Yesterday, LEAD in Linköping was filled with both national and international investors when this year’s big investor day took place. The result was a total of 112 meetings between entrepreneurs and investors.
– It’s great to see how interest in Östergötland’s startup scene continues to grow. This year’s investor day attracted three times more investors than last year. It really shows the power and potential that exists here in the region,” said Jennie Ekbeck, business coach at LEAD and responsible for the investor day.
Among the investors was Diana Henningsson from Navigare Ventures, who has visited Linköping on several occasions in search of her next investment.
– “We invest in companies that come from research, i.e. deep tech companies, and Linköping and LEAD are one of the most important hubs in Sweden. That’s why it’s important for us to be here today,” she said.
Petter Hattenbach, investor at Gorilla Capital, also appreciated the day:
– This was a well organized event by the team at LEAD, and it was fun to meet the companies to see how to help them in the best way.
For the participating startups, the day was an opportunity to both make new contacts and receive valuable feedback:
– We are a very young company and have received a lot of good feedback for the future,” said Fredrik Lundberg, co-founder of LEAD company Grantigo after their meetings.
– We had seven meetings with investors and I look forward to following up on the dialogues going forward,” said Frida Wygler, CEO of LEAD company Radar Reticence.
Magnus Sundstedt, CEO of LEAD company Roxen Innovations, highlighted the strength of the meeting format:
– We have been LEAD members for a long time and the concept of 1-to-1 is very effective and open-hearted – and better than pitching to several people at the same time.
Investment is a crucial element for startups to scale their business, and LEAD’s Investor Day has established itself as an important arena for creating these conditions.
– When we can match the right investors with the right companies in this way, we create opportunities that can actually change the future,” concluded Jennie Ekbeck.
