Helsinki Networking Breakfast

17 November 2026 · SLUSH SIDE EVENT

During Slush week, HARD2SCALE opens the doors on Cohort 1 – Transport, Logistics & Construction and Cohort 2 – Materials & Resource Industries: two full cohorts of deep-tech startups solving real problems in hard-to-abate sectors. You’ll meet the founders building the tools, fuels, robotics, and platforms that industry actually needs — and, crucially, get the chance to connect with them directly.

If you’re an investor, corporate, or ecosystem partner looking for your next opportunity in industrial innovation, this is your shortcut to meet ventures already grounded in practical pathways to scale.

And yes — there’s breakfast. Proper breakfast, at the historic Botta Events, because we firmly believe that no meaningful conversation about the future of heavy industry should happen on an empty stomach. Come for the new innovation, stay for the pastries, leave with new partners.

Venue: Botta Events (Ostrobotnia House), Museokatu 10, 00100 Helsinki

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Date: 17 November 2026, 09:00–11:30

Seats are limited — register early to secure your spot.

Agenda

Time	Programme
09:00	Doors open — Breakfast & informal networking
09:30	Welcome & HARD2SCALE project
09:40	Meet the startups — short showcase of the ~20 deep-tech startups from transportation, logistics, materials and resource industries
10:00	Slush: the opportunity for deep-tech startups how to make the most of Slush week (Merinova)
10:10	Networking breakfast continues— the heart of the morning
11:30	Event ends

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