Connect Sverige Region Öst

Our co-founder Rami Nihlawi pitching at Connect Sverige Region Öst AW last week. Thank you Naimul Abd for an excellent event!

Todat at 11.00 CET / Stockholm time, we are kicking off SweBAN - Swedish Business Angel Networks "Talks" with a fireside chat on Building Angel-Powered Funds w/ Magnus Eriksson from our SweBAN members STOAF. Welcome to join us: https://lnkd.in/dfkiZPNh Connect Sverige Region Öst Nutty Ventures

NearbyStore i rampljuset! 📣 Vi är stolta över att bli uppmärksammade i Dagens Industri för vårt arbete med att revolutionera matbranschen med innovativa lösningar. Våra smarta hämtskåp utmanar jättarna genom att erbjuda: ✅ Enkel och smidig tillgänglighet för kunder ✅ Effektiva leveranser med fokus på hållbarhet ✅ Flexibilitet som möter dagens behov av snabb och modern service Det här är bara början på vår resa! Med stort fokus på innovation, kundnytta och tillväxt kommer vi fortsätta driva utvecklingen framåt. Vi vill tacka vårt team, partners och alla som tror på oss. Tillsammans förändrar vi hur matbutiker fungerar – en lösning i taget. #Innovation #Ehandel #Tillväxt #Hållbarhet #NearbyStore

Looking forward to tomorrow's online Connect Angel Accelerator Fireside Chat. There I'll be mentoring fellow angel investors and other professionals planning to start investing in startups. Tomorrow, we'll talk about "Designing Portfolio: What to Invest in & When to Exit" This is part of the December / Christmas Cohort of the Next Angel | Investor Accelerator by Connect Sverige Region Öst. As a full time Angel Investors through Further Than Capital, Stefan Lindeberg and I focus on early-stage tech-related startups led by exceptional Founders. Over the years, we have built up a reasonably balanced portfolio of active investments in many great companies. We understand it takes time to build fabulous companies, and we have no specific exit horizon. Still, when such opportunities arise, we now and then do partial exits in order to create liquidity for further investments. Connect Next Angel is a Connect Öst initiative to radically transform the quantum of angel investing in the Nordics. This first-of-its-kind Investor Accelerator helps existing and upcoming angel investors build strong and resilient startup portfolios with fast-paced hands-on education." More information about the program: https://lnkd.in/dPvuz6Xh Thank you , Naimul Abd, for arranging a huge amount of valuable events for the Swedish startup ecosystem!

Founders Live Stockholm's 10th Edition brought together Stockholm's startup and tech community to witness 5 kickass startup pitches followed by networking: 📢 Big shoutout to the pitching startups: - FreeBonde AB Richard Peiheng Zhu - Intraction Tanja Andric Rutherhagen - Ravenstocks.com Johan Thoren - Tinky Viveka Pourshahidi Kaveh Pourshahidi - Untap! (former AirWater2All) Erik Afzelius Niclas Andersson 🎉 Congratulations to the winner of community voting: - Untap! (former AirWater2All) Erik Afzelius Niclas Andersson 🙏 Big thanks to SQUARE (Thom Feeney Marielle Fiedler) for hosting us 👊 A huge thanks to everyone who attended and contributed to making this event a success. Rauf Aliyev Vera Ulitenko Himanay K. Stay tuned for more Founders Live events in the Nordics and around the world. Together, we are building a thriving community of innovators and changemakers. 🙌 -- 🙏 Ecosystem partners / organizers: Founders Live Nordics Connect Sverige Region Öst Nutty Ventures 🔥 Founders Live Nordics: - Naimul Abd, Regional Director Nordics - Alan Mesh 🚀, Director Helsinki - Jaanika Umalas, Director Tallinn - Mehkar Sheikh, Director Stockholm - Neal Greenspan, Director Skåne - Niloufar Gharavi, Director Oslo - Tegan Spinner, Director Copenhagen #FoundersLive #Stockholm #Nordics #PitchCompetition #Startups #Networking

