LP-GP Breakfast-Women & Men Allies in VC at SLUSH

The main theme of Slush 2024 is "Metamorphosis – A Call for Radical Transformation." This theme reflects the event's focus on embracing change, fostering creativity, and driving forward-thinking solutions in the startup and venture capital ecosystems. It aims to inspire a global transformation by exploring new ways of scaling innovation and overcoming challenges in a rapidly evolving world.

With that in mind, set against the snowy backdrop of 🇫🇮 Helsinki

over 300 LPs, GPs, and ecosystem leaders

gathered at the beautiful Kappeli to build relationships and network. The event kicked off with a panel on "Catalyzing Returns and Positive Impact Investments for a Sustainable Future," featuring insights from:

• Fatou Diagne of Bootstrap Europe,
• David Helgason of Transition VC,
• Kaisa Hietala of Greencode Ventures,
• Kinga Stanisławska of European Women in VC,
• Moderated by Shing Yuin Lo of Latham & Watkins.

Key Takeaways:

• Positive impact is essential for all.
• Geeky innovation that scales is the way forward.
• More competition is needed to accelerate change in Europe!

It was fantastic to reconnect with familiar faces. At European Women in VC, we remain dedicated to fostering diverse LP-GP relationships and a more inclusive venture capital ecosystem, supported by our incredible members, partners, and male allies.

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‍About the hosts:

​Tesi is a Finnish state-owned, market-driven investment company that invests in venture capital and private equity funds and directly in Finnish startups and growth companies.

​Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 3,500 lawyers in its offices located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. It combines an unrivaled global platform with deep tech experience — serving clients from London to Silicon Valley to Hong Kong, garages to boardrooms, scaling to meet each client’s unique needs and ambitions. Latham advises startups, tech giants, traditional businesses transforming through technology, and investment banks, venture capital firms, and private equity sponsors that serve them. We deliver deep sector knowledge, legal expertise, as well as commercial and government insights. Because of this work, we are widely recognised for our market-leading capabilities in key areas, including venture capital, capital markets, M&A, privacy and cyber, IP litigation, and public company representation.

​PwC Germany supports clients of all industry fields to reach their goals. They advise corporations as well as family-owned companies, industry and service companies, global players and local heroes, the public sector, organisations and NGOs. With their know-how and expertise, around 600 partners and more than 13,000 experts in 21 locations in Germany support their clients in terms of finding solutions for complex questions in a world changing rapidly – in line with their purpose statement “Build trust in society, solve important problems”.

​Grow with SAP for Scaleups provides powerful enterprise software that drives growth through innovative solutions in finance, logistics, HR, and beyond — essential for scaleups looking to evolve their operations and strategy. Whether in the early stages or preparing for an exit, scaling businesses require continuous adaptation of skills, systems, and future planning. Grow with SAP for Scaleups supports exponential growth with cloud-native solutions, offering up to six months free through partnership benefits. Scaleups can explore insights and opportunities through the Hypergrowth Hub, SAP’s dedicated platform designed to help businesses scale effectively.

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