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What is Nordea Investor Speed Dating?
Nordea Investor Speed Dating is the name for our closed matchmaking events for Nordic high-growth startups and scaleups looking for the right investor. These online events are made up of pre-booked one-to-one meetings between companies and investors, so they’re not pitching events.
We organise them all year round and, every time, our goal is to make them the most efficient 2.5 hours of your year.
How can I get involved?
Nordea Investor Speed Dating events are closed events, with the attending companies chosen in advance.
Our Startup and Growth teams carefully review all applications and select those that match the investment scope of the attending venture capital funds.
Pick a date below and send your application today. Applications close three weeks before the event.
Nordic events
12.02.2025
Seed-stage companies
Nordea Investor Speed Dating for Nordic startups raising their seed-round (typical round size EUR 1-3m)
Deadline for applications is 22.01.2025.
Apply09.04.2025
Scaleup Day
Nordea Investor Speed Dating for Nordic scaleups raising their A/B round (typical round size EUR 2m and above)
Deadline for applications: 19.03.2025
Apply07.05.2025
Pre-seed companies
Nordea Investor Speed Dating for Nordic companies raising their pre-seed/early seed round (typical round size EUR 0,2-1m)
Deadline for applications is 16.04.2025.
ApplyLocal events
20-21.02.2025
Nordea Investor Speed Dating at Techarena 2025
Techarena, the biggest techevent in Scandinavia, is taking place at Strawberry Arena in Stockholm. Is your start-up/scale-up looking for investments? Apply below, we really hope to see you there!
Deadline for applications: 31.01.2025
ApplyFrequently asked questions
Nordea Investor Speed Dating events are curated matchmaking events, where the attending startups/scaleups (typically 30–40) are carefully chosen in advance. Applications close three weeks before the event.
Our Startup & Growth teams review the applications and select the companies that match the investment scope of the attending investors.
As part of this process, we look at applicants’ traction and planned growth (all companies need to have revenue – at least a paid pilot), target market size, round size and team. For seed-stage events, attending companies typically have an average yearly turnover of around EUR 500k, and for Scaleup day events the typical turnover is around EUR 1.8m.
All events include companies from different sectors and Nordic countries.
Our Startup & Growth teams review the applications and select the companies that match the investment scope of the attending investors.
As part of this process, we look at applicants’ traction and planned growth (all companies need to have revenue – at least a paid pilot), target market size, round size and team. For seed-stage events, attending companies typically have an average yearly turnover of around EUR 500k, and for Scaleup day events the typical turnover is around EUR 1.8m.
All events include companies from different sectors and Nordic countries.
Once you’ve been selected for an event and have meetings with investors confirmed, you’ll need to plan exactly how you want to spend each 20-minute meeting – we don’t set any agenda. We share your pitch deck with the investors beforehand, so they come prepared. We recommend that you reserve most of the time for discussion and questions.
We run Investor Speed Dating events several times a year. Typically, we have several seed-stage events and one scaleup day (A-round and beyond) twice a year. You can find the dates for upcoming events on our website. Applications can be submitted up to three weeks before the event.
We have a very wide investor network and each of our events is attended by over 50 investors from around the world. Most are venture capital funds (global, European and Nordic) looking to invest in Nordic businesses. Growth funds, family offices and angel investors are also on board.
Nordea Investor Speed Dating events are free of charge. We organise them to help customers and other Nordic startups/scaleups find the right investor and grow faster.
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