slush 2024. Here’s a selection. Bringing together the world’s largest gathering of venture capital at 3 trillion USD AUM under one roof simply cannot be achieved without hosting funds from different key regions from around the globe. We’ve made a handy list for you to check out who you absolutely need to meet at Slush, and even tagged them right here for easy access.   🦋 From the Nordics: byFounders Creandum EQT Ventures Norrsken VC Northzone 🦋 From France: Alven Eurazeo Singular Partech Revaia 🦋 From CEE: Credo Ventures Earlybird Digital East Market One Capital OTB Ventures KAYA VC 🦋 From DACH: Cherry Ventures Earlybird Venture Capital Founderful Lakestar Speedinvest Visionaries Club   🦋 From Southern Europe: Bonsai Partners Encomenda Capital Partners SGEIC JME Ventures Seaya Shapers   🦋 From the UK: Atomico Balderton Capital Dawn Capital firstminute capital LocalGlobe   🦋 From the US: Founders Fund General Catalyst ICONIQ Growth Lightspeed New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Will your fund be joining us in 42 days in this chilly corner of the planet?

Get ready to be Slush’D 🌍 Over the next months, these Slush’D events will bring together their local startup communities: 🇭🇷 Zagreb Oct 15–16  🇩🇪 Heilbronn Oct 24  🇦🇱 Tirana Oct 25  🇧🇪 Ghent Nov 5  🇦🇪 NYUAD Nov 9 In case you didn’t know, Slush’D is a community-driven movement that empowers teams across the globe to create events for their local ecosystems—all in the spirit of Slush’s mission “to create and help founders that change the world.” Not able to join Slush from your home country but still want to be part of the magic? Join these Slush’D events across the world: https://lnkd.in/dYdQMMg3 

What’s better than experiencing the magic of Slush? Building it together, of course 🏗️ At Talkoot, we roll up our sleeves and join forces to create the one and only Slush experience from the ground up—literally. Two days ago, the Slush Team got to:  🛠️ Paint decorative wood with a secret recipe of used coffee ground water  🛠️ Staple together upcycled fabrics to make carpets  🛠️ Wash plexiglass until it was sparkling for the ultimate Slush display  🛠️ Count endless S-hooks  🛠️ Count green vests (pretty sure they're for security, but who's keeping track when you're vibing?) For all the Team Leads and Group Leads that couldn’t make it to this one—no worries, the fun continues. Our next Talkoot is in less than two weeks 😉

After much anticipation, the top 50 startups for Slush 100 have been selected. These top startups are transforming industries like deeptech, fintech, medtech, software, and more. But the journey doesn’t stop here—next up is the race to the top 20. The 50 startups will soon receive a form to submit their pitch videos, from which the top 20 will be chosen. Good luck to all the startups vying for a spot in the final round, where one groundbreaking company will win €1,000,000 investment from General Catalyst and Cherry Ventures. Who’s ready to witness the next unicorn at Slush 2024? 🙋 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dY5vJT6F #slush100 #slush2024

The suspense at the Slush office is palpable 🌨️ We're down to the very last percent of Startup Passes for #slush2024, and we can't wait to see which startups fill the final seats at the most founder-focused event of the year. If you already have an accepted startup profile on the Slush Platform, now's the time to act and grab your tickets. If not, hurry and submit your application at 👉 https://lnkd.in/dyhHw_Aj 👈 See you in 44 days, startups 💚

Are you looking for exciting companies to invest in during Slush? We might have something for you 👀 While we are trying to look mysterious with this post and not reveal much, you can get a glimpse of the startups coming to Slush this year. A lot of interesting data here but the best is yet to come. Aaaand since you all have been asking, our Matchmaking Tool will be opening quite soon so hold your horses for just a little bit longer now. ➡️ Angel investors were quick to grab their passes—secure your last investor pass here: https://lnkd.in/eid54xRD