There’s a lot waiting for you at Slush 2025—especially if you’re raising your next round. We’ve built this year’s event to give founders every possible edge in the funding game.
From the moment you land in Helsinki, everything is designed to help you move faster: from startup–investor meetings to honest peer support and candid stage content you actually want to hear.
Whether you're a returning founder or stepping into the beautiful chaos of Slush for the first time, here's why you'll want to be there.
The World’s Largest Gathering of Venture Capital
Let’s get straight to the point: Slush 2025 is the largest gathering of venture capital in the world.
- 3,500+ actively scouting investors—from Sequoia and Index to Accel and a16z and top regional VCs
- €4 trillion in assets under management
- 10,000+ startup–VC meetings per day, powered by our expanded Meeting Area with 400+ tables
We’re not about random badge scans or inflated vanity numbers. Every investor attending Slush is pre-screened by the Investor Team to ensure they actively invest in early-stage startups, and our Meeting Tool lets you book 1:1s with them even before arriving in Helsinki.
“We met our lead investor at Slush.” – Said by more founders than we can count.
Still not convinced? Here’s just a small slice of what’s happened at Slush:
- IVP led a $40M Series B in Aiven
- ICONIQ led an $88M Series C in Pigment
- Cherry led a $6M seed round in Carbo Culture
- General Catalyst led a $5.2M seed in Huuva
Hands-on Advice That Doesn’t Waste Your Time
Stage Program
From founding stories of iconic companies to practical keynotes on hiring and growth, our stage program offers you timeless lessons in building generational companies. Our content is curated with early-stage founders in mind, providing a glimpse into the future of tech and how to build a thriving company in it. The content is bold, ambitious, and highly relevant to early-stage startups—fueling your journey from idea to impact.
Mentoring Concepts
This is your chance to chat directly with our speakers and ask them the burning questions on your mind. Nowhere else will you get facetime with the founders of companies like Lovable, Harvey, and Airwallex. Expect real stories, honest advice, and zero fluff.
Investor Office Hours
This is where investor–startup connections get supercharged. Funds host sessions on the topics they care about most, pulling in the right founders for focused conversations that spark deals, ideas, and relationships that last beyond Slush.
Meet Others In Your Shoes
Building a company is intense, and sometimes, what you really need is to talk to someone who just gets it.
Founders Day kicks off Slush week with laid-back, founders-only program. No investor meetings. No pitching. Just in-person connections with shared sense of what it takes to build something from scratch.
At Founders Day, partner-led lounges will host workshops, mentoring sessions, and roundtables. You'll find industry-specific meetups to spark meaningful conversations with ease. Plus, a focused stage program will bring three sharp sessions tackling the most pressing founder challenges head-on.
Founder-Focused Side Events, All Week Long
Beyond the venue, Slush spills into 600+ side events across Helsinki—from investor dinners and private parties to closed-door founder roundtables. The Activity Tool makes it easier than ever to navigate everything happening around the main event.
Some highlights organized by the Slush Team:
- First-time Founder Breakfast — Peer support, early-stage networking, and firsthand insight from an investor through a keynote and open Q&A.
- Female Founder Lunch — Practical, insightful content to help women founders thrive in a male-dominated industry.
- 360° Pitching — Climate tech founders pitch to top investors while riding the Helsinki SkyWheel. Expect high-value facetime, immediate feedback, and a setting that’s as fun as it is memorable.
- And dozens more founder-centric gatherings you can opt into via the tool.
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Whether you’re coming to Slush to raise your next round, find co-founders, build your network, or simply reset your mindset—we’ve built it for you.
Slush sells out every year, so don’t be late. Secure your tickets here.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact us at startups@slush.org.
See you in November.
-Kalle, Head of Startups