Nordic Innovation House - Tokyo

🚀 Year-end shoutout 🚀 Thank you for your support and collaboration during 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣✨ Our events and achievements could not have been the same without you 👏 2024 accomplishments: 💥 From January to June, we held four NordicTalks Japan events, covering themes such as Sustainable Design, Smart Cities and the Aging Society, Women in Science, and Startup Ecosystems for a Better World. Each event was full of inspiration, with frontrunners from the Nordics and Japan sharing their experiences, lessons, and insights. 🏆 In April we conducted our 3rd Nordic #Health Summit combined with a Delegation from the Nordics, supported by AstraZeneca Japan, Life Science Innovation Network Japan (LINK-J), and Nordic Asian Venture Alliance. Nearly 100 meetings were conducted in a single day between Nordic health tech startups and Japanese pharmaceuticals, investors, and life science companies. Positive feedback from both sides is pulling us towards a 4th one in 2025 🚀 🌿The inaugural Nordic #Decarbonization Forum Japan in October was an initiative we nurtured for nearly a year. The 3-day Forum brought together over 30 Japanese companies seeking investment opportunities in Nordic decarbonization solutions and 20+ Nordic #cleantech startups and scaleups seeking Japan market expansion, with 80 meetings conducted among them. We can not be thankful enough to all speakers and participants, and especially Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. for the tremendous support in organizing the seminar on Day 1. 🍻 Between these large initiatives, we held our community event, the Icebreakers. Worth mentioning the joint version with Shibuya Startup Support and Invest in Skåne during the Tokyo Game Show was a blast 🎮 ! 🏖️ Now time to charge some energy before moving on to 2025…🐍 👀 Follow us on LinkedIn or sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay up to date on our activities next year! https://ow.ly/ciuQ50UsjE7 Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season ✨ Nordic Innovation l Nordisk Råd og Nordisk Ministerråd l Royal Danish Embassy in Tokyo Business Finland l Business Iceland l Innovasjon Norge l Business Sweden #NordicInnovation #NordicStarupts #NordicScaleups #NordicTalks #JapanEntry #MarketEntry #Delegation #Nordics #Denmark #Finland #Iceland #Norway #Sweden #Japan

👏 NIH Tokyo in the Media / メディア掲載のお知らせ 👏 ✨ During the weekend our Community Director Niklas Karvonen's comments were featured in Japan’s largest financial newspaper, Nikkei 🗞️ 🦄 The article discusses the crucial role of foreign investment in increasing the number of unicorn companies from Japan. 🌍 Niklas shared insights on the characteristics of the Nordic startup ecosystem, including the university-centered startup ecosystem, equal entrepreneurial opportunities for all genders, and the global mindset of entrepreneurs from Day 1. Full article (in Japanese only) ✅https://lnkd.in/gguXVenQ ✨12/7(土)付の日経記事「〈NEXT Unicorn〉多様な人材で世界に挑む　北欧の起業家にヒント」に、コミュニティ・ディレクター、ニコラス・カルヴォネンのコメントが掲載されました 🦄 ユニコーン企業数を増やすためには、海外からの投資が欠かせないという趣旨の記事。ニコラスはコメントで、大学を中心としたスタートアップエコシステム、男女平等な起業のチャンス、グローバル展開を早期から目指す起業家のマインドセットなど、北欧のスタートアップエコシステムの特徴についてコメントさせていただきました。 ✅ 記事のリンクはこちらから： https://lnkd.in/gguXVenQ #NordicInnovation #NordicStartups #JapanEntry #Soonicorns #北欧スタートアップ #スタートアップ投資 #北欧

🇸🇪👏🇯🇵 Congratulations Klimator and Retein being selected for Plug and Play Japan's Winter/Spring 2025 Batch 🚀 Along with 52 other selected startups worldwide, the companies will participate in Plug and Play Japan's accelerator program from January to March 2025, which offers matchmaking, mentoring, and networking opportunities. List of the 54 startups and program details: ✅ https://lnkd.in/g-_iZJVy #NordicInnovation #NordicStartups #Mobility #DeepTech #Sweden #Japan #MarketEntry #AcceleratorProgram

