Funding the future we want

The Nordic tech industry is growing, but diversity remains a challenge. US data shows a mere €1.90 out of every €100 for women founders and a shocking €0.39 for founders of color. Similar gaps likely hold back the Nordic scene. This lack of inclusivity has to change. 

At Nordic Fe:male Invest Summit,  we are dedicated to funding the future we want. 

We cultivate an inclusive ecosystem where diverse voices are heard. We connect female and non-binary founders with top investors, drive innovation, and build a future powered by equality.

What to Expect:

    • Inspiring speakers in tech
    • Intimate roundtable sessions
    • 50+ Nordic female and non-binary founders
    • 50+ Nordic investors
    • Networking with changemakers
    • Moments for creative expression
    • Food, drinks, and afterwork

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        Program

        08:45

        Registration & coffee

        09:30

        Performance by Joshua Idehen

        Joshua Idehen (He/Him)
        Artist
        09:40

        Opening ceremony

        Ida Herbertsson (She/Her)
        Portfolio Manager Fast Track Capital & Skåne Ventures
        Suzan Alev Arslan (She/Her)
        Creative Storyteller and Artistic Producer
        09:50

        Who is human? Empathy as the key to ethical technology

        Anna Lundqvist (She/Her)
        UX Designer & AI Ethics Strategist
        10:10

        NFIS Winners: The Journey Continues

        Pamela Nunez Wallgren (She/Her)
        CEO & Co-founder at Finch
        Saaya Sorrells-Weatherford (She/Her)
        CEO & Co-founder of Emigreat
        Astrid Gyllenkrok Kristensen (She/Her)
        CEO & Co-Founder Leia Health
        Ana Andonovska (She/Her)
        Founder of Even Founders and an Angel Investor
        10:30

        Top Nordic Fe:male founded companies pitching (1/2)

        Andrea Olsson
        Co-Founder, Bumpy
        Thea Sommerseth Myhren
        Co-founder, Confrm
        Maria Niclason
        Founder, After Class
        Volha Tserashkova
        Co-founder, Accentric.ai
        Sofia Neye
        CEO & Co-founder, Bonki
        Livia Dolle
        Founder, Teks
        Katarina Karringer
        Co-founder & CEO, Plussa
        11:10

        Break

        11:25

        From Founder to Funder

        Stine Mølgard Sørensen (She/Her)
        Partner at Alliance VC
        11:45

        Top Nordic Fe:male founded companies pitching (2/2)

        Oline Stærke
        Co-founder and CEO, Acembee
        Linnea Lundmark
        Co-founder & CEO of Soop System
        Fridel Laursen
        Co-founder & COO, Nervapax
        Klaudia Mur
        CEOC & Co-founder, Jolint
        Aizea Arce
        Co-founder & CBO, Three Mushketeers
        Ida Elise Sandtorp and Ingrid Brandt
        Co-founders, Tendro
        Rutvika Acharya
        Founder & CEO, MOAI
        12:25

        Painting The Future We Want

        Sara Almosaibi Jasas (She/Her)
        Artist
        12:35

        Lunch

        Seating starts from 12.45

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        13:40

        Performance by Joshua Idehen

        Joshua Idehen (He/Him)
        Artist
        13:50

        Funding the future we want

        Monique (She/Her)
        Founder of SexTech Nordics and ComeTogether Collective
        Heaven Bereket (She/Her)
        Futurist/ investor/digital transformation strategist
        Ana Martín González
        Partner, Head of Energy and Sustainability at Innovayt
        Carmen Beltran(She/Her)
        Team lead at Bontouch / WOC in tech
        14:15

        VC Math

        Isabel Keulen (She/Her)
        Principal at Spintop Ventures
        14:25

        Beyond VC: Exploring Funding Options

        Isabel Keulen (She/Her)
        Principal at Spintop Ventures
        Malene Enø
        Angel Investor, Liseno
        Ana Alcaine (She/Her)
        Supernovas Female Entrepreneurship (EIT)
        Anna Gisselsson (She/Her)
        Investment manager, Almi Invest
        Anne-Charlotte Joubert (She/Her)
        founder of Wonderfund and lead of the HER FUND Project
        14:50

        Networking break

        14.50 - 16.10 - Co-creating the canvas with the artist - "Painting the future we want to see"

