Do you have a startup in the tech space and believe that it's going to be the best thing since sliced bread?
If yes, this session is made for you. As a startup, every chance you get to showcase your brand to a targeted audience of potential investors, partners, and customers is instrumental. The AIM-X session will bring top-notch emerging tech startups from Norway, Nordics & the Baltics (and sometimes from other places in the world) and these startups will be given a chance to present their idea to a distinguished panel of investors and display them at the "Startup Village" exhibition area at AIM North 2024.
Presentations & Investor Interaction:
In this session, the core group of investors will present their companies and explain the process in which they consider offers from aspiring entrepreneurs seeking investments for their product/business. This will a brilliant opportunity for your startup to learn, interact and meet with the investors in the panel and those in the audience.
Live Pitching:
The top 5 best emerging tech startups will participate in the pitching sessions and present their idea to the core group of investors, the Sharks.
Exhibition:
Display your startup at the "Startup Village" at AIM North 2024 and meet with investors, potential customers, and future partners. You will also meet many interesting stakeholders representing the Startup Eco-System in Norway and the New Nordics.
Investor Breakfast Club:
The Investor Breakfast Club (IBC) is a network of 300+ investors meeting on regular occasions in the Greater Oslo Region (and in Sweden). Apart from IBC Investors will participate at AIM-X, the Top 10 startups pitching will also be invited to present at the IBC Investor-Only sessions throughout 2024. Huge value if you are fundraising throughout the year.
What do you do now?
If you are a tech startup and want to participate, pitch, meet new investors, and exhibit during AIM North Symposium 2024 get in touch for our terms & conditions (continuous enrollment): APPLY HERE!
STARTUPS APPLY HERE!
After the Sharktansk session, The Swedish-Norwegian HealthTech accelerator DigitalWell Ventures will have DEMO Day featuring 9 startups presenting on stage, commencing at 14:30. The sessions will end at 15:30.
The Sharks & The Startups at AIM-X Sharktank Session
Steinar Svalesen, Partner at Cyrus
Cyrus AS is an advisor and investor in unlisted assets that seeks to combine knowledge and experience. Steinar has been launching a number of new business ventures, securing capital, building efficient teams, and supporting these ventures over time has provided a valuable experience in entrepreneurship and a solid foundation for the more recent M&A, early-stage investment, and business transformation activities. His experience includes executive management positions in Scandinavia and in the US in the areas of business consulting, sales, and marketing, as well as in product development and software design. Featured speaker at various industry events in Europe and the USA. Executive board positions of Scandinavian technology companies. Steinar's specialties include management consulting; early-stage venture; digital media, telecom, and technology; business transformation; strategies for growth and expansion; business modeling.
Trond Riiber Knudsen, Founder and Investor in TRK Group
Trond Riiber Knudsen is Founder and CEO of TRK Group AS, an Oslo-based investment and advisory firm focused on active ownership and advisory within disruptive technologies, digital service transformation, and new African growth markets. Prior to this, Trond Riiber Knudsen was a Senior Partner and member of the Leadership group in McKinsey & Company, with responsibility for McKinsey’s Marketing & Sales practice. In addition, Trond has led the development of McKinsey’s training and leadership programs and led McKinsey’s committee for the evaluation of external partner candidates. Trond has focused his client work around long-term partnerships with a number of globally leading companies within consumer goods, retail, media, telecom, and technology, most with headquarters in the Nordics. Trond has a passionate commitment to helping people from different backgrounds, reach their full potential. Based on this, Trond has for a number of years advised Kronprinsparets fond, focusing on mastery and methods to avoid social exclusion among young individuals.
Jørn Lein-Mathisen, CEO at Business Angels Norway
Jørn Lein-Mathisen started his first company at age of 16 and became an angel investor at the age of 23. In 2013, he founded the only international incubator in Norway, Oslo International Hub, running International House in Oslo. He has helped over 300 international startups since 2013 and is now in charge of building up Business Angels Norway, the national association for angel groups. He made his first angel Investment in 1996 and is currently in 50+ direct pre-seed investments and many more indirect. He was previously a parliamentary advisor to the prime minister of Norway. He also has experience working at the UN, the MFA, and at the European Commission as well as from Boston Consulting Group
