Connect investor network
Networking | Deal Flow | Pitch Mingles | Co-Investing | Investor Education & More ... Join Sweden's leading ecosystem for angel investing & startup funding!
CONNECT IS YOUR GATEWAY TO NORDIC INNOVATION
Connect Öst is a gateway to ground-breaking ideas from Stockholm & Nordics. We are welcoming business angels, VC funds, family offices, CVCs, and regional / global investor networks to get access to startups, find synergies, co-invest, and build a strong ecosystem with us. Fasten your seatbelts – it's going to be an exhilarating ride.
Naimul Abd - CEO Connect Öst
JOIN OUR INVESTOR NETWORK
Connect is accepting membership applications from:
Angel investors
Angel groups and investment networks
VCs, CVCs, family offices
Accelerators, incubators, holding companies
Professionals planning to start angel investing
If you are actively working with startups, Connect is the place to be to locate startups, learn about investing, invest in groundbreaking innovation, and collaborate and co-invest with other investors in the network.
REGISTER FOR CONNECT AFTERWORKS (AWs)
APPLY TO OUR INVESTOR EDUCATION
APPLY to the 2025 cohorts of our investor program. Delivered as a packed four-week sprint format, the education provides foundational structure to building your angel investment portfolio. Suitable for angel investors, serial entrepreneurs, startup advisors, board professionals, tech experts, and professionals with extensive experience and network.
Special discount for Connect East members & IRP by Beels partners.
INVESTOR NETWORK BENEFITS
Access Connect startup deal flow from all over Sweden through our digital platform (Dealum dealroom)
Expand your network and collaborations through our network meetups and AWs with investors, partners, ecosystem builders and entrepreneurs
Get deeper access (and interaction possibility) to startups through our structured programs, pitch juries, panels, and 1:1 interactions with startups
Get opportunity for education & interaction through seminars and workshops on topics related to building and supporting early-stage companies
Possibilities of co-investing and sharing deal flow with other investors
Priority and discounted access to our investor education and programs
SNEAK PEAK INTO CONNECT
Stockholm demo day 2024
PITCH AW AT ALMI STOCKHOLM
Pitch AW AT KAPTENA
PITCH AW AT CMS WISTRAND
VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: FIRESIDE CHAT WITH LARS LINDGREN
Lars Lindgren recently joined us at the launch of our Next Angel Insights series of talks. Lars has been an angel investor since 1984. He is the founder of the Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association SVCA (1985) and also the founder of DHS Venture Partners (2015). In this fireside chat we deep dive into his journey into investing and supporting startups, insights from his extensive experience, and topics he is exploring in his upcoming book.
VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: NORDIC FUNDING DAY 2024 - SUMMIT LIVE STREAM
In March 2024, Connect Öst organized Connect's first Nordic summit where the brightest minds in the Nordic startup scene converged for a day of unparalleled networking, knowledge-sharing, and funding opportunities.
JOIN CONNECT INVESTOR NETWORK
Connect Investor Network membership is open to angel investors, VCs, CVCs, family offices, accelerators / incubators, ventures studio, and investor networks.
In your application, let us know the primary person who will be joining Connect's investment portal (Dealum deal room) and will be the main recipient of our event / activities invitations.
Investor Network Fee: 9 000 SEK / year (of which 4000 SEK is for the membership fee which is VAT exempt).
Note: only one Dealum profile is allowed per Connect Öst Investor Network Membership.