        14.50 - 16.10 - Startup showcase and networking (fika and coffee served)

        15.10 - 15.40 - Roundtable sessions

        • Roundtable 1: Financing your growth journey with Almi
        • Roundtable 2: New board members: Expectations and roles

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        Sara Almosaibi Jasas (She/Her)
        Artist
        Jeanette Andersson
        CEO at Nudging Capital, Chairman of the Board at Almi Invest Syd
        Anna Gisselsson (She/Her)
        Investment manager, Almi Invest
        16:10

        Get In Touch with Your Compassionate Self

        Åsa Ohlsson (She/Her)
        Lic. psychologist at Ohlsson Psykologi
        16:20

        The importance of pivoting, not only in business

        Nélida Leiva Eriksson (She/Her)
        Dr., CEO & Founder of Ironic
        16:35

        Un:polished stories

        Johan Ragnar (He/Him)
        Tech Advokat
        Esther Babasasa (She/Her)
        The Edge Keeper
        Bouchra Merabti (She/Her)
        Software and computer science engineer
        17:10

        Closing ceremony

        Ida Herbertsson (She/Her)
        Portfolio Manager Fast Track Capital & Skåne Ventures
        Suzan Alev Arslan (She/Her)
        Creative Storyteller and Artistic Producer
        17:30

        Drinks with Moll Wendén

        Hors d'oeuvres, drinks and music with our partner Moll Wendén in their office

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        Event Essentials

        WHEN:
        6 November 2024, Wednesday

        WHERE: 
        Sankt Gertrud, Östergatan 7B, Malmö 
        (20 min from CPH Airport to Malmö Central Station and 5 min walk)

        ACCOMMODATION:
        Story Hotel 
        Clarion Hotel         

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        Speakers

        Stine Mølgard Sørensen (She/Her)
        Partner at Alliance VC

        • Stine is a Partner at Alliance VC investing in Nordic founders
        • Chairwoman, Author, Business Owner & award-winning entrepreneur

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        From Founder to Funder

        Isabel Keulen (She/Her)
        Principal at Spintop Ventures

        • An investor at Spintop Ventures with a unique background in law, tech, and investment banking and six years of hands-on experience working with startups
        • Having just returned from maternity leave, her number one passion is her little daughter Freya, 
        • Dedication to discovering and nurturing groundbreaking ventures.

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        VC Math

        Beyond VC: Exploring Funding Options

        Heaven Bereket (She/Her)
        Futurist/ investor/digital transformation strategist

        • Heaven Bereket is a renowned futurist and digital transformation strategist with a unique blend of Scandinavian and African perspectives. She specializes in guiding businesses and startups in navigating the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow’s technologies.
        • As the founder of Bambino Foundation, she actively supports education and entrepreneurship in underrepresented communities, while her expertise spans AI, blockchain, and cryptocurrency, positioning her as a thought leader in emerging tech. 
        • A sought-after speaker, Heaven combines deep technical knowledge with a passion for inclusive innovation, offering practical tools for companies to future-proof their operations in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

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        Funding the future we want

        Anna Lundqvist (She/Her)
        UX Designer & AI Ethics Strategist

        • People lover
        • Curious creative
        • Empathy advocate

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        Who is human? Empathy as the key to ethical technology

        Nélida Leiva Eriksson (She/Her)
        Dr., CEO & Founder of Ironic

        • Dr. Leiva Eriksson is the CEO & Founder of Ironic AB and Assoc. Prof. at Lund University. 
        • She has more than 15 years of experience working with heme-iron proteins and their biochemistry. 
        • She suffered firsthand the effects of iron deficiency and anemia and decided to use her expertise to do something about it.

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        The importance of pivoting, not only in business

        Ana Alcaine (She/Her)
        Supernovas Female Entrepreneurship (EIT)

        • Ana is part of the Supernovas team, working to have women have both more presence and role in technology.
          • Passionate about entrepreneurship and innovation in any type of organization. And a firm believer in the power of diversity to generate better outcomes
          • Ana has been part of the technology ecosystem for decades, in different roles and positions including VC, advisor, facilitator, and professor 

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          Beyond VC: Exploring Funding Options

          Malene Enø
          Angel Investor, Liseno

          Malene is part of her family’s investment company, Liseno, which invests in everything from stocks to real estate, as well as alternative energy and start-ups among other things. Hence the company size, they are very engaged and involved in their investments, especially the start-ups. Malene has been a board member and investing since 2018 when she signed up for Danish Business Angels (DanBAN), and her goal with being an investor is to enhance the opportunities for impact companies particularly focusing on diversity.



