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Pabellón España Slush 2024

Call for applications offering Spanish companies with technological projects the opportunity to expand contacts and visibility in Northern Europe.

Description

Red.es and ICEX Spain Export and Investment, in collaboration with the Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Helsinki, are accepting registrations until September 27th to participate in the Slush 2024 Digital Mission, which will take place in the Finnish capital from November 20th to 21st, 2024. This mission is part of the celebration of Slush, the leading congress for the entrepreneurial and technological ecosystem in Northern Europe, where a Spanish Pavilion will be present.

The call is aimed at Spanish startups, corporations, accelerators, incubators, innovation professionals, and investors who develop projects in key sectors such as AI, data management, digital health (e-health), and clean technologies (cleantech).

The programme, structured over 3 days (November 19th, 20th, and 21st), offers participants the opportunity to gain visibility in the Finnish market, establish business meetings, and discover new investment opportunities.

To this end, various activities have been designed to enhance networking, learning, and the dissemination of participants' proposals. These activities will be reinforced during attendance at Slush from November 20th to 21st, to continue with rounds of contacts with professionals and investor organisations.

The 2024 edition is expected to have the participation of 5,000 startups, 3,300 investors, and over 300 media outlets.

Slush is a unique environment for seeking inspiration, talent, visibility, customers, and investment opportunities. This congress, founded as a non-profit movement, consists of a comprehensive programme of conferences, as well as various side events, talks, networking sessions, round tables, and workshops of all kinds led by successful startups, top-tier investors, and influencers.

Application deadline

11 June al 31 October 2024

Geographical scope

Internacional

Types of assistance

Services

Benefit

To help the selected companies maximise their visibility and networking opportunities.

Calling entity

Red.es e ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones

Topic

Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship

Beneficiaries

Spanish companies in the technology sector, investors, and individuals interested in innovation

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Requirements

The following companies can participate as exhibitors in the Spanish Pavilion at Slush 2024, provided they meet the following requirements:

  • Being a Spanish company legally constituted and with its tax domicile in Spanish territory.
  • Being up-to-date with tax and Social Security obligations and not having been sanctioned with the loss of the right to receive subsidies or public aid.
  • Not having a presence in another institutional, company, accelerator, or independent pavilion at Slush 2024.
  • Having an active website at the time of application submission.
  • Only for the startup category (these requirements will be validated by the fair organisers):
    • Being a technology company in the early development stage seeking rapid growth.
    • Having a scalable business model.
    • Not having obtained revenues exceeding €10 million.
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