Welcome to Startup Day!

This event is for you who are looking for inspiration on how to start and grow your business. The day offers a mix of sessions and talks where entrepreneurs and business coaches share their knowledge and insights, where you can network with peers and get hands-on advice during drop-in coaching.

Pick the parts based on your needs and hang out in the co-working area in between. The day will be rounded up with mingle and food followed by a panel of startups and investors. 

Schedule

10:00

Coffee is served and drop-in coaching starts

Business coaches are available between 10-18 to help you start and grow your business. 

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10:30

Startup stories

Listen to entrepreneurs sharing their knowledge and insights. 


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Angelica Smedberg
Founder & CEO, Sisterhood
Krim Talia
Serial entrepreneur and CEO, Sting
Safae Berrahmoune
Co-Founder, Dyamo Innovation
Hiba Adem
Co-Founder, Dyamo Innovation
11:00

Get started with your idea

This ideation session will give you the tips and practical tools you need to go from idea to reality.

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Patrik Lundmark
Ideation coach, KTH Innovation
Nellie Strand
Deputy CEO, Drivhuset Stockholm
12:00

Lunch and networking

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13:00

Biz hack - growth tactics for scaling your business

Hack for startups to reach growth within 3-6 months. In this session we will identify and prioritise what market segment you should focus on in order to scale your business efficiently. Team-oriented exercise, but can be done individually too. You need your computer to work on. Bring your co-founders, colleagues, investors or friends to co-create with!

The team with the most concrete growth plan wins a 3-hour session with business experts focusing on the company's challenges and opportunities. 

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Maria Horelli-Rosenlew
Business advisor, Stockholm Scaleup Program
Veronica Eriksson
Project manager Stockholm Scaleup Program

Ikigai - How to find your driving forces

A session to reflect on your life´s mission and find the driving forces you need to create a meaningful business. Join us for this session where we delve into the philosophy behind Ikigai, followed by a chance for you to embark on your personal journey of reflection. Take this first step as we guide you towards achieving a harmonious life within your entrepreneurial journey. 

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Jean-Baptiste Gérard
Business advisor, Starta eget Stockholm
Björn Grann
Project manager Starta eget Stockholm
15:00

Coffee and networking

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15:30

Turn your idea into a profitable business

During this workshop we will help you define your idea, who the customer is and how to reach them. You will get the tools and methods to create structure on the steps that will give you the best conditions to move forward, and make your idea useful on the market. 

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Pialill Ring
Business advisor, Starta eget Stockholm
Björn Grann
Project manager Starta eget Stockholm
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17:00

Pizza and mingle

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17:30

How to find a winning idea

Blingstartup togehter with Reach for Change invite you to a panel and dialogue with peers.

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Amir Sebdani
Project coordinator, Blingstartup
Andréa Råsberg
Country manager, Reach for Change
Jakob Hellman
Director of Growth Hub, Save the Children
Fredrik Blomquist
Founder, Fundforward
Josefin Hölling
CTO and co-founder, Funki instruments
Maria Svahn
CEO and co-founder, Funki instruments
18:30

Early investments - long term value - different perspectives

Changers Hub in collaboration with Wellstreet will guide you through on why the strategy of early investments is important, how to create long term value and building startups from a different perspective.

Presentations by Pontus Lund on "How does venture capital work", and Maria Lindholm on "When is your company ready for investment?". 

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Pontus Lund
Investment Manager, Wellstreet
Maria Lindholm
Head of Partnership, Wellstreet
19:15

Startup panel

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Annis Said
FlipnBid
Diana Mosa
Talking to me
Joseph Ekpo
Third
Cem Celepli Atci
Allbry
Sargon Orahim
Head of Operations, Changers Kista
20:00

Mingle and wrap-up

Join the casual mingle that rounds up Startup Day 2023 in Kista!

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Startup Day - Practical information


How to get to Kista:

T-bana - blue line, stop "Kista" + approx 10 mins walk

Commuter train
(pendeltåg) - stop "Helenelund" + approx 15 mins walk

Several buses run from Danderyds sjukhus and other nearby locations.

Registration

Speakers

Jean-Baptiste Gérard
Business advisor, Starta eget Stockholm

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Pialill Ring
Business advisor, Starta eget Stockholm

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Sargon Orahim
Head of Operations, Changers Kista

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Amir Sebdani
Project coordinator, Blingstartup

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Nellie Strand
Deputy CEO, Drivhuset Stockholm

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Patrik Lundmark
Ideation coach, KTH Innovation

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Veronica Eriksson
Project manager Stockholm Scaleup Program

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Mikaela Färnqvist
Community manager, Kista Science City

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Angelica Smedberg
Founder & CEO, Sisterhood

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Björn Grann
Project manager Starta eget Stockholm

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Pontus Lund
Investment Manager, Wellstreet

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Maria Lindholm
Head of Partnership, Wellstreet

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Krim Talia
Serial entrepreneur and CEO, Sting

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Maria Horelli-Rosenlew
Business advisor, Stockholm Scaleup Program

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Cem Celepli Atci
Allbry

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Joseph Ekpo
Third

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Diana Mosa
Talking to me

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Annis Said
FlipnBid

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Andréa Råsberg
Country manager, Reach for Change

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Jakob Hellman
Director of Growth Hub, Save the Children

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Fredrik Blomquist
Founder, Fundforward

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Hiba Adem
Co-Founder, Dyamo Innovation

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Safae Berrahmoune
Co-Founder, Dyamo Innovation

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Josefin Hölling
CTO and co-founder, Funki instruments

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Maria Svahn
CEO and co-founder, Funki instruments

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