Slush

Slush has grown from a 300-person assembly to an event of true global magnitude. The philosophy behind Slush remains the same: to help the next generation of great, world-conquering founders.

Held during the darkest time of the year in Helsinki, Finland, Slush has always been characterized by its unique energy and sheer enthusiasm. The very core mission of Slush is to facilitate founder and investor meetings and to build a worldwide startup community.

Slush is a student-driven, not-for-profit movement originally founded to change attitudes toward entrepreneurship. In 2018, Slush was organized in Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore and Helsinki.

Think of Slush as a collision of a festival and a conference. It's not a business, but a community of people who love what they do.

Slush is run by the youth who want to make a difference in their societies. Several successful entrepreneurs such as Niklas Zennström Skype & Atomico, Taizo Son GungHo, Ilkka Paananen Supercell, and Risto Siilasmaa Nokia among others, have already become a part of the not-for-profit initiative that is radically changing how entrepreneurship is perceived in Northern Europe, Japan, and China.

Over the past seven years, Slush has grown from a 300-person gathering to a global community organizing more than 75 events with +40,000 attendees all around the world. Each city and each community adds its own local flavour to the global network.

In addition to our global community events in Helsinki, Tokyo, Shanghai and Singapore, Slush is expanding rapidly to other parts of the world. We co-organize events together with the most prominent startup hubs across all continents.