Submissions closed
Join HubSpot for Startups & our VC guests in this exciting global competition that's all about discovering remarkable new AI startups.
See what's brewing in AI Innovation across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland.
Tune in live on 14 May 2025 @ 11 AM CET
Join HubSpot for Startups and our top VC & Tech Ecosystem judges for the Nordic Regional AI Pitch Competition - a chance for founders to showcase their early stage startup, get real-time investor feedback, and accelerate growth.
👉 Live Pitches: Shortlisted AI Founders will present their business models, market strategies, and unique value propositions to our panel.
👉 VC Insights: Our expert jury will share live feedback on each pitch & business model.
👉 Support our Nordic Winner: The winner will advance to the Global Finals on June 25th, competing with top founders from UKI, France, DACH APAC, and MEA, for a shot at winning $6,000 and international recognition.
🏆 The winner will also receive a free curated package of goodies from partners such as Free co-working passes from Maria 01, Platform6, Leadership workshop from top tier VCs & more, plus a 90% HubSpot discount in year 1 & a 50% lifetime discount* (for new customers, redeem by Aug 1, 2025).
*Standard HubSpot Terms of Service will apply. You can read the FAQs for more information.
No worries - just register to attend below, and you’re in. If you submit your pitch deck, we’ll add it to our Global Pitch Deck Database, which will be shared with VCs after the event.
All submissions will receive up to $100,000+ in tech goodies from Asana, Perplexity, Apollo, Google Ads & more!
Submissions for the live pitching are now closed, but you can still make the most of this opportunity!
Option 1 : Sign up to the HubSpot for Startups program here & get your HubSpot discounts
Option 2 : Register to attend the live event
Option 3 : Submit your pitch deck to be added to our global database (& get your goodie bag) or..
Option 4 : All of the above 🚀
CEO, Maria 01
Sarita Runeberg is the CEO of Maria 01, the leading startup hub in the Nordics. She has a distinguished background in international business and extensive startup experience from companies such as S …
Principal at PSV
Christian is just about as good at analysing startups from head-to-toe as he is with a football. And that’s pretty damn good. As part of the Investment Team at PSV, he knows how to ask all the …
Principal at HeartCore Capital
Angel investor, Serial Entrepreneur & Fundraising Coach
CEO & Founder at Weavy
Rickard Hansson is the founder of Weavy. It's being described as a "revolution in feature development." Of course, Rickard is the one that describes it that way, but that doesn't make it any less …
Partner, Trind Ventures
Partner, Angel Investor & Senior Advisor at Accelerando
Aleksi has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, including both successes and failures. His core expertise is in arranging financing, extensive international networks, and the journey of …
Board Member, Angel Investor & Entrepreneur
Ilkka Kaikuvuo is an entrepreneur, board professional, and angel investor with extensive experience in founding and scaling startups. A member of FiBAN's board, Ilkka is deeply involved in …
Founding Partner, Lumo Labs VC
Founding Partner & CEO, Global Startup Awards
Kim Balle is an experienced innovation ecosystem connector and brand builder, serving as CEO of Global Startup Awards. With a focus on high-growth, technology-driven AI startups, Kim emphasizes …
General Partner, Failup Ventures
Thank you for your interest. Submissions for this contest are now closed. However, any pitch decks submitted after May 1st will still be included in our Global database and shared with interested VCs.
Thank you for your interest in our FundSpot Pitch Contest. If your company is incorporated in a different country, please follow this link to find the relevant Regional Finals.
That's great to hear and our startups will greatly appreciate it. Here are three ways you can show your support:
1. Participate as a Judge in our Nordic regional finals. Email us quickly as we already at capacity!
2. Invite new AI startups in your network to submit their pitch to be included in our Global Database.
3. Offer a non-monetary prize for the Nordic Finalists/Winner - Free tickets to your events, Coaching sessions, Pitch Deck review etc.
Please reach out to our team to get involved.
Step 1. Sign up to the HubSpot for Startups program here (no purchase required)
Step 2. Submit your pitch here.
Step 3. Check your inbox for your selection of freebies which include:
Sign up to the Free HubSpot for Startups Program