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🇫🇮 🇩🇰 A huge "Thank You" to Philippe Vella (Philippe V.), who we were thrilled to recently have lead an incredible Masterclass on International Marketing for our accelerator programmes in Denmark and Finland. 🌟 Philippe's extensive background includes working in the UK, France, Germany, Australia, and the US, with a range of companies from SMBs to corporate giants like eBay. His expertise spans marketplaces, media, and SaaS, making him a valuable guide for European startups navigating early-stage growth. 💡 In his talk, "Marketing without Marketers," Philippe shared fundamental principles for starting and sustaining effective marketing efforts. He emphasized practical strategies over tactics, focusing on consistent results tailored to each business. 🙏 Thank you, Philippe, for sharing your expertise and passion with us. Your insights were truly invaluable! #PhilippeVella #InternationalMarketing #StartupGrowth #AcceleratorProgram #Inspiration #TechStartups #nordicmade Thanks, also, to all of our supportive partners - Finland: Business Helsinki, Helsingin kaupunki – Helsingfors stad – City of Helsinki, Google, London Stock Exchange, Nordea, Helsinki Think Company, U.S. Embassy in Finland, Nordic Startup Ventures, Helsinki Incubators, METES, Lexia Attorneys, Hanken Business Lab, Espoon kaupunki - Esbo stad - City of Espoo, Vantaan kaupunki - Vanda stad - City of Vantaa, Zendesk, The Shortcut, Helsinki Partners, Xes Helsinki, San Francisco Agency Denmark: Industriens Fond, Københavns Kommune, London Stock Exchange, Magnusson, Google, KPMG Denmark, Danish Industry, Nordea, Export and Investment Fund of Denmark Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates, Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization (WEDO) / #ChooseWOMEN

🚀 Exciting News! Europe's Leading Start-Up Hubs 2024 Ranking is Here! 🚀 We're thrilled to announce the release of Europe's Leading Start-Up Hubs 2024, a comprehensive ranking highlighting the top centres for founders seeking to build or grow their companies. With a focus on providing incubator and/or accelerator programmes, these hubs are instrumental in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship across the continent. Statista In collaboration with Financial Times, and Sifted has identified 125 exceptional start-up hubs in Europe in our inaugural ranking. Through a rigorous evaluation process, we assessed various criteria, including alumni feedback, expert recommendations, and the success of startups emerging from these hubs. We extend our gratitude to all the hubs, alumni, and experts who participated in this process, contributing to the recognition of Europe's thriving start-up ecosystem. On the general podium: 🥇 UnternehmerTUM 🥈 Hexa 🥉 SETsquared Partnership On the podium for the highest performance within "Alumni evaluation": 🥇 Wolaria 🥈 Oxford Oracle 🥉 InnovX On the podium for the highest performance within "Networking opportunities" offered: 🥇 UnternehmerTUM 🥈 Lanzadera 🥉 NatWest On the podium for the highest "Mentoring" quality offered: 🥇 Growth Studio 🥈 Oxford Oracle 🥉 Wolaria For those interested in learning more about this captivating publication, check out the Special Report on Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs here: https://lnkd.in/gxYHejyx #StartUpHubs #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Startup #Accelerator #Incubator #Startupstudio #Vc #EuropeStartUps #FT #FinancialTimes #Statista #Sifted