🎯 3ngage's proposal gets noted as the 3rd most innovative in Europe by EIT Manufacturing! Our technology lets manufacturers capture behavioral data from interactive 3D product training, optimizing both manufacturing processes and product development. Together with MedTech giant Essity, we're making language-independent complex product training for HCPs and Patients available anywhere, anytime. The project was evaluated by both EIT Manufacturing and independent industry experts, validating our leadership in transforming how manufacturers train users and improve products through real usage data. #3ngage #Innovation #Manufacturing #DigitalTransformation #Healthcare #EITManufacturing #Essity

Was it a clash of brilliance, a lively debate, or a harmonious meeting of minds between two of Sweden's foremost innovation ecosystems? Stockholm, standing out as a hub for its dynamic tech scene, and Uppsala, a leader in life sciences, joined forces in an engaging discussion. Moderated by Harry S. and Maria Uzhegova, the conversation brought together the Managing Director of STUNS Life science Björn Arvidsson in Uppsala and Naimul Abd, CEO of Connect Sverige Region Öst, CEO of SweBAN - Swedish Business Angel Networks and Regional Director of Startup Grind Nordics. Their dialogue highlighted the distinct strengths of each region while uncovering exciting opportunities for collaboration and innovation. Uppsala Sustainability and Start-Up Summit, organized within the Baltic Impact Accelerator and supported by Region Uppsala: https://lnkd.in/dCNwTDHm Implemented as part of the Interreg Central Baltic Programme project “Three Aspects Baltic Accelerator” ID CB0100053. The European Union is not responsible for the content of this material. #Sustainability #Startups #Innovations #Summit #Uppsala #Interreg #CentralBalticProgramme

Finns det mer energigivande stunder än när entusiastiska entreprenörer och engagerade investerare möts? På Almi Stockholm har vi haft glädjen att stå värd för ett antal sådana pitch-event tillsammans med Connect Sverige Region Öst under 2024. Det senaste förra veckan med högt tempo, kreativitet och livliga diskussioner. Under nästa år ser vi fram emot att konjunkturen och näringslivet ljusnar ytterligare och vi kan fortsätta stötta Stockholms företag och entreprenörer att växa och utvecklas. Håll utkik i vårt kalendarium på www.almi.se redan nu och prenumerera på vårt nyhetsbrev, så du inte missar något. https://lnkd.in/dxwdpAvy

We are thrilled to present Pytronic at the Connect Sverige Region Öst Startup Hyperdrive Pitch AW – December 2024 Edition! At Pytronic, our mission is to revolutionize energy savings and the way smart home devices work together. Meet Homecore – the ultimate head coach for all your smart home devices. Homecore is inclusive, energy-efficient, and user-friendly, while even helping you reduce your energy costs by up to 20%. There may still be a chance to join us at the Pitch AW: https://lnkd.in/gUVQbD3k We are currently conducting a pre-IPO round in December 2024, with plans for a public listing in 2025. This is a unique opportunity to join us at an early stage as we prepare for our next phase of growth. If you are interested in learning more or exploring participation, feel free to reach out directly for further details. Connect Sverige Region Öst Naimul Abd Peter Kindsjö #preIPO

How to hyper-accelerate great ideas in the Nordics? Strengthening the early-stage funding backbone. That's where we have the greatest opportunity to move great ideas to strong startups, but how: 1️⃣ Re-imagining & vastly-expanding the angel investor base—bringing more professionals in angel investing and training them to build strong portfolios. 2️⃣ Driving more investor collaboration—syndications and cross-border opportunities could change the mid-belly funding gap we see in the Nordics & greater Europe. 3️⃣ Building vertical funding ecosystems—focused investor and mentorning networks to support specific clusters. I will be talking more about Connect X today with "some" of our plans at tonight at Connect's AW. Welcome: https://lnkd.in/dZmv3syG #AngelInvesting #Startups #Innovation #ConnectX