Only 42 days to Slush! Whoah. It’s time to stop for a minute and tell you a bit more about who are our main partners we teaming up with to build the 2018 edition of Slush, and most importantly – why. We can proudly state that Slush in not only an event but a showcase […]

Ever wondered what goes on in a VC’s head? Jenny Gyllander’s Instagram account, Thingtesting, combines both of her identities – that of a fervent brand aficionado and that of a VC working for a community-driven seed stage fund. What’s the result? Visually compelling, comprehensive brand reviews from the both. We had a chance to chat […]

Time to introduce you to the last batch of startups we’ve selected for Slush’s Global Impact Accelerator Program of 2018. You can check out the previous posts here. All GIA startups share the same important mission: to offer truly sustainable solutions for emerging markets. That’s where the similarities end – companies come from a wide […]

PayPal made its biggest acquisition ever earlier this year when the company acquired Swedish fintech company iZettle for $2.2 billion. The deal was Europe’s biggest tech acquisition since Supercell’s stake changed hands from Softbank to Tencent in 2016. PayPal COO Bill Ready takes the Slush stage together with iZettle founder Jacob de Geer. When asked […]

Big news for all you music tech enthusiasts! Too often, it is engineers or developers discussing the big questions of music technology, not the artists making the music. That’s why we are bringing two music business professionals around the same table to talk about the possibilities the emerging music tech scene brings with it. Please […]

We’re continuing our series of intros of startups selected for GIA 2018: the aim of the program is to bring the startups attempting to impact on people’s lives and communities in emerging markets forward. How can you fight youth unemployment via an app? How to make giving birth safer at low cost? These, amongst many […]

In December, a compact village full of tech heads, startups and investors emerges from nowhere in the Convention Center of Helsinki. This village has a distinct visual identity and a vibrant social community. Inside the village, one can visit a district of startups, enjoy a food market with all-encompassing options to suit all taste buds, […]

These wild postdoc researchers will pitch their ideas on the Slush stage at Slush Research Pitching Competition Skolar Award. The winner of the 100K€ award is selected on December 5th. Yang Bai, University of Oulu, Microelectronics Research Unit Yang Bai’s research idea aims to create a multi-functional material that can turn any renewable energy such […]

We’ve just selected more startups to be featured on the Slush GIA 2018 program with the big mission of offering sustainable solutions to – well, everything. These startups are sponsored by International Trade Center, Sais Programme (SAIS), BioFISA II Programme and Serbia Innovation Fund. These funding organizations have one goal in common: to develop and […]

September 27, 2018 —  Slush Tokyo 2019 was officially kicked off at Intersect by Lexus. The official launch party for the next Slush Tokyo was celebrated with overflowing food and drinks, a Slushified Lexus LC500h and hours of networking. The party was opened by Slush Tokyo’s new lead duo Haruka Furukawa and Natsumi Kakishima as […]

Latest investment, led by Atomico, sees new strategic investor Next47 joining the round with participation from Series A investors EQT Ventures and Lifeline Ventures. Varjo is collaborating with Airbus, Audi, Lilium, Saab, Sellen, Volkswagen and Volvo Cars to optimize VR technology for their industries. Varjo™ (“shadow” in Finnish, pronounced “Var-yo”) Technologies, who presented the biggest company […]

We’re thrilled to have CTRL-labs joining us at Slush 2018! Though busy, we got a chance to interview Joshua Duyan, the Chief Strategy Officer of CTRL-labs, a New York City-based neuroscience technology startup. He joined the GV and Lux Capital backed company back in 2016, to lead its mission to create a non-invasive neural interface. […]

The Economist stated in 2011 that games will be the fastest-growing form of mass media over the next decade. In 2017, the numbers of the gaming industry were staggering: 2.2 billion gamers and $121 billion revenue with 10.7 % annual growth rate (CAGR). This year the industry is expected to grow $137.9B in revenues. Games […]

It’s an honor to introduce you to the first five startups from emerging markets selected for the Slush GIA – Global Impact Accelerator – 2018 program with the mission of offering sustainable solutions. All the selected startups will come to Helsinki on 27th November for nine intensive days filled with workshops, side-events and Slush. The […]

The online marketing landscape of today has more opportunities than ever. Navigating in the constantly evolving marketing-tech ecosystem can be a bit of a struggle, which is why we are excited to announce our first conversation primarily focusing on the art of performance marketing. Welcome to Slush Eva Leach, Christian Meermann, and Gessica Bicego! Why […]

With experience of three consecutive events, Haruka Furukawa, has been appointed as the new CEO of Slush Tokyo and Natsumi Kakishima as the new COO. Former CEO Antti Sonninen will continue to support Slush Tokyo through leading the board of directors while focusing on new ventures. Both Haruka and Natsumi have years of experience organizing […]

Modern Meadow has been pushing the traditional leather industry to the edge by creating biofabricated materials from growing cells into a new type of material inspired by leather. We had an opportunity to have a chat with Andras Forgacs, the co-founder and CEO of Modern Meadow and get a sneak peek into some topics what he […]

Slush successfully landed in Stockholm for the second time. The spiritual home of Small Talks brought together startups and corporations working in traditional industries to exchange thoughts on the collaboration between the two: what has been done so far and what can be done in the future? Taking place at A Verkstad in the heart […]

As our Early Bird discount ends today (yes, you read it right) we thought that it’d be a perfect time to invite you to have a sneak peek of how Slush will look and feel like, production-wise. For info on our program theme, check out what our CEO Andreas wrote earlier this week.  10X Meetings No founder […]

Meeting the talent gap in software engineer recruitment is a global challenge. It is a problem that Christina Sass and the team at Andela are trying to solve. Andela recruits top software engineers and developers from the African continent and connects them with the global tech company network. Christina Sass is the co-founder and President […]

It’s not just the third direct Slush flight from San Francisco to Helsinki. This year, there is a permanent, direct route between the two cities. The exact thing Slush set out to create two years ago. Since Helsinki is quite isolated geographically, creating the world’s greatest startup phenomenon here has been an uphill battle for […]

The highly anticipated Slush Singapore X Philips Startup Challenge came to a grand close at the end of the day. Out of 22 semi-finalist and 6 finalist, Smartfuture emerged as the winner of the Startup Challenge. Smartfuture is a Singapore-based company with the mission of helping corporates measure health and wellness metrics of their workforce […]