World-class funds Accel, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NEA, and Northzone are coming together to invest €1,000,000 in the best early-stage startup at Slush 2023.

Startups founded 2020 or later with max. €750,000 in equity funding are eligible to apply. Applications have closed.

Founders Day (Nov 29) is the largest founder-only gathering in the world. In 2023, we’re building Founders Day even bigger to include mentoring, workshops, speakers, and experiences.

The evening culminates with the legendary Founders Day party with thousands of founders at a crazy venue you have never seen before. Only two founders per company can register for Founders Day. Note: Founders Day is now fully booked. Sign up to the waitlist here.

The Startup Studio agenda is now out. This year, we’ll be spotlighting 80 ambitious companies from deep tech, AI/ML, space tech, and several other thrilling sectors. We’ll also show the world who we think deserves more visibility in the Nordics and Africa.

A startup booth at the heart of the Slush venue is the most concrete way to get traction, leads, and visibility for your early-stage startup and product. A one-day startup booth at Slush costs 2,000€.

Find the technical & design details of the booths here. You can apply for a Startup Booth through the Slush Platform (after you’ve submitted a startup application).

Out of all applicants, the Slush team selects 80 companies to be highlighted with a Startup Booths at the Slush venue.

Investor Office Hours are 1-hour private sessions hosted by VCs with topics ranging from fundraising to company building. If you’re interested in meeting the investors and networking with your peers — this one is for you!

Day 1 (Thursday), Nov 30, 2023 at Slush at 10:30-11:50.

Started by the Playfair Capital team in 2019, FFOH has brought together 1600 founders for 6,700 one-to-one mentoring and pitch meetings with over 180 investors across nine editions to date. Read more about the FFOH initiative here.

This year together with Slush — FFOH will gather 25 female founders to meet and network with 25 top European VCs at the heart of the Slush venue.

All Founder Experience events are currently full. You can sign up for a waitlist from the event pages in the Side Event tool in case we get cancellations.

When was the last time you’ve dipped in the icy sea or slid through the Finnish archipelago? Maybe you’re looking for an activity to network with founder peers? We’ve got experiences for the adrenaline junkies and those that want to relax before kickstarting their time at Slush.

The event is dedicated to founders looking to disrupt the current state of the startup ecosystem and redefine what entrepreneurship is for all.

We are inviting all underrepresented founders to an intimate stage talk with the Co-Founder of Stytch — Juliana Lamb, followed by an exclusive networking session where you can meet the future unicorn founders of today.

Speaker Q&As are 45-minute Q&A sessions for 30 Startup Pass holders per session to pick the brains of expert operators and founders after their Builder Stage talk. Whether it’s Airbnb, Deel, or Doordash operators, you’ll have a chance to ask them for advice on your problems to accelerate your growth.

How to sign up? You can register for the Q&A’s on the Slush platform or by filling out this form, where you can pick 3 Speaker Q&As to attend. We’ll match you with the perfect mentors to help you level up your startup game. This is first-come-first-serve, so be quick.