slush

Slush has grown from a single event held in Helsinki to a number of gatherings held all over the world. Their annual Slush event is the flagship event, but we also hold more informal gatherings all over the world. It all started in Helsinki in 2008 with a one-day event attended by about 250 people. Intimate, in my opinion. Although the scale of their event has increased dramatically, its objective has remained the same: they concentrate on how to best support startup ecosystems around the world. Kai Lemmetty, Ville Vesterinen, Helene Auramo, Peter Vesterbacka, and Timo Airisto are the creators of Slush.   The event relocated to Kaapelitehdas in 2009. The event's target audience for the first three years was regional business owners and investors.

The mission of Slush is to promote entrepreneurship as the most effective means of advancing society. More builders are required. Concurrently, creating businesses is challenging. As a result, they believe that their roles are to inspire, assist, and collide. The idea of Entrepreneurship Redefined is at the core of Slush's current and future pillars.  It focuses on how they hope to link founders with what and whom they require while creating a new, inclusive, and more purposeful entrepreneurial culture.