From Nordics to Nippon: Building Global from Day 1

​Japan’s startup ecosystem is poised for its next leap. As the country deepens its innovation agenda from deep tech to AI,  there’s growing interest in learning how to grow global ventures faster.

​In this session, Nordic Innovation House Japan and Leo Capital (a Finland and Singapore -based global VC) come together to explore what Japanese startups can learn from the Nordics ecosystem and build the next generation of decacorns in the AI era.

​Why Attend

• ​Understand how the Nordics built a global innovation engine through collaboration between public capital (TESI, Virala), private VCs, and design-led founders.

• ​Learn how Japanese founders can use AI to build decacorns faster - from Rajul Garg (Founder GlobalLogic - Part of Hitachi Group) 

• ​Explore how global VCs like Leo Capital are partnering with Japanese and Nordic founders to expand internationally through the India Advantage.

​Agenda 

• ​5:30 pm: Registration Opens

• ​5:45 pm - 6:00 pm : Welcome Note

  • ​Speaker: Suvi Sundquist, Head of Region Northeast Asia, Business Finland

• ​6:00 pm - 6:10 pm : Globalizing Nordics - Case Studies 

  • ​Speaker : Shwetank Verma, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Leo Capital

• ​6:10 pm - 6:30 pm :  Building Decacorns In The AI Era

  • ​Speaker: Rajul Garg, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Leo Capital

    • ​Founder, Pine Labs (PINELABS). Co-founder, GlobalLogic (Part of Hitachi Group)

• ​6:30 pm - 8:30 pm : Networking 

​About Nordic Innovation