AI company speed-dated investors – “A fantastic door-opener!”

The forward-leaning growth company Ebbot has gone from strength to strength in recent years. As early adopters in making AI a core part of the business, they have been fleet-footed as developments have taken off. 

“We’ve been working on the productisation of AI solutions since 2018, but the company really had a rebirth when generative AI emerged. We had the right timing and conditions to quickly launch a product that meets both the security requirements and scalability needs of some of the world’s largest companies. Against that backdrop, we’ve seen our growth explode over the past year,” comments Axel Hellström, co-founder of Ebbot. 

The key system for automating service processes 

Ebbot is primarily geared to companies that handle a large volume of service, and its client list spans everything from retail companies to telecom operators and hotel chains.  

“The bigger the volume, the greater the efficiencies we can enable,” says Axel Hellström. He also explains that Ebbot’s goal is to become the key system for automating service processes – both to gain deeper insights and in contacts with employees and consumers. In the autumn, they released their own API, which was a milestone.

“With our new API, our customers can connect to our AI models and create their own solutions. This, combined with the fact that we’re European – and that no data leaves Europe – is of great value to our customers.”

Mutually beneficial matching

Recently, Ebbot attended the annual tech event Slush in Helsinki where they took part in Nordea Investor Speed Dating  – an opportunity for growth companies in search of capital to talk and pitch to several potential – and pre-selected – investors.

And, taking part in the speed-dating event bore fruit.

“We probably didn’t meet anyone who wasn’t interested in what we do, and now we’re engaged in many interesting dialogues”, says Axel Hellström. 

Tips ahead of Nordea Investor Speed Dating 

For entrepreneurs that are about to raise capital and meet investors going forward, there will be a new opportunity to take part in Nordea Investor Speed Dating at Techarena on 20–21 February in Stockholm. In order to improve your chances of becoming one of the selected companies, Axel Hellström has some tips:

“Have a good dialogue with Nordea so that they understand the kind of investors you’re looking for. Be clear about how you want to grow your company and make sure you have an understanding of the markets you want to enter.”  

Philip Carpel, Growth Banker at Nordea Startup & Growth, also stresses the importance of creating a sharp and engaging pitch. 

“Keep it brief and concise. Describe clearly the problem that you are solving and why your particular solution is unique. Show that there’s demand and growth potential for your product or service. Explain how you generate revenue and why you’re the right people to drive the company forward. Also, describe how the capital will be used. And last but not least, bring a really good vibe.” 

Nordea’s specialist unit Nordea Startup & Growth does a thorough job when it comes to matching the right investor with the right entrepreneur, so being selected for speed-dating saves a lot of time for both parties. Philip Carpel also stresses that the meetings themselves can generate a highly positive ripple effect. 

“Besides being able to access capital and networks faster, it’s about meetings between people. And, meetings can be magical, and generate very many good reverberations.”