Do you want to pitch at London Stock Exchange?
We are looking for diverse tech founders/CEOs
When: 16 May 2024
What time: 14.30 – 17.45 + networking drinks
Where: KPMG Vasagatan 16, 11120 Stockholm
Are you a founder/co-founder/C-suite leader of one of Sweden's fast growing tech companies? Do you have sound traction in Sweden/Nordics, are UK market ready and looking to raise capital in London? If so, this pitch competition event is for you.
What's the event?
On 16 May 14.30-17.30 + networking drinks, Tech Nordic Advocates are hosting a pitch competition event at KPMG, Stockholm.
The purpose of the pitch competition is to select 4 companies who will be offered a unique opportunity to pitch to London/UK/International investors live on stage 13 June 2024 at London Stock Exchange during London Tech Week.
What will the winners get?
The winners will be offered tickets to London Tech Week 10-14 June 2024 AND get to pitch to London/UK/international investors live on stage 13 June 2024 at London Stock Exchange - Tech Nordic Advocates' unique annual London Tech Week event.
Who should apply to pitch ?
Tech Nordic Advocates' mission is to support and help accelerate the growth and international expansion of any/all tech founders/startups/scaleups irrespective of gender, race, background or orientation.
To that end, and to promote diversity, this pitch competition will select 4 tech companies from Sweden to pitch to London/UK/international investors at London Stock Exchange, of which 2 will be led by female/non-binary founders/co-founders and 2 from any other demographic, incl. male founders/co-founders/C-suite leaders and/or founders/co-founders/C-suite leaders from other underrepresented groups than female/non-binary people.
What are selection criteria?
We invite applications from growth stage tech startups/scaleups registered in Sweden within the above demographics, who will be of interest to London/UK/international investors because you have:
- revenue in Sweden (and ideally one other Nordic country)
- demonstrated revenue growth and scaleup potential
- plans to expand to the UK or already operating in the UK
- capital raising and ready to fundraise in London
Who else will attend the pitch competition?
In addition to diverse capital raising tech sector companies ready to pitch to London/UK/international investors, the 16 May pitch competition event will be attended by investors, ecosystem leaders, partners and the wider tech startup ecosystem, including judges representative of the wider tech startup ecosystem.
Judges:
Florence Keelson-Anfu, Senior Manager - Private Markets, London Stock Exchange
Stefan Frank - Founder, Vitellius Invest
Caroline Cronstedt - Co-founder & Head of Investments, Zenith Venture Capital
Cecilia Seddigh - Founding Partner, Third Act Financial Services
Cynthia-Christie Gripsnäs Jonströmer - CEO, BrainHeart Capital
Mårten Skogö - Partner, node.vc
PROGRAMME
WELCOME & OPENING
14.30-15.00: Registration, coffee and networking
15.00-15.15: Welcome by our hosts KPMG - Sofia Lindskog, Emerging Giants Leader and Andreas Vretblom, Partner; Per Spångberg, Founder of Levels Venture Studio & Per Strömbäck, Venture Partner, at Levels Venture Studio and TNA Sweden Ambassador; Jeanette Carlsson Founder & CEO and Barry O'Brien, Head of Comms and Programme Manager, Tech Nordic Advocates
15.15-15.30: Opening keynote: Raising Capital in London with Florence Keelson-Anfu, Senior Manager - Private Markets, London Stock Exchange
15.30-16.15: Pitches (1st round)
Mindtemp - Sverker Månsson
Zebrain - Anna Bloth Karling
Clar Global - Kristian Jacobsson
Belly Balance - Lisa Björnskär & Sofia Antonsson
Gociklo - Matthias Tingvall
XPLIR AB - Katarina Sivander
Pitch chair: Barry O'Brien, Head of Comms and Programme Manager, Tech Nordic Advocates
16.15–16.30: Break
16.30–17.15: Pitches (2nd round)
Monok - Adam Sam
Accumeo - Oden Vallien
Elonroad - Karin Ebbinghaus
Feni Finance - Jay Singh
PlasticFri - Max Mohammadi
Pitch chair: Per Strömbäck, Venture Partner, Levels and TNA Sweden Ambassador
From 17.15: Networking drinks (while judges deliberate)
17.45: Announcement of 4 winners and next steps for London Tech Week, Florence Keelson-Anfu, Senior Manager - Private Markets, London Stock Exchange
From 17.45: Networking drinks
18.30: Close