Yesterday, we celebrated the annual gala of the Suomen startup-yhteisö. One of the key highlights was a greeting from the President of the Republic, Alexander Stubb. As someone with a background rooted in politics and social sciences, observing firsthand the impact of startups has been a valuable learning experience, particularly from a political standpoint. The profound influence of the community members on Finland's economy is evident. They are significant employers, contributing to wealth creation and economic expansion. Notably, they also play a substantial role in the nation's international presence, with nearly 90% of their business being exported. In my daily work, I regularly observe how solutions such as new technologies can influence our operations, drive us to seek fresh solutions, and push the boundaries of scientific exploration. With a collective aim to achieve a €10 billion turnover by 2030, the community is well on track to meet this target, given its current growth trajectory. It's inspiring to witness how innovation is actively shaping our societies. I believe that by leveraging our entrepreneurial ecosystem, the support of venture capitalists, the credibility to innovation provided by government backing, and the principles of democracy, we can foster a mission-driven capitalism Lastly, cheers to my wonderful table mates Anni Anttonen, Teemu Kivimäki, Tuomas Pahlman and Kaj Hagros (in the video), with whom I had the chance to discuss sustainability and its financing, the intersection of geopolitics and business, and experience the wonders of technological advancement with GlamBot! #FinnishStartupCommunity #StartupGala #FinnishInnovation #EconomicImpact #Innovation #SuomenStartupYhteisö #InnovationPolicy #VC #VentureCapital

🍾 BIND 4.0 Platform is one of the Top 25 European Startup Hubs for 2024! The evaluation was prepared by the Financial Times and Statista, who reached out to 2,000 Startup Programs to rank the Leading Hubs based on Startup Alumni feedback. The BIND 4.0 Platform received the 23rd place in only 125 Hubs which made the final list of Leading European Startup Hubs for 2024. We also received a special acknowledgement for excelling in Mentoring, a role we take seriously each edition matching business experts with respective startups. We are proud to have been ranked among the Leading Startup Hubs: 🏆23rd in 2,000 Startup Hubs Analyzed 🏆6th of Top Programs in Spain & Portugal 🏆7th in 125 for Exceptional Mentoring BIND 4.0 fosters immersion and growth via transformative projects between startups and corporate clients, while providing mentoring, training and connections with investors, collaborators and potential clients. We are proud of the work we do and value the perspective of our startup alumni helping us make this list of impactful programs. Thank you for this great honor 🙏 Let's keep putting innovation into action together! Check out the 2024 Leading European Startup Hubs here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eDXYvRhN #startup #accelerator #mentoring #openinnovation #basque #europe #HealthTech #FoodTech #CleanEnergy #Industry #EuropeanHubs #StartupHub

12 members in the list clearly shows the value of the EBN - European Business & Innovation Centre Network. Just like the higher than average survival rats for #Startups supported by EU|BIC accredited incubators like University of Warwick Science Park shows.

Congratulations to Luxinnovation GIE and their acceleration program, Fit4Start, as well as the Luxembourg-City Incubator for their selection among Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs published by the Financial Times! 🚀 Being acknowledged alongside institutions like UnternehmerTUM of Munich is an honor for both entities (without having the audacity to only partially compare our country with Germany and their startup ecosystem). 🏆🎉 Two Luxembourg structures among Europe's leading startup hubs? No chance, that must be paid or nobody else applied. -         No, not every structure that did apply is also in the ranking -         No, not even 1 Euro was invested or paid to get in this report -         No, both structures don’t think they’re better than the The LHoFT - Luxembourg House of Financial Technology, Technoport SA, or anybody else in Luxembourg. I’m pretty sure Nasir Zubairi and Diego De Biasio are proud that LXI and the LCI made it there ! 💼💡 This recognition underlines the collective efforts of the ecosystem over the past 5-10 years. I’m sure Sasha Baillie and Bastien Berg would agree that this reward represents recognition for our whole ecosystem and not only for them. 🌟🤝 2023 was indeed exceptional for Luxembourg's startup scene, with national startups raising over 150 million (and depending on who you classify as a national startup, we are even close to 200 million). Special mention goes to standout startups like Salonkee, SustainCERT, Circu Li-ion, Tadaweb, Next Gate Tech, among others. 📈💼 Additionally, Mangrove Capital Partners ranked in the Top 10 of Dealroom.co’s 2023 VC Ranking, while Circulion was the only European startup to reach the final top 10 of the Startup World Cup in San Francisco (where a Luxembourgish startup reached the Top 10 ranking in 2 consecutive!). On the political front, the Ministère de l'Économie - Luxembourg, Luxinnovation and Startup Luxembourg launched a strategy to further enhance our ecosystem, including the Dealroom platform and we, as Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, also invested in the new vintage of the public-private VC Digital Tech Fund managed by Expon Capital. 🌍🏛️ Are we at the end of our road? Have we achieved everything? Are we the perfect startup nation? Certainly not and far from it. This is just the beginning, and we're committed to better supporting startups and refining our framework. Mistakes and failures are inevitable and essential components of our journey💪 Our key performance indicators aren't nice-looking annual reports or social media metrics. Our ultimate key performance indicator is the success of our national startups, which remains our primary focus. 💼🌱 Carlo Thelen Stéphanie Damgé Ministry of Finance, Luxembourg Lex Delles Gilles Roth Jonas Mercier Sebastien Wiertz Pranjul Shah Siva Bactavatchalou Kenneth Graham Genna Elvin Startups.lu Patrick Kersten Tom Michels Yannick Oswald Jerome Wittamer Antoine Welter Davide Martucci