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          Beyond VC: Exploring Funding Options

          Anna Gisselsson (She/Her)
          Investment manager, Almi Invest

          • Anna is an investment manager at Almi Invest, Sweden's most active early stage investor. 
          • Anna has an extensive experience from the life science sector, and a background in R&D, business development, internationalization and venture capital.

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          Beyond VC: Exploring Funding Options

          Networking break

          14.50 - 16.10 - Co-creating the canvas with the artist - "Painting the future we want to see"

          14.50 - 16.10 - Startup showcase and networking (fika and coffee served)

          15.10 - 15.40 - Roundtable sessions

          • Roundtable 1: Financing your growth journey with Almi
          • Roundtable 2: New board members: Expectations and roles

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          Astrid Gyllenkrok Kristensen (She/Her)
          CEO & Co-Founder Leia Health

          • Astrid Gyllenkrok is the CEO and Co-Founder of LEIA, a FemTech startup on a mission to reinvent postpartum and parental health for the digital age. 
          • As a serial impact entrepreneur Astrid is an avid speaker at conferences, has been named Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Sweden and LEIA has been named One of Europes’ hottest startups by both Sifted and Wired.
          • As a mother of three she's passionate about female health and changing the narrative around parental health.

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          NFIS Winners: The Journey Continues

          Pamela Nunez Wallgren (She/Her)
          CEO & Co-founder at Finch

          • Ex-architect gone startup founder and CEO at Finch.
          • Won Pink Capital at NFIS 2020 which marked the start of Finch’s journey to where they are today.
          • Having raised €3M, signing tier 1 architecture companies, and a waiting list with over 70k waiting for Finch to launch.

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          NFIS Winners: The Journey Continues

          Saaya Sorrells-Weatherford (She/Her)
          CEO & Co-founder of Emigreat

          • On a mission to bridge the knowledge gap in immigration as CEO & cofounder of Emigreat. 
          • 10+ years of experience in service and marketing, specializing in tourism. Built and exited one of the strongest tourism brands in Honduras.
          • Passionate about minority representation, female entrepreneurship, all things diversity and inclusion, sustainable living, and marine conservation.

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          NFIS Winners: The Journey Continues

          Carmen Beltran(She/Her)
          Team lead at Bontouch / WOC in tech

          • Passionate about closing the funding gap for women, believing that true innovation comes from diverse perspectives. 
          • Former startup founder from Colombia with over a decade of industry experience worldwide. Now leading a development team at Bontouch, she focuses on building digital solutions that impact users on a large scale. 
          • She works to support women of color in tech, reflecting her dedication to ensuring underrepresented voices have the resources and support they need to thrive in the industry.

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          Funding the future we want

          Monique (She/Her)
          Founder of SexTech Nordics and ComeTogether Collective

          • Monique is the queer founder of ComeTogether Collective (SexTech Nordics), a community hub where SexTech founders, professionals, and talents can grow, network, and collaborate.
          • With a background in sociology, experience in the non-profit sector, and ongoing studies in somatic sex education, Monique is passionate about creating safe(r) spaces for essential conversations and education on sexual health, women’s health, and queerness
          • Through ComeTogether Collective, she is on a mission to democratize sexual, gender, and relational literacy by developing intersectional, ethical and sustainable products and services, empowering individuals to challenge oppressive norms and build a more inclusive, liberated future for all.

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            Funding the future we want

            Anne-Charlotte Joubert (She/Her)
            founder of Wonderfund and lead of the HER FUND Project

            • Expert in securing EU funding with over a decade of experience in interdisciplinary fields, she navigates the European landscape, supporting organisations’ growth, building bridges between research and innovation ecosystems, to address societal challenges 
            • She firmly believes in the transformative power of collaboration, fostering meaningful connections to fuel innovation and drive positive change 
            • She is a passionate advocate for women in STEAM, and her dedication to empowering women has led her to serve on several boards, offering a voice to women entrepreneurs and enabling them to reach their full potential. She leads the HER Fund initiative building a network of investors and ecosystems to uplift women entrepreneurs across Europe, creating a more inclusive and equitable landscape.

