EWVC: 🇫🇮 SLUSH Investor Breakfast | Women & Male Allies in VC
Official EWVC side event
Join us for networking Investor breakfast during SLUSH in 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland!
🗓️ Date: November 18th 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM (GMT+02:00)
*We warmly welcome diversity in all its forms. Our event is an inclusive space, open to everyone, regardless of gender identity or background.
About the co-hosts:
Goodwin is a global law firm advising venture capital investors, emerging companies and entrepreneurs across Europe, the US and Asia. The firm supports clients throughout the investment lifecycle, from fund formation and early stage financings to growth investments and exits. With deep experience across technology, life sciences and healthcare, Goodwin combines industry knowledge with an understanding of market terms and the priorities of both investors and founders.
To learn more about their global law firm, please visit www.goodwinlaw.com.
About the co-hosts:
Acurio Ventures is a European early-stage venture capital firm with €450M+ AUM across two independent strategies: startups and funds.
On the one hand, we invest in ambitious founders building the companies of tomorrow, focusing on seed and series A, and our portfolio includes more than 120 companies, including Preply, Jobandtalent, Seedtag, Lingokids, Voy, Lexroom and Refurbed, among others.
On the other, we invest in European VC managers, with a current focus on fund-level secondaries to provide liquidity to both GPs and LPs in mature funds - our portfolio includes 20+ primary and secondary investments.
For more information, visit Acurio Ventures.
About the co-hosts:
Erika Aquino is a global angel investor, strategic advisor, and advocate for inclusive innovation. Born in the Philippines and deeply rooted in her cultural heritage, she has invested in over 28 early-stage startups across five continents, bringing a cross-border lens to every founder she backs.
Her investment focus centers on women and underrepresented founders building the future of wellness, education, sustainability, and the evolving world of work. Known for her sharp strategic instincts and cross-cultural fluency, Erika supports companies with capital, positioning, narrative clarity, and long-term growth strategy. She also participates as a limited partner in select venture funds aligned with her investment thesis, deepening her engagement across the broader ecosystem.
For more information, visit Erika Aquino.
About the host:
Venture Connections is a European institutional venture advisory firm. We advise pension funds, sovereigns, corporates and fund managers on capital strategy across growth and venture. Our flagship “Pensions into Venture” initiative works to unlock European pension capital for innovation.
Read more on the 2026 Pension Fund Report work here.
About the host:
European Women in VC is the most powerful network of female-led and co-led VC funds in the region. We work towards increasing the number of women in VC management roles by giving access to reputable LPs and pushing policy and advocacy work with stakeholders including annual research publications.
Our Flagship 2025 Report on "Mapping Pension Funds attitudes, Venture & Growth in Europe". in collaboration with Venture Connections, and Pensions for Purpose.
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