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.
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.
Economic Diplomat at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
COO & Co-Founder at deepmirror
Co-founder & Investor at Sun King
IC and Board member at Delta40
Founder & CEO at Tawi Fresh
Principal Consultant - International Business & Partnerships at Dansk Industri
Founder & CEO at EdVentures
Founder & CEO. at MinoHealth AI Labs. Forbes Africa 30 under 30. Global Top 100 Most Influential People of African Descent in Healthcare.
Partner at Speedinvest
CEO at NovFeed. 2025 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Winner.
Federal Minister, Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy at Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy. Federal Republic of Nigeria. TIME100 AI 2025 Awardee.
Founder & CEO at Giraffe Bioenergy
Founder & Fund Manager at Zidicircle
Director / Co-Founder at MOOKH AFRICA
First Counsellor at the Embassy of Rwanda to the Nordic Countries at Embassy of Rwanda to the Nordic Countries
Head of Partnerships and Business Development at Read to Learn Foundation Limited
Founder & CEO at SchoolTry AB
Associate Director, Digital Health Solutions at World Diabetes Foundation
Regional Director, Africa at Nordic Carbon at Nordic Carbon
CXO & Ambassador of Cape Town Invest at Loop. Africa Forty Under 40 Awardee.
Investment Director at Impact Fund Denmark
Founder and CEO at Pangea Accelerator
Principal Scientist and Manager for Research Innovation Coordination Units at icipe / Bioinnovate Africa at icipe / Bioinnovate Africa
Investment Director at Impact Fund Denmark
Director at EdTech Denmark
Executive Manager, Incubation and Startup Ecosystem Support at TIEC/ ITIDA
Managing Partner at Nordic Impact Funds
Team Leader at DTU Skylab
Co-Founder & CEO at Thought Leader Africa, Nordic Africa EV Summit, Road to Africa
Partnerships Lead at Regen Organics - Sanergy
Founder & CEO at Included VC Africa
Founder & Chief Executive Officer at ColdHubs
Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Research, Lagos State - Nigeria at Government of the State of Lagos - Nigeria
Development Economist at Global Ubuntu Diaspora Alliance │Baobab Advisory
Senior Expert (Innovation) at Finnish Institute for Public Management / Africa Europe Digital Innovation Bridge
Head of Portfolio Performance at FSD Africa Investments
CEO & Co-Founder at SunFi
Vice President at NIRAS International
Managing Partner at Climate Resilient Africa Fund (CRAF)
Honorary Consul & Head of Mission at Consulate of the United Republic of Tanzania
Manager at MobiltyX Africa
Managing Director at Pit to Palace Initiative
President, Digital Transformation at Crest Meridian Limited/UKAI/Frimley Health NHS Trust
Principal at Speedinvest
Founder & Africa Strategy Lead/CEO at Civil Connections Community Foundation & Grassroots Allies
Head of Africa Initiative at TechBBQ at TechBBQ
Senior Vice President, Communication & Marketing at Impact Fund Denmark
DJ MOF!YAH at Mof!yah Entertainment
Investor, Africa Business Advisor and Author of Digital Africa at JVD Holding, Mdundo.com, DigitalAfrica.tech
Founder & Executive Chairman at GrowthAfrica
Founder at Brotherhood for Professionals of Color (BPoC)
Co-Founder & CEO at Global Startup Awards
Private Sector Engagement Lead at UN World Food Programme
MC & Moderator, Storyteller and Producer. at Natalie Becker- Aakervik
Venture Consultant at BioInnovate Africa / icipe
Agenda
9:00-9:30
How can European pension funds overcome structural and regulatory hurdles to become key drivers of innovation?
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.
Recap
Project Leader