April 1st 2025

Mesh Youngstorget
Oslo, Norway

On April 1st we invite family offices, endowments & foundations, institutional investors and HNWIs to meet up with the top tier of international venture.

Meet the American megafunds, the European leaders and the best Nordic funds - combined managing over 100 billion $.

American tech dominance and the rise of European & Nordic venture

Meet the speakers

  • Johan Andresen

    OWNER & CHAIRMAN
    Ferd

  • Erna Solberg

    LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY
    Prime Minister 2013-2021

  • Karl-Christian Agerup

    Northzone / StartupLab / Antler / NATOs Innovation Fund / Schibsted

  • Luke Pappas

    PARTNER
    NEA (New Enterprise Associates)

  • Agate Freimane

    GENERAL PARTNER
    Norrsken VC

  • Aaron Gershenberg

    MANAGING PARTNER
    Pinegrove Venture Partners

  • Jimmy Fussing Nielsen

    FOUNDING PARTNER
    Heartcore Capital

  • Gabriel Vasquez

    PARTNER
    Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

  • Pia Michel

    PRIMA MATERIA
    Head of New Projects

  • Ted Persson

    PARTNER
    EQT Venture

  • Sami Niemi

    GENERAL PARTNER
    Spintop Ventures

  • Espen Malmo

    FOUNDING PARTNER
    Skyfall

  • Jacob Key

    FOUNDING PARTNER
    Luminar

  • Tom Even Mortensen

    FOUNDING PARTNER
    Sandwater

  • Jesper Søgaard

    FOUNDING PARTNER
    Dreamcraft Ventures

  • Magne Uppman

    FOUNDING PARTNER
    Snö

  • Sara Rywe

    PARTNER
    byFounders

  • Jørn Lyseggen

    FOUNDER
    Meltwater & Shack15 Ventures

  • Anders Mjåset

    FOUNDER & CEO
    Mesh Community

Session 1

American venture backed tech dominance - 50 years in the making

  • Welcome & final arrival

    14.00-14.30

  • Anders Mjåset is the founder and CEO of Mesh Community, Mesh Collective and main owner of The Hub. He has been a central part of the Nordic startup ecosystem since Mesh was founded in 2012, supporting Nordic founders with services within space, network, talent and funding.

    14.30-14.40

  • NEA is one of the world's largest and most established venture capital firms. It was founded in 1977 and has over $25 billion AUM. To date NEA has invested in over 1000 companies - with more than 250 of them going public or being acquired. Luke Pappas is responsible for their European operations and will tell the story of how NEA (and Venture Capital in general) grew from a local niche phenomenon in the 70’s into the globally established asset class it is today.

    14.40-14.50

  • Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) launched in 2009 with a new approach to venture investing. Previous accolades, thought leadership and early investments into companies like Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Airbnb led to the firm's rapid rise. Today a16z is seen as one of the leading VCs globally, with over $42 billion AUM, and investments into a series of era defining companies.

    14.50-15.00

  • Aaron founded SVB Capital 23 years ago and was the managing partner until it was acquired by Pinegrove Capital Partners in 2024. Aaron’s impact on venture lending and startup financing has been substantial and he now serves as the managing partner of Pinegrove, with $10 billion AUM. The fund invests in fund-in-funds, venture debt funds, venture secondaries and also does direct co-investments.

    15.00-15.15

  • Global Venture in 2025 and beyond

    How is venture looking in 2025 from a macro perspective and where will we go from here? Session one speakers explore, moderated by Anders Mjåset, CEO & founder of Mesh Community.

    15.15-15.30

Session 2

 The rise of venture in Europe, and the Nordics

  • Erna Solberg is the former Norwegian Prime Minister (2013-2021) and leader of the opposition & Conservative Party. We have teamed her up with the VC legend Karl-Christian Agerup. He is one of the Northzone founders and has been a key person in the build up of both StartupLab and Antler. He is also the chairman of Schibsted, serves on the board of NATOs Innovation fund and he's an LP in several VCs.

    15.50-16.00

  • The Nordic investment powerhouse, EQT, with $250 billion under management went into venture in 2016. EQT has become a key multistage fund for scaling tech companies in the Nordics and beyond. Why did they go into venture capital, and what is their take on the Nordics and Europe.

    16.00-16.10

  • Successful founders in the Nordics have gone on to start some of the most exciting VCs in the region. Dreamcraft, started by Jesper Søgaard, is one of the best examples of it. He launched Dreamcraft after growing Better Collective into a highly profitable, and successful business, and is now shaping the next generation of venture in the Nordics.

    16.10-16.20

  • How will the next generation of Nordic Venture look?

    We have gathered some of the best established-, and rising stars alike, to discuss where Nordic venture is going.

    16.20-16.35

  • How will the next generation of Nordic Venture look?

    We have gathered some of the best established-, and rising stars alike, to discuss where Nordic venture is going.

    16.35-16.50

  • Jørn is the founder of Meltwater & Shack15 Ventures, and is one of Norway's most successful tech entrepreneurs. He emigrated to SF in the early 2000s and has spent his time between SF, London and Oslo since.

    How can we build a stronger bridge between the Nordics and SF?

    16.50-17.00

  • Join us for networking, drinks & dinner at Mesh Youngstorget.

    17.00-18.00

  • 18.00-20:00

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