Narvi Payments Oy, a Finnish startup founded in 2021, is setting its sights on international expansion. The company provides business bank accounts with dedicated Euro IBANs for e-resident companies of all sizes. Opening an account online takes less than 10 minutes, allowing businesses to start sending and receiving Euro payments from over 100 countries within days.A Focus on Human-Centric Customer …

The three finalists of each program were chosen for their progress in the program, innovation, partnership readiness, and impact potential.Axiology was selected as the regional Baltic Class Winner, as well as the Overall Winner of the Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV Program 2025 Spring edition. Axiology develops DLT market infrastructure for regulated tokenized securities under EU DLT Pilot Regime Regulation.In the words …

Leading a country or a company in Europe presents similar challenges: protecting citizens and clients, securing markets and borders, attracting investment, managing partnerships and foreign policy, and attracting and retaining talent. The book called “Strategies and Visions for Europe” explores these issues through the lens of startups and various sectors including Defense/CyberSec, Healthcare/MedTech, Public/GovTech, Environment & Energy/CleanTech, Economics, Finance/Fintech. The …

At the international startup conference Latitude59 held in Tallinn, the 2025 victory was shared by three companies. Investments ranging from €175,000 to €250,000 will be made in Estonian green energy solutions developer MarkeDroid, Latvian construction startup Adventum Tech, and Lithuanian defense technology company Luna Robotics. The syndicated investments are provided by business angels from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Each country’s …

Latitude59, which took place for the 13th time in Tallinn, Estonia, was visited by more than 3,500 people, including more than 900 startup representatives and 20 national delegations. Nearly 700 investors participated this year. 170 speakers could be seen on Latitude59’s stages. In total, there were participants from more than 70 different countries worldwide. This year, a total of 391 …

The up-tempo business season is leaning towards tranquil summer vacations. Still, there are two signature events left, like cherries on the cake-top: Latitude59 in Tallinn (May 21-23) and Arctic15 in Helsinki (June 4-5).Latitude59 is an international, impactful, and diverse startup and technology conference and a global platform that connects startups, investors, and ecosystem builders all around the world.For over a …

Polar Bear (Jason Brower) and MC Simo Kekäläinen put up an interval show. Startup companies competed this year in the Polar Bear Pitching event held in Oulu, Finland, in an exceptional location and under extraordinary circumstances. By the Oulujoki river, the weather was mild with temperatures above freezing and drizzling rain.The finals of the event featured ten companies, including five …

Svelli, a Danish foodtech startup with ambitions to revolutionize the sugar-free product market, has secured investment from several Danish investors. Svelli aims to challenge the status quo in a food industry where sugar and ultra-processed foods continue to dominate. Rather than simply offering “healthier alternatives,” the company focuses on creating full-fledged replacements. This requires not just natural ingredients but ensuring …

Interviewing Ms.Penny Schiffer, CEO of Raized.aiBy Vahur OrrinWith its iconic slushy weather and electrifying atmosphere, Slush remains one of Europe’s most sought-after startup conferences. For Penny Schiffer, CEO of Raized.ai, attending Slush is a yearly pilgrimage. “This is my fourth time here,” Penny says. “Slush isn’t just a conference; it’s a perfectly orchestrated environment where startups, investors, and ideas collide …

Interview with Ms. Sanja Hauser, founder of Betalane at Slushby Vahur Orrin In the fast-evolving digital marketing world, Zurich-based Betalane.ch has carved out a unique niche by focusing on startups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded by Sanja Hauser, a marketing professional with years of experience in digital marketing, Betalane is reshaping how businesses approach marketing in the AI …

Activate, the leading active gaming company combining physical activity with immersive, tech-driven experiences, is thrilled to announce its expansion into Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. This significant development is part of Activate’s continued global growth strategy and is made possible through a strategic partnership with Realinvest, a prominent real estate and investment firm in Scandinavia.Since its founding in 2017, Activate …

Oulu, Finland — The Arctic startup event, Polar Bear Pitching, marked its live return after a hiatus of four years. A sizable crowd gathered at Oulu Market Square, while online viewers from around the globe tuned in to witness ten selected startups take the plunge into the Avanto (Finnish for ice hole), each aiming to impress the panel of judges …

Helsinki — In a stride towards revolutionizing the European hospitality sector, Finnish tech-enabled hospitality operator Bob W has announced its Series B funding of EUR 40 million. This round, led by Evli Growth Partners and joined by growth capital investors and prominent European entrepreneurs, including Taavet+Sten, the investment firm of Wise’s founder Taavet Hinrikus and Sten Tamkivi, Flashpoint, and Supercell’s …

Stockholm — A Swedish deep technology company N-ink is announced as the winner of a science challenge by Voima Ventures, an early-stage investor based in Helsinki and Stockholm. The challenge targeted Nordic and Baltic early-stage startups and research teams with groundbreaking science-based innovations. By winning the challenge, N-ink secures a €1M investment as a convertible note from Voima Ventures. Out …

At a sizable booth, Samar Malik was promoting SAP for startups, emphasizing the company’s wealth of knowledge and expertise. It marked her inaugural attendance at Slush, where she commended the event and its arrangements. However, the genuine slush and sleet outdoors left the London resident a bit hesitant. Sami Vuorenmaa recently established his consultancy, Clarinum Insights, which focuses on helping …

The iconic Slush 100 winner is Faircado. The startup is turning e-commerce into recommerce — by making second-hand the most obvious and easy choice of every consumer. Our browser plugin uses AI to automatically find the best second-hand alternatives to what users are looking for online. Making them save time, money and CO2 without effort, and for free.Berlin-based Faircado received …

  At the Slush startup event in Helsinki, Nico Rosberg, the 2016 Formula 1 World Champion, revealed what led him to pass by a lucrative contract extension in the pinnacle of motorsport and transition into an investor. – Nice to be back to my roots, said the 38-year-old to the extensive audience. By a fireside chat with Robert Lacher, the …

Failup Ventures, a new globally operating early-stage venture capital fund, has announced the first closing of €30 million of its new early-stage fund of €50 million. Founded by three previous Finnish entrepreneurs – Jesse Heikkilä, Topias Soininen, and Oscar Andersin – Failup Ventures backs early-stage startups with strong, mission-driven teams. Failup’s typical initial investments range from €200k to €1 million …

  The most coveted pitching competition is the iconic Slush 100. The winner will get an equity investment from the leading early-stage funds in Europe: Accel, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NEA, and Northzone. These iconic funds have backed historic companies like Meta, Stripe, Airbnb, Snap, Uber, Spotify, Salesforce, Instacart, and Klarna. The race is on and the original amount …

The eternal flame was ignited in 2008 in Helsinki with a one-day affair made up of around 250 people. Since that the event has grown by leaps and bounds, our goal has stayed the same: the focus is on how best to serve startup ecosystems across the world. As the founders and present employees of Slush organization want to inspire …