Slush 2026

Slush 2026 runs November 18-19, 2026 in Helsinki, Finland, convening more than 12,000 attendees of whom 76% are founders or investors, alongside 200-plus speakers and over 600 side events across the city. The organizers report 25,000+ scheduled meetings and investor participation representing roughly EUR 4 trillion in assets under management, with approximately one VC for every two founders on site. The programme pairs a curated main stage on company building with a dedicated Investor Day, a Day 0 for Founders, and a matchmaking tool feeding 400+ meeting tables at the venue core; deep tech, energy, and climate hardware have become an increasingly large share of the companies represented. For European deep tech and climate tech founders raising Seed through Series B, it is the highest-density fundraising and hiring week on the continent's calendar.