HELSINKI — With under 100 days remaining until Slush 2026, organizers have officially opened applications for Slush 100, the flagship competition designed to surface the world’s most promising early-stage founders. This year’s edition features a landmark top prize: a single startup will receive €500,000 in equity-free capital on the main stage in front of an audience of 12,000 tech ecosystem …

PUUPPOLA, Finland — In a startup competition stripped of traditional slides and polished stage presences, twelve entrepreneurs were forced to pitch their business models from the passenger seat of a race car navigating a circuit at breakneck speeds. Held on July 29 at four-time World Rally Champion Tommi Mäkinen’s headquarters near Jyväskylä, the invitation-only Rally Pitch event brought together founders, …

Startups Go Full Throttle at Rally Pitch Finland Twelve founders pitched their companies from the passenger seat of a rally car driven by four-time World Rally Champion Tommi Mäkinen. PUUPPOLA, Finland — Startup founders often talk about acceleration, traction and staying calm under pressure. At Rally Pitch Finland, those were not merely business metaphors. This idea was originally created by …

PUUPPOLA, FINLAND — Startup founders are set to swap the traditional boardroom stage for the passenger seat of a high-speed rally car. Organizers have invited startups and investors to attend Rally Pitch Finland 2026 on July 29 at the Tommi Mäkinen Headquarters in Puuppola, located approximately 10 kilometers from Jyväskylä.The unique concept challenges company founders to deliver their pitch from …

HELSINKI — Juhani Mykkänen is a tech entrepeneur and AI communicator. He grew the e-commerce platform Wolt from 0 to an $8B exit as co-founder. In the past four years, his focus has been on enabling humanity’s safe transition towards responsible AI, and now he has been appointed Director of Special Projects at the OpenAI Foundation, placing him directly within …

HELSINKI – Finnish quantum computing pioneer IQM has made history by becoming the first European quantum company to go public, launching a dual-listing strategy spanning two continents. Following its debut on the U.S. stock exchange via a SPAC (special-purpose acquisition company) merger, trading for IQM shares expanded also to the Helsinki Stock Exchange (Nasdaq Helsinki). This dual listing represents one …

TALLINN, ESTONIA – The winners of the pitch competition at Latitude59, the international startup and technology event held in Tallinn, have been announced. This year’s winners are Estonian AI startup DogBase, Finnish deep-tech startup Granarium Technologies, and Lithuanian startup Backoffice.A syndicated investment by angel investors from EstBAN, LatBAN, and FiBAN will be split between two startups. Finnish deep-tech company Granarium …

HELSINKI — Europe’s premier matchmaking startup conference, ARCTIC15, concluded its highly anticipated 2026 edition, marking a historic 15th anniversary for the event. This year’s landmark gathering cemented the conference’s reputation as a vital hub for international venture capital and entrepreneurial innovation, drawing a record-breaking 3,255 participants from more than 60 countries.Since its inception, ARCTIC15 has distinguished itself by shifting the …

Espoo Game LAB (EGL) is a unique game lab located in Otaniemi, Espoo, Finland. EGL was created to foster growth in the gaming industry by equipping participants with the essential skills to either secure a job in the field or launch their own gaming companies.The program offers tailored business support and guidance to help teams, startups, and entrepreneurs succeed in …

Elon Musk is buying the AI company Anysphere, co-founded by Swede Arvid Lunnemark, among others. The sale has been finalized for $60 billion.There have long been rumors that Elon Musk’s SpaceX might buy Anysphere, and now the deal is done, Breakit reports. Anysphere has developed the AI tool Cursor, which competes with services from tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon. …

The iconic computer brand returns to phones with the Commodore Callback 8020, built on Jolla’s Sailfish OS — a quiet alliance of two names that shape computing history. Two pieces of computing history just came together. Commodore — the brand behind the best-selling computer of all time — is returning to the phone market with the Commodore Callback 8020, a …

HELSINKI  — As the tech and creative worlds met in Helsinki last week for the Arctic15 and ODDfest festivals, a homegrown startup is launching a quiet revolution against the status quo of modern internet culture. After a three-week, invite-only beta phase involving several hundred users, the Finnish platform ThisCussion has officially opened its doors to the public. But do not …

Helsinki — While summer urban festivals are increasingly held outside the immediate city center, this week brings an exception. First organized last year, the multidisciplinary ODDfest returns to the heart of Helsinki this week as an even larger, more comprehensive event. The three-part festival will spread across several iconic venues in the city center, including the Lasipalatsi Square, Bio Rex …

Helsinki — The European startup landscape has undergone a profound transformation over the last decade and a half. What was once a fragmented ecosystem of localized tech hubs has matured into a deeply interconnected, cross-border network. At the center of this evolution in the Nordic and Baltic regions has been Arctic15, an annual gathering that has quietly subverted the typical, …

Tallinn,, Estonia — From defense innovations to green tech breakthroughs: this year’s Latitude59 demonstrated Estonia’s evolving tech landscape, drawing global leaders to Tallinn. Last week, Latitude59, Estonia’s flagship tech conference, drew over 3,500 attendees from 70+ countries to Tallinn. Breaking with tradition, Latitude59 awarded equal victories to three Baltic startups, who secured a combined €675,000 in investments through a new …