Startup Grind Nordics

Since 2021, Naimul Abd has been guiding founders across the Nordics through the Founder Institute, helping them turn ideas into startups. As Regional Director, Naimul has mentored thousands of founders, led hundreds of ecosystem sessions and events, and scaled platforms like Founder Institute, Startup Grind, and Founders Live across the region. He also invests in and co-creates early-stage, impact-driven startups through his venture builder, Globalities. Join us in recognizing Naimul’s impact on founders and the Nordic startup ecosystem. If you are ready to build your own startup, apply to the FI Nordics program today: fi.co/nordics

When your narrative is unstoppable, the deck becomes secondary.

Most people overestimate what they can do in a week and underestimate what they can do in a decade. People who win don’t chase hacks. They build muscle. They obsess over details, execution, and the unglamorous work no one celebrates. Progress compounds. Who in your network is quietly building something extraordinary right now?

I absolutely love the consistency, discipline, and focus with which Martin Weigert is building Swedish Tech Weekly / Swedish Tech News - such an important ingredient / driver / insight source for our ecosystem. Great catching up today at the Nordic Tech Week - brought to life so meticulously by Ludvig Bergstrom. Picture credits Charlotte Ekelund - a power-house of ideas, energy, collaborations. Here’s to three amazing ecosystem builders in the Nordics. Well add me as a +1 to call it Fantastic 4? :-) 🔥

Yesterday we held the Startup Grind Global All-Star Pitch Battle - Nordics Edition! 🎤 Amazing elevator pitches. 60 seconds, 1 slide. That. Was. Not. Easy. But wow. What energy and passion! 🚀 STARTUPS: 🌟 Archie | Orsolya Gunthner 🌟 Co-FounderAI | Desmond K. 🌟 CoAccept | Gustav Frandfors 🌟 Enable | Rhishikesh Thakur 🌟 Foundlr | Monica S. Nsona 🌟 FreeBonde AB | Richard Peiheng Zhu 🌟 Mobile Casting | Patrick el-Cheikh 🌟 NearbyStore | Carl Bredin 🌟 No Sweat Clothing | Martin Aker 🌟 OneNine | Doudou BA 🌟 Prizbee | Christoffer Karlöf 🌟 shoWMe | Ran Nir 🌟 TrackLit | Lion Martinez 🌟 ViSo Lights | Kwabena Asante-Poku 🌟 ZAIZE | Alfred Melody Fu Isabelle Persson 🌠 PITCH JURY: ⚡Dr. Jan Abrahamsson & Tabea Schroth | Business Innovation 360 AB ⚡Mikael Angesjo | StartX AB Angelake ex-Crowdcube ⚡Naimul Abd | Connect Sverige Region Öst ⚡Resad Zacina | Ministry of Programming ⚡Sami Vikback | 8 Media Ventures A day to remember! NearbyStore | Carl Bredin won the jury votes - congrats 👏

I will be returning to the pitch jury at the upcoming #AllStarStartupGrindPitchBattle reviewing another selected group of elevator pitches by exciting Nordic startups. I find the name Startup Grind a particularly good one for a global startup community- everyone involved will be able to relate to and gather behind the grind of becoming an entrepreneur, putting it all on the line. I admire this and see the innovation that can come out of it. It’s when we truly put ourselves outside our comfort zones that authentic development can occur. Kudos to all founders pitching tomorrow 💪 Welcome to join us:  - When: Wednesday 17th Sep, 11:00 CEST (online) - Register: https://lnkd.in/dTYBCBMh #Nordicsecretsauce #nordicinnovation #thisiscommunity #startuppitches #nextunicorns #nextgenerationtech Angelake Consulting StartX AB Startup Grind Nordics Crowdcube Naimul Abd

🔥 Nordic Startup Festival 2025 by Nutty Ventures goes live today! Excited to be moderating and speaking with some of the top minds in the Nordics: KEYNOTE: - Jacob Key | Founding & General Partner, Luminar Ventures ECOSYSTEM PANEL: The Nordic Secret Sauce of Building Startups - Klementina Österberg | CEO, GU Ventures - Louise Herping Ellegaard | Angel Investor & Board Professional - Lorenzo Chiavarini | Head of Research, Dealroom - Sofia Breitholtz | CEO, Reach for Change - Thomas Kösters | Managing Director, DEEP Ecosystems FUNDING PANEL: How to Raise Funding from Angel Investors & VCs - Anette Nordvall | Venture Partner, Butterfly Ventures - Arne Tonning 🤙🚀 | Partner, Alliance VC - Finn Persson | Partner & Co-Founder, Spintop Ventures - Nastaran Baleng-Soultani | CEO, BlueRedGold & Co-Founder & Partner, RadCap Ventures - Nino Subotic | Co-Founder, Karaoke Club LIVE PITCH STREAM: Startups x Investors (Jury) - Anders Nygren | Founding Partner, Foundry Ventures - Filip Veli Gültekin | Angel Investor - Henrik Tellving | Partner, node.vc - Henrik Torstensson | Partner, Alliance VC - Ida Haväng Herbertsson | Head of Skåne Ventures & Fast Track Capital - Jesse Tinell | Partner, Icebreaker.vc - Mehkar Sheikh | CEO, Venture Cup Sweden - Per Björklund | Angel Investor & Partner, Further Than Capital - Pia Ganeva | General Partner, Feminvest Ventures - Rita Anson | Co-Founder, Nordic Ignite & Secretary General, NorBAN - Sami Vikback | CEO & Founder, 8 Media Ventures - Tiina Laisi-Puheloinen | CEO, Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN) 👉 Register: https://lnkd.in/dMe_AzHe Ecosystem partners: Connect Sverige Region Öst SweBAN - Swedish Business Angel Networks Founder Institute Nordics Startup Grind Nordics Founders Live Nordics Brim - Brands for Impact This will be a fun and insightful evening!