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            Beyond VC: Exploring Funding Options

            Ana Andonovska (She/Her)
            Founder of Even Founders and an Angel Investor

            • Experience and interest in working with early-stage founders 
            • Experience and interest in investing in female founders and the female economy
            • Forbes under 30 alumni

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            NFIS Winners: The Journey Continues

            Åsa Ohlsson (She/Her)
            Lic. psychologist at Ohlsson Psykologi

            • Åsa runs Malmö based psychologist clinic Ohlsson Psykologi, offering lectures, workshops, and individual sessions that empower individuals and organizations to harness the potential of compassion to spark a ripple effect for positive change in our communities, workplaces, and into the broader world.
            • Passionate about creating sustainability for this planet and all its inhabitants - starting from within.

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            Get In Touch with Your Compassionate Self

            Un:polished Stories

            Bouchra Merabti (She/Her)
            Software and computer science engineer

            Role: Software engineer, Background and accomplishments: with great programming skills, problem-solving, and 3 years experience as a project manager ... etc

            Un:polished stories

            Esther Babasasa (She/Her)
            The Edge Keeper

            • She does not subscribe to fitting in any boxes. 
            • Her background is marked by her modest accomplishments, such as building a professional career without having a major academic degree. 
            • She uses her passion for writing, to break the patterns, and make people think past their beliefs.

            Un:polished stories

            Johan Ragnar (He/Him)
            Tech Advokat

            • He won a talent show as a 12-year-old playing the piano
            • He has biked to Paris 
            • A loving father of three boys

            Un:polished stories

            Artists

            Sara Almosaibi Jasas (She/Her)
            Artist

            • Sara Almosaibi Jasas wants to make the art scene accessible to everyone. Hence her curiosity of a 4-year-old, she became a journalist, before rerouting to consumer intelligence and social media management. Inclusion, diversity, representation, accessibility. The words that set the course for the game-changer who started out breaking the traditional gallery road and only sold her work through Instagram.
            • She sees the newsroom, similarly to the galleries, as a very homogeneous scene, which she also is on a mission to make more inclusive and representative. 
            • She has been one of few forigin news anchors in Sweden, but really, put in her own words - “just a messenger of stories, dreams and scars.” - Which is something that defines her expression of being, wether as a journalist, strategist or artist.

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            Painting The Future We Want

            Networking break

            14.50 - 16.10 - Co-creating the canvas with the artist - "Painting the future we want to see"

            14.50 - 16.10 - Startup showcase and networking (fika and coffee served)

            15.10 - 15.40 - Roundtable sessions

            • Roundtable 1: Financing your growth journey with Almi
            • Roundtable 2: New board members: Expectations and roles

            Read more

            Joshua Idehen (He/Him)
            Artist

            • A poet, musician, and performer

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            Performance by Joshua Idehen

            Performance by Joshua Idehen

            Moderators

            Ida Herbertsson (She/Her)
            Portfolio Manager Fast Track Capital & Skåne Ventures

            • Passionate about creating and building the best financing ecosystem for early-stage startups in southern Sweden
            • Advocates for personal accountability in achieving happiness and loves to talk about how falling in love with your own life is the key
            • Driven by her curiosity which continues to take her places, out in the world as well as inside her mind

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            Opening ceremony

            Closing ceremony

            Suzan Alev Arslan (She/Her)
            Creative Storyteller and Artistic Producer

            • A creative storyteller with experience in live radio broadcasting and podcasting, having worked with P3, P3 Din Gata, and P4 and currently producing and hosting podcasts.
            • She is a freelancing host/moderator, artistic producer, and production manager/coordinator in arts and culture – have for several years worked with Sommarscen Malmö, a dynamic festival offering a wide array of cultural performances and events all aimed at fostering a socially sustainable city through the power of art and culture.
            • Passionate about inner work, she dedicates herself to self-awareness, vulnerability, and spirituality, continually exploring these themes to enrich her personal growth and professional endeavors. Guided by a sense of wonder, she is always led by a desire and curiosity to explore what it is to be human, flaws and all

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            Opening ceremony

            Closing ceremony

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