Stockholm Demo Day 2026

Welcome to Connect’s Annual Pitch Day: Stockholm Demo Day 2026

Stockholm Demo Day is Connect’s signature annual pitching event.

Join us to meet the Connect ecosystem, see new startup pitches, and find new growth and investing avenues together.

MORNING: ONLINE PITCHING

• Event Time: 09:00-12:30 CEST / Stockholm

• Format: Startups will pitch online (live) to a panel of Startup Experts, Angel Investors, VCs / CVCs; 3 minute pitches – startups will pitch by sharing their laptop screens via Zoom. Followed by Connect Pitch Meetup / AW in evening at our partners Hej!Workshop.

• Agenda (Morning) 09:00-12:30 CEST

• • 09:00 Opening – Naimul Abd, CEO Connect Öst, CEO SweBAN – Swedish Business Angel Networks

• • 09:10 How to Invest in Startups – Björn Larsson, Angel Investor, Founder | The Investment Readiness Process by Beels®

• • 09:30 Pitch Session A (Startups: AICB, Chimera Intelligence, Colzyx, Extendo Medical, Myflow, Sansaino, Ventilox, Xbrandify)
    • Ali Altaie, Investment Manager Almi Invest
    • Anette Nordvall, Partner Butterfly Ventures
    • Martin Olofsson, Senior Advisor and Investor
    • Nastaran Baleng-Soultani, Co-Founder & Partner RadCap – CEO BlueRedGold
    • Peter Carlsson, Partner Spintop Ventures
    • Resad Zacina, Chief Growth Officer Ministry of Programming
    • Sami Ahvenniemi, General Partner Vendep Capital

• • 11:00 Pitch Session B (Startups: Brinna, Fibu, Fynn, Gainable, Norriva, Readily Diagnostics, Taptrigg, Variment AS)
    • Anders Nygren, Founding Partner Foundry Ventures
    • Björn Larsson, Angel Investor
    • Henrik Tellving, Partner node.vc
    • Helen Agering, Partner Spintop Ventures
    • Klementina Österberg, CEO GU Ventures
    • Martin Olofsson, Senior Advisor and Investor
    • Per Björklund, Angel Investor, Founding Partner Further Than Capital
    • Pia Ganeva, Angel Investor, Head of Family Office Ganevi Group, Partner & IC Feminvest Ventures, Sole Founder of Nikita – a $40M+ (SEK 400M) revenue company
    • Resad Zacina, Chief Growth Officer Ministry of Programming
    • Svein-Magnus Sørensen, Chair of NorBAN – Norwegian Business Angel Network

• Agenda (Evening Reception)
  • 17:00 Arrive & Mingle
  • 17:30 Welcome – Hej!Workshop Team
  • 17:35 Opening – Naimul Abd, CEO Connect Öst
  • 17:40 Connect Panel
    • Anette Nordvall, Partner Butterfly Ventures
    • Emelie Stark, Head of Ventures & Partnerships Sweden Plug and Play
    • Helen Agering, Partner | Spintop Ventures
    • Magnus Eriksson, Deeptech Investor and Board member, GP | STOAF III SciTech
    • Resad Zacina, Chief Growth Officer Ministry of Programming
  • 18:10 Startup Pitches: Apneacure, BackingNordics, Bark Sweden, Bliqat, Embio Medical, Myflow, Noviocean, Ocean Risk Intelligence, Ody
  • 18:50 Mingle, Snacks
  • 20:00 Close

IMPORTANT

• Register for Morning Live Stream by clicking Anmäl mig and filling out the form.
• Register for Evening Meetup / AW (limited capacity) via this separate evening meetup page. To get a feel of the energy in the room at a typical Connect Pitch AW, check out this AW.
• Apply to Pitch at Stockholm Demo Day 2026 if your startup is raising €100K – €1M+ in funding. When applying, select ”Stockholm Demo Day” in your startup application.
• Apply to Connect Investor Network if you are a business angel, startup advisor, accelerator / program, investor network, venture studio, family office, VC or CVC and would like join a vibrant community of investors.
• Reach out to Naimul Abd for partnerships and ecosystem collaboration.

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The Connect Öst community is built on a code of conduct based on Trust, Professionalism, and Respect. Startups pitching at our events are advised not to share confidential information. At events, photos and videos may be taken by Connect Öst, its partners, and participants and shared publicly. Online events may also be recorded or livestreamed. Attendees may receive future communications from Connect Öst and its partners. Connect Öst reserves the right to modify, postpone, or cancel an event or any part of it at any time.