27pilots will launch their new Venture Client Track at Slush 2021 in Helsinki, kickstarting a new era of corporate venturing.

In the past decade, Slush has become the place for colliding Founders with whom and what they need, be it capital, advice, services, knowledge, or partnerships. At the same time, corporations have increasingly seen the value that the startup ecosystem can provide them. Still, the integration of startup services and innovations into corporations has been too slow. 27pilots cures this bottleneck by helping corporations utilize startups to gain a competitive advantage and connect top startups with the relevant corporate partners.  

Slush will be the first global startup conference in the world to present a dedicated Venture Client Track. The vision: bridge the gap between corporations and startups to foster mutual strategic benefits through the 27pilots venture client model. The track will consist of hands-on activities for both Founders and corporates, ranging from mentoring sessions and workshops to side events and panel discussions. 

The sessions will allow Founders to understand better:

1. How to work together with corporates, 
2. The role of corporate partners in the scaling process, and
3. How to shape corporates to be better clients for startups.
   

Moreover, the Venture Client Track will educate corporations on how to establish startup partnerships and M&A activities effectively and at low risk. Positioning corporations as customers – rather than investors – will close the loop between Founders and venture capital firms.