🚀 Meet you at the Hello Tomorrow Japan Deep Tech Summit 2024! 🚀 On December 6th, our Community Director Niklas Karvonen will participate as a Moderator at the Hello Tomorrow Japan Deep Tech Summit 2024! 👏This summit organized by Hello Tomorrow Japan will bring together Japan’s most forward-thinking leaders, innovators, and deep tech pioneers for a day of transformative discussions and cutting-edge insights. 🏅 From engaging panel sessions to reverse pitches and the Japan Challenge 2024 finals, the event is a chance to explore how deep tech is shaping the future as well as addressing some of the world’s toughest challenges. If the future of Deep Tech is close to your heart, join us for this powerful day of learning and connection. Program details: ✅ https://lnkd.in/gvev-wpT #NordicInnovation #DeepTech #NordicStartups #EuropeanStartups #Japan #StartupInvestment

Our latest newsletter covering: 📣 Calling for participants! Nordic delegation to EXPO Osaka & SusHi Tech Tokyo 🗼 Community Director at Hello Tomorrow Japan Deeptech Summit ⚡️ Latest Japan-to-Nordic investments and headlines and more! #NordicInnovation #NordicStartups #JapanEntry #Osaka #Tokyo

⚡️❄️⚡️Thank you #Slush for an energetic week of building new connections, sharing ideas with friends and partners, and being inspired by cutting-edge technologies and frontrunners 🎉 Now it's time to sit down and incorporate the insights and connections gained into our activities for next year 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣💡 Don't forget to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay updated on our activities and events related to the Nordics - Japan startup ecosystem: 📫https://ow.ly/LlmZ50UfwjW Hope to see you all again soon! #Slush #NordicInnovation #NordicStartups Nordic Circular Hotspot Helsinki Partners Business Helsinki Japan Business & Innovation Hub Malmö Enter Espoo Nordic Asian Venture Alliance Takeoff Tokyo NordicNinja VC

👏Great to be part of the Nordic Pavilion - EXPO 2025 Osaka 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪来年の関西大阪万博では、北欧のスタートアップエコシステム関連のイベントも企画進行中🚀どうぞお楽しみに！ #NordicInnovation #NordicStartups #北欧スタートアップ #フィンランド #デンマーク #アイスランド #ノルウェー #スウェーデン #万博2025

❄️Great to be back Slush! 🚀 Kicked off Day 0 at Helsinki Partners with a crowd of Japanese companies and media visiting Slush, following a lunch session hosted by VTT and Takeoff Tokyo to learn about VTT’s recent programs, and had a remarkable evening at NordicNinja VC’s legendary Ninja Night (what a crowd)! Now starting Day 1 with exciting discussions on international talents, hearing cutting edge climate tech solutions for built environment, and learning trends in women in defense tech. Ping us if you are at #Slush. Would love to discuss about your opportunities in #Japan. Let’s chat🇯🇵🚀 #Slush2024 #HumanGenerated #JapanEntry #NordicInnovation

🚀Coming to #Slush 2024? Let's meet! 🚀 北欧最大のスタートアップイベント、Slush 2024がいよいよ来週開催！(日本語続きます) We look forward to meeting Nordic startups, investors, and multipliers seeking opportunities in Japan. We have some exciting initiatives to share for Spring 2025 🌸🗼🍣 If any of these keywords resonate (#CleanTech, #SmartCity, #Japan, #MarketEntry, #Tokyo, #Osaka), ping us, and let's meet in Helsinki! 🎫 Slush 2024 日本関連イベントリスト： 19日(火) ☕️Japan x Finland: Pulla Connection https://ow.ly/F3mW50U6HwZ 🔬VTT x Takeoff Tokyo: Science Brunch https://ow.ly/2RgC50U6HwV 20日(水) 🍜Japan x Finland Day 1: RAMEN TECH in Helsinki https://ow.ly/wjMm50U6HwT 🚀Takeoff Tokyo Tokyo Pitch Night in Helsinki https://ow.ly/nSW050U6HwU 21日(木) ⛩️Japan x Finland Day 2: Explore Tokyo -The Ultimate Future Ground for Entrepreneurs- https://ow.ly/sk0k50U6HwS Slushを最大限活用するための「Slush攻略方法」はこちら： ♟️https://lnkd.in/gPzF9gD6 NIH東京も来週はヘルシンキです。 現地でもお気軽にご連絡ください！ #Slush2024 #NordicInnovation #NordicStartups #北欧スタートアップ #北欧投資 #Helsinki #ヘルシンキ (Photo from Slush2023)

👏EXPO 2025 #Osaka Nordic Pavilion is getting into shape! Be sure you are subscribed to our #newsletter to receive information about the exciting opportunities we are planning around EXPO 2025 Osaka and beyond 🚀🚀 📬 Newsletter subscription: https://lnkd.in/guCfHKCc #Osaka #EXPO2025 #NordicInnovation #NordicStartups #JapanEntry