SUPERFINNS - Kasvu Open

SUPERFINNS® sparring program is for scalable Finnish SMEs that have proven their market potential and have the ability to do an international breakthrough.

The main themes in the SUPERFINNS program are finance and global growth. The program is free of charge.

If you want help boosting your company’s international growth, this is for you! Just pack your attitude, ambition, clear traction, and will to grow. If your rockstar attitude shines through – you are in.

THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THE PROGRAM HAS ENDED.

SUPERFINNS – HOW IT WORKS?

At first, you have to impress the partners with your incredible skills and make a top noth application that shows your true potential.

Partner jury selects 15 ambitious companies to the SUPERFINNS program based on applications. Your company can operate in any sector but must meet the criteria. Selected companies meet entrepreneurs, investors, and experts.

At the end of the process, Nordea and supporting partners are choosing the ONE company that they believe to have a sparkling future.

IN SUPERRFINNS YOU GET:

Meet the greatest stars in the Finnish funding and investment scene
Work in live and online workshops and one-2-one sessions > 10-13 expert meetings and several roundtable/keynote discussions
Network with all the right people who can help you to grow big
The validation to call yourself as one of the SUPERFINNS

IN SUPERFINNS YOU NEED:

Pure will and passion to learn and listen
Global mindset
Clear traction and/or market potential
Courage and attitude
Scalable business model
Ambitious and skilled team

THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL

SUPERFINNS is more than just sparring. You also race against your friends – only one can be the SUPERFINN of the year. The winner gets:

The SUPERFINN of the year 2023 title
Visibility through Kasvu Open and Nordea: news about success, company story on both organizations’ websites
Nordea Personal Advisor for the year 2023 – themes of finance and internationalization
Participation in the Slush 2023 event
Video interview for Kasvu Open’s and Nordea’s Tarinoita yrittäjistä series

HOW SUPER IS THIS?

100% of companies feel that the time spent on the process was very profitable or profitable.

WHO CAN SEE MY DATA?

We handle the applications and company data with care. Only Kasvu Open and partner jury can see your application.

ABOUT SUPERFINNS

SUPERFINNS sparring program was born in 2020-2021 when Kasvu Open and Nordea recognized the need to boost the ambition level of Finnish SME’s, and created a program that encourages you to be a Rockstar with a capital R.

Kasvu Open and Nordea’s SUPERFINNS program is for Finnish growth companies that have a giant-size hunger for global growth.

The program has several partners whose representatives are committed to providing the companies with the best recipes for international success.

NORDEA & PARTNERS

NORDEA STARTUP & GROWTH specialises in serving high-growth companies and companies in their early stages looking for fast growth.

KOVANEN CAPITAL operates as a ”family office” investment company whose business consists of capital, real estate, and stock market investments.

NORDIC FOODTECH VC invests in early-stage companies aiming to radically renew the food system – from the soil to the orbit.

SAARI PARTNERS is a Finnish private equity investor focused on cultivating small and mid-sized service companies for success.

SUPERHERO CAPITAL invest up to 1M€ to help you get to the next level, and our primary focus is on software-driven startups in Finland and the Baltics.

VOIMA VENTURES is funding the top scientific deep tech ventures in the Nordics and Baltics.

VOLAND PARTNERS is a hands-on technology growth investor, and a trusted partner for ambitious entrepreneurs.

NOORA FAGERSTRÖM is a serial entrepreneur, business angel and founder of the juice and smoothie bar chain Jungle Juice Bar.