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🥳 Let’s meet our #Iampitching Live Event second panel speaker and jury member! This event focuses on startup founders and investors, playing a significant role in the V4 ecosystem. 𝗦𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗩𝗖𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁. 💰 Come and meet Peter Oszkó the founder and managing partner of OXO Holdings! Péter Oszkó is an economic specialist and venture capital investor. In 2009, during the global financial crisis, he was Hungary's technocratic finance minister.🏛️ In 2010, he joined the risk capital fund manager of the OTP group in the position of CEO. 💸 In 2014, he started an independent career, forming his own group of companies under the brand name OXO, within the framework of which he continued his investment activities aimed at innovative, technological enterprises with the help of his own funds and the investors who joined him. 🚀 So he is really into the financials, it is worth coming and catching Peter during the networking for some advice!😉 📍 Where? Hungarian Innovation Hub, 1117 Budapest, Infopark sétány 1 🗓️ When? 31 May, 15:00 ➡️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/eyYEr5fG The organisers: OUVC - Venture Capital & Venture Studio, Accelpoint, Insane Business Ideas, Rivne IT Cluster The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe. #InnovationJourney #ProfessionalDevelopment #Entrepreneurship #MentorshipMagic #VisegradFund

Munich at #1 in FT's Europe start-up hub ranking Munich's TU start-up hub UnternehmerTUM is the number one start-up hub in Europe, according to the latest special report of Financial Times! Here is the ranking: https://lnkd.in/gmX9veKV

🎤 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘐'𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. - Shiva Dustdar, European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute. 🎤 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘦; 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘦. - Gen Tsuchikawa, Sony Ventures Corp. 🎤 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩. - Eileen Tanghal, Black Opal Ventures. 🎤 𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘝𝘊𝘴; 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. - Bethany Foster, Innovate UK. 🎤 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. - Stéphane Ouaki 🇺🇦🇪🇺, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). 📅 June 24-26 🎡🇬🇧 County Hall, London Now in its 13th year, the Global Corporate Venturing #GCVSymposium has established itself as one of Europe’s most prominent corporate investment and innovation events. The 2024 programme will again be a great opportunity for you to connect with the full innovation ecosystem, get up to speed on the latest venture trends and forge alliances that will propel your business, or career, to new heights in venturing. And… With GCV's expansion into Central Eastern Europe and New Nordics regions, it is a great opportunity for regional stakeholders to join us in London to learn more 💂 Business Finland | Invest in Denmark | Business Sweden | Invest in Norway | Invest in Iceland | Invest Lithuania | Invest in Latvia | ABA - INVEST in AUSTRIA | Vienna Business Agency | Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) | CzechInvest | Invest in Slovakia | Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency - HIPA | Invest In Hungary | InvestRomania | Invest Bulgaria | Advantage Ukraine | Invest Moldova Agency | Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency (ARAW) | Invest in Pomerania | Katowice City - live, work & invest #venture #entrepreneurship #startup #openinnovation #corporateinnovation #universityinnovation #corporateventurecapital