More than 17,000 people rush to Slush: Could this be the world’s new centre for startups?

The centre of the innovation and startup world has shifted. Despite the sub-zero temperatures, more than 17,500 people have come to Helsinki, Finland for the annual Slush event which matches startups with investors. Bigger than almost any other event, the 2367 startups come from around the world to matchmake with 1143 investors. Slush was started […]

The Conversation 05 December, 2016

The centre of the innovation and startup world has shifted.

Despite the sub-zero temperatures, more than 17,500 people have come to Helsinki, Finland for the annual Slush event which matches startups with investors.

Bigger than almost any other event, the 2367 startups come from around the world to matchmake with 1143 investors.

Slush was started by students and is still run by volunteers but despite this, it is a professionally run event. Since its start in Helsinki, there are now Slush events annually in Singapore, China and Japan.