Representing Helsinki Business Hub at the Web Summit was an exhilarating experience, as it is one of the largest and most influential conferences I have attended. The sheer scale of the event was overwhelming, with a myriad of startups, investors, and industry leaders converging in one place.
My primary objective at the Web Summit was to delve into the Lisboa startup ecosystem. I was eager to gain valuable insights into the local market, understand its dynamics, and explore potential collaboration opportunities for investors and founders who look to expand their presence in the Nordics. I took every opportunity to showcase the strengths and opportunities of the Nordic market to potential investors and partners.
Having lived in Lisbon for a short while previously to learn Portuguese, I was excited to return to the city for the conference and wanted to immerse myself in the language once again. 😃
Highlights at Web Summit 2019
During the Web Summit, my days were filled with attending a wide range of engaging and insightful activities. As much as I would love to recount all the details of the Web Summit, I believe it is best for you to experience it firsthand. I highly recommend watching the videos from the event to get a taste of the discussions and activities that took place.
As an investor attending the Web Summit, I had the privilege of participating in the exclusive pre-conference investor night and private events exclusively designed for investors.
During the private investor events, we were divided into seven different roundtables, each focusing on super relevant and cutting-edge topics. The roundtables were expertly curated, with each one being led by industry experts. The topics were diverse and catered to various areas of interest and expertise within the investment landscape such as:
- Why the old venture model does not work for seed
- Do we really needs Seed Accelerators
- Where corporate innovation and the startup world collide
- The pros and cons of having strategics on the cap table
- Why makes sense to help your portfolio scale in Asia at an early stage
- US venture capital perspectives on EU startups
- Venture capital in emerging markets
- How to build a long term LP base
- Opportunities in venture capital for family office
- Why companies are delaying going public
I was at a private investor event and joined the discussion 2019
Startup Lisboa
Startup Lisboa provides invaluable services for newcomers looking to navigate and understand the vibrant startup ecosystem in Lisbon. To stay updated with the latest happenings, events, and opportunities in Lisbon's startup community, I recommend you to subscribe to Startup Lisboa's newsletter. Their newsletter shares updates on events, workshops, networking opportunities, and success stories from the local startup ecosystem.
If you case you can not open the link, here is a list of interesting startups:
- ARGeo
- Emotai, Tailor-made mental health
- Flaner, travling guide in Europe
- Freddie Med, Simple, affordable and easily accessible web apps for clinics of all sizes
- Loud Voice Services, Loud Voice Commerce Integrated with Adobe Experience Cloud developed a voice robot that allows customers to buy using voice commands on omnichannels.
- Ubirider, Combining all transports into seamless travel experiences
- YData, Adopting Data-Centric AI has never been easier with automated data quality profiling and synthetic data generation
- 360onlineprint, e-commerce for graphic materials
- 20tree.ai, we analyze all vegetation on Earth to prevent wildfires and power outages, enabling smarter infrastructure management and safer communities.
- DefinedCrowd, your trusted partner in generative AI
- Doppio Games, future of games
- Drivit, power your app with the new generation of mobility data and services
- Faniak, music management made easy
- Koala Rest, breathable mattress with microperforated latex
- Musicasa, music classes adapted to your rhythm and taste
- Valispace, AI-powered requirements engineering for modern hardware teams
- Virtuleap, virtuleap is a health and education VR startup
- Vixtape, a New Vision of Television
- Framelink, the business process and customer communication management platform for small businesses
- Learninghubz, Empower your workforce to learn, the way they want the skills they need without limits
- NomadX, on a mission to revolutionise life and travel for remote workers through on-site communities.
- Skoach, skoach matches people analytics with nudges to promote a better team experience, all through Slack and Teams.
- Viciniti, a platform to empower your applications on the Edge
- LUGGit, LUGGit offers luggage pick-up, storage,and delivery at the time and place of your choice.
- Daltix, we provide quality retail data you can trust
- GetSocial, track dark social & automate the social distribution of your most viral content
- Imaginary Cloud, we offer custom development that follows fast, reliable, and technical debt-free processes to ensure companies can scale without technology getting in the way
- Landing.jobs, land your next job at top companies, wherever you are
- SeaBookings, bookings for see travel related activities
Fall in love with Lisboa
Lisbon holds a special place in my heart and stands out as my favourite city in Europe. The city's unique blend of culture, oceanic allure, delectable cuisine, and friendly people draws me back time and again. Espero visitar Lisboa novamente.💕
I visited Lisboa 3 times for traveling and work during 2019
