Investment Facilitation
Providing matchmaking space between startups and investors to accelerate capital flows.
We are bridging innovation, investment and impact between Africa and the Nordics.
Showcase
The summit will concentrate on high impact sectors where Nordic-African collaboration can drive both commercial and societal value.
Providing matchmaking space between startups and investors to accelerate capital flows.
Creating a network for founders, investors, VCs, policymakers and academia to connect.
Helping Nordic startups explore African growth markets and vice versa through visits and bilateral ties.
Rebranding Africa's tech-startup ecosystems as full of potential, shifting gear from pilots to projects.
Participants
A curated gathering of founders, investors, policymakers, and ecosystem leaders connecting Africa and the Nordics to drive innovation and cross-border growth.
Build connections with investors, partners, and fellow entrepreneurs across the Nordic and African ecosystems.
Discover high-potential startups, explore new markets, and build cross-regional deal flow.
Engage in dialogue shaping innovation policies and enabling international collaboration.
Strengthen partnerships between hubs, accelerators, and innovation communities.
Less noise, more signal: meet founders and opportunities that match your investment focus.
Skip random networking. Get matched with investors, partners, and founders relevant to your stage, industry, and goals.
Pitch to active investors, join structured sessions, and open doors to partnerships that move your business forward.
Get in front of people who are actually looking for startups like yours, from VCs to media and ecosystem leaders.
Partners
Partnership
About
Core purpose is to connect the Nordic innovation and investment ecosystem with high growth African tech and AI enabled startups, while also engaging policymakers, academia and ecosystem builders from both regions.
The intent moves beyond visibility to fostering trust, a shared understanding and longer term collaboration across crucial sectors such as AI & Digitalization, Global Health & Life Sciences , AgroTech & Food Systems.
Agenda
9:30-10:00
Greenlighting Capital – What Can Policymakers Do?
10:00-10:45
Report Launch: Pension Funds and Financing European Innovation
10:45-11.30
European Solutions: How Can Pension Funds Invest In Growth?
11:30-12:30
Lunch
12:30-13:00
Fireside Chat: VEO's Growth Journey with Pension Capital
13:00-13:30
Evaluating Venture Funds – A Pension Fund Playbook From Experienced VC Investors
13:30-13:44
Break
13:44-14:09
Becoming a European Innovation Powerhouse
14:11-14:39
How Private Capital is Rethinking Venture
14:41-15:06
Dealflow to DPI: AI's Impact on VC
15:08-15:33
A Pension Fund's Opportunities in Venture and Growth
15:35-16:02
The Current State of the Exit Market
16:00
Close: Networking!
With like-minded entrepreneurs, investors and companies focused on Africa.
New markets, forge valuable partnerships and attract necessary investments.
A shared understanding and longer term collaboration across crucial sectors.
Your horizons on Nordic-Africa collaborations and the possibilities that lie in Africa.
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