Fun(d) Day, Oulu

Fun(d) Day is all about fund­ing, made sim­ple and fun! Learn how to nav­i­gate pub­lic and pri­vate fund­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties in Fin­land and hear direct­ly from investors.

Time: 4 Novem­ber 2025, 9:00 — 16:00

Place: Teat­teri Rio, Hal­li­tuskatu 11, Oulu

Reg­is­tra­tion.

Day pro­gram

8:30–9:00 Morn­ing cof­fee

9:00–11:00 Pub­lic fund­ing ses­sion: learn about pub­lic fund­ing instru­ments in Fin­land for star­tups and SME’s

• PoC fund­ing for stu­dents and researchers, Anne Sor­vari and Ville Saaren’’
• Finnvera (TBC)
• Ely-cen­ter, Sari Tur­tiainen
• Busi­ness Fin­land, Arto Pussi­nen
• Busi­nes­sOulu, Lau­ra Mer­iläi­nen

11:00–12:30 Lunch (at own costs)

12:30–14:00 Pri­vate fund­ing ses­sion: learn how to work with investors, angels and VCs

• “Impor­tance of non-dilut­ing fund­ing for star­tups”, Ville Heikki­nen, But­ter­fly VC
• “How to approach and work with angels”,  Anssi Yli­maula, angel investor
• “The unbear­able joy of work­ing with VCs: a prac­ti­cal guide”, Marko Kuis­ma, Innovestor VC
• “New ear­ly-stage risk fund” project pre­sen­ta­tion by Busi­nes­sOulu, Lau­ra Mer­iläi­nen

14:00–14:30 Cof­fee break 

14:30–15:30 Reverse pitch­ing: hear from invit­ed investors about their port­fo­lio and inter­ests 

• Antler
• Innovestor
• Liq­ui­do VC
• Nordic Option
• Kielo Growth 
• Tuima Cap­i­tal 
• and more TBC

Con­tact per­son

Riku Huh­ta

Advi­sor, Busi­nes­sOulu

riku.huhta@businessoulu.com