November, 2025

• 12 November

  Slush 2025 Side Events

  

  Soo, in one week the Slush will be on. The wet snow will be on the ground again, the main event banner will be up, and the Helsinki streets, not only Maria01 hoods, are having that special Startup Vibe. And this year it seems/feels there are more Side Events than ever, making the whole week pretty Slushy, from Monday to …

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• 10 November

  The ‘Bubbl’ Effect: Sharing a Home, Sparking a Life-Changing Connection

  

  HELSINKI — In a world increasingly saturated with transactional travel, a Californian startup named Bubbl is setting out to redefine the meaning of a shared stay. Born from a simple, personal revelation, the platform layers trust, community tools, and a sense of belonging onto the concept of co-living, transforming strangers into an “instant tribe.” The inspiration for Bubbl came directly …

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• 10 November

  Turku-based Videobot has raised a total of 5.5 million euros in two funding rounds to expand world’s first pure video experience platform

  

  A seasoned serial entrepreneur, Anssi Kiviranta, had an epiphany in 2022. Despite the internet transitioning into the video age, company websites still looked largely the same as they did twenty years prior: full of static text and images. Kiviranta contemplated, “What if website navigation happened from one video to the next?”The idea mirrored popular social media services like TikTok and …

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• 5 November

  American Company Established a Subsidiary in Jyväskylä, Finland for University Cooperation

  

  JYVÄSKYLÄ, FINLAND – USA Medical Electronix has established a subsidiary in Jyväskylä thanks to successful university cooperation. The company develops a home-use defibrillator, the software for which was completed in Jyväskylä. The cooperation supports the University of Jyväskylä’s goals for its engineering education, whose first Master of Science in Technology students will graduate in 2026. The development project offered engineering …

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October, 2025

• 21 October

  Engeström and Ahopelto say that Finland needs more unicorns

  

  HELSINKI – Startups have become an increasingly significant part of Finland’s exports. Experienced entrepreneurs and investors Jyri Engeström and Timo Ahopelto have written a handbook about startups for young people.The book will be distributed for free to all third-year students in secondary education.These men know what they’re writing about. Jyri Engeström cemented his place at the center of the Finnish …

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June, 2025

• 10 June

  Arctic15 DealTank. Something new, something old

  

  …and a lot of Blue at Arctic15, 2025 So, Deal Tank at Arctic15 – Where Startups and Deals Collide. The Arctic15 startup conference, a Helsinki annual startups meet investors “chocolate shop” since 2011, has always been about connecting the right people to make things happen.    1st ever DealTank. Image (c) Arctic15 social media (screenshot) But in June 2025, they …

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• 2 June

  Narvi Payments Oy Enters the Expansion Phase

  

  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 …

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May, 2025

• 30 May

  Mastercard Lighthouse 2025 Showcase and Spring Finale Was at Latitude59 in Tallinn

  

  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 …

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• 25 May

  Former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves and German MEP Damian Boeselager Envisioned the Future of Europe at Latitude59

  

  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 …

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• 24 May

  Latitude59 Pitch Competition Winners Have Secured Total over €20 Million in Investments

  

  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 …

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