Startup Tampere Showcase 2024

You are invited to Startup.Tampere Showcase followed by "Urban Imaginarium" Afterwork at Platform6!

This is an official side event of Imagine 2024 - “Imagine the Metaverse” on 11-12 June at Tampere Exhibition & Sports Centre - a conference showcasing Tampere internationally as a center for digital innovation and development. Serving as a startup track, the Showcase is designed to highlight the next generation of startups in Tampere and connect local founders with investors & industry experts.

It is your chance to meet 100 startups in 1 day as well as get to know the key ecosystem players that are part of the Startup.Tampere movement backed by the City of Tampere.

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Programme

10:00 - 15:00 Day programme

Main stage: “IMAGINE STARTUPS” (5th floor)

You will hear 25 startups showcasing their innovations and getting feedback from investors and industry experts. You will also get to know the success stories of Tampere-rooted fast-growing and scaling companies.

10:00 - 10:05 Welcome Words by Margarita Khartanovich, Head of Startup Services

10:05 - 10:15 Introductions by the event host Sanna Laitinen

• 10:15 - 10:55 Startup track 1: Urban Tech, Smart City & Data (5 startups)

• 11:00 - 11:40 Startup track 2: Deep Tech (5 startups)

11:40 - 12:00 The Ultimate Story: From a hackathon in Tampere to acquisition by Zendesk, keynote by Reetu Kainulainen, CEO and Founder of Ultimate

• 12:00 - 12:40 Startup track 3: Industrial & Manufacturing Innovation (5 startups)

12:40 - 13:00 Startup Services Reverse Pitching

• 13:00 - 13:40 Startup track 4: Gaming, Entertainment and Interactive Media (5 startups)

• 13:40 - 14:20 Startup track 5: ICT, Enterprise Software & AI (5 startups)

14:20 - 14:50 - “Growing from Tampere: The secret sauce of building a global company in the regional ecosystem”, a panel discussion with scaleups.

14:50 - 15:00 - Closing words

Lounge stage: “IMAGINE NEW IDEAS" (1st floor)

You will hear about the latest tech innovations, fresh ideas from potential new ventures in Tampere as well as get to know about the opportunities of growing internationally with the help of various programmes and support instruments offered to Finnish companies.

10:30 - 11:30 Track 1: Technology

11:30 - 13:00 Track 2: Pitch, please!

13:00 - 14:00 Track 3: Internationalisation & Growth

15:00 - 16:00 Break

We would like to kindly ask all the guests to use this time to take a walk or grab some lunch. Please come back by 16:00 (if you have a sticker, you don't need to re-register for the evening programme, just walk in).

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16:00 - 20:00 Evening programme

URBAN IMAGINARIUM Afterwork

16:00 Doors open.

16:15 - 16:20 Welcome words.

16:20 - 16:35 Startup.Tampere introduction.

16:35 - 20:00 Afterwork with music, drinks, light food, karaoke, rooftop views and fantastic networking opportunities

20:00 Event ends (an unofficial afterparty from 20:00 -

From 20:00 - Unofficial afterparty (place TBA)

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The programme for the whole day!

Day programme / Open house + pitching

STARTUP TAMPERE SHOWCASE

10 00 - 14:30, available throughout the day

1st floor

• Registration Desk
• Startup Booths
• Photowall
• Guest Lounge Area
• Coffee Station
• Lounge Stage
• Ad hoc Meeting Room

2nd floor

• Open Offices

3rd floor

• Ad hoc Meeting Room 303
• Game Lounge
• Open Offices

4th floor

• Partner Meeting Rooms
• Open Offices

5th floor

• Main stage
• Speakers' Backstage
• Startup Services & Platform6 Partner Expo

Evening programme / Afterwork

URBAN IMAGINARIUM

16:00 - 20:00, available throughout the evening

1st floor

• Registration Desk
• Karaoke Stage
• Drinks Station
• Guest Lounge Area

5th floor

• Main Programme Stage with the DJ
• Drinks & Food Station
• Rooftop Terrace

About Platform6

Platform6 is a startup house in the heart of Tampere that opened its doors on the 1st of October in 2020. It offers startups a structured growth path along with a curated space, peer support, global networks and carefully selected services & programmes that help startups at all stages (from ideation to international expansion)grow, scale and access private investments, public funding, mentors, strategic partners, corporates, top talent, customers, etc.

As of now, we have 70+ startups, 7 organisations, 250+ members, and 5 startup programmes, working and running from Platform6 as well as 30+ partners to support the startup growth. It is operated by a coalition of startups Tampere Startup Hub and supported by The City of Tampere.

Let’s connect!

The capacity of our venue is limited so we ask you to register only if you are sure that you can join the event. Cancel your registration if your plans change. We expect to be sold out fast - reserve your ticket well in advance. If you have any questions or requests, please direct them to Margarita Khartanovich, Head of Startup Services via margarita@platform6.fi.