Slush 2026

Slush 2026 is the startup event designed to connect entrepreneurs with investors and other stakeholders from around the world. This 19th edition, held annually in Helsinki, will take place on 18–19 November 2026 and aims to put founders at the center while bringing the international investment community together over two intensive days.

The event facilitates thousands of meetings between startups and investors and combines a program of talks, a meeting tool (matchmaking), and a networking area, as well as mentoring and more than 600 parallel events (side events). The community brings together founders, investors, speakers, policymakers, media, and ecosystem stakeholders from more than 70 countries.

To connect entrepreneurial talent with venture capital on a global scale, Slush promotes a range of activities, including:

• Slush 100: a startup competition with a €1 million prize for the winning project.
• Investor Office Hours: 75-minute sessions hosted by venture capital funds (VCs), the easiest way to meet and learn from the investor community during the main event days.
• Matchmaking Sprint: a program that gives visibility to startups on the Slush platform throughout the year; investors select the projects they want to meet in one-to-one 15-minute meetings.
• Female Founder Breakfast: a curated gathering of female founders for mutual support, talks, and networking.
• Investor Day: an exclusive day for investors focused on connecting them with each other through roundtables and dedicated venture programming.

The previous 2025 edition brought together more than 13,000 people from over 90 countries, 3,500 investors, and 6,000 founders and startup creators, with more than 25,000 networking meetings.