Finland as Female Tech Founder Frontrunner
End of Cohort 1 Pitch Event
When: Friday, 7 November 2025
What time: 13.00 - 16.30
Where: Eurooppasali, Malminkatu 16, 00100 Helsinki
Join us for a special event celebrating the launch of our Mentoring Programme and the final pitches from our Accelerator. We’ll wrap up Cohort 1 and welcome the new founders joining Cohort 2. Don’t miss the standout pitches and the chance to connect with founders, innovators, partners, and investors across our community.
Why Attend?
Witness Innovation: See bold founder pitches to mentors, experts, and investors.
Think Bigger — EU & Global Opportunities: Learn practical routes to scale into Europe and globally.
Celebrate Success: Recognize the grit and milestones of our founders.
Network & Connect: Meet founders, investors, and partners to spark new opportunities.
Your presence fuels our founders’ journey — come for inspiration, leave with fresh connections and ideas!
Agenda
13.00 – 13.30: Welcome & TNA Presentation, Angeliki Papagiannopoulou, Ecosystem and Programme Manager, Tech Nordic Advocates
13.30 – 13.50: Founder introductions: Cohort 2 Mentoring Programme founders
13.50 – 14.10: Founder introductions: Cohort 1 Mentoring Programme founders
14.10 – 14.50: Panel Discussion - Driving international startup and scaleup growth in Finland, the New Nordics, EU and beyond
Speakers:
Caritta Seppä, Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures, COO & Co-Founder, Tespack
Turo Numminen, Co-Founder, Sofokus Ventures & Monttu Ventures, Partner, Asuntosäästo
Mikko Kiertonen, CEO, Liquido.vc
Sami Lampinen, Partner, Inventure
Moderator:
Angeliki Papagiannopoulou, Ecosystem and Programme Manager, Tech Nordic Advocates
14.50 – 15.50: Pitch Event & Feedback: Cohort 1 Accelerator founders
15.50 – 16.30: Networking
We look forward to seeing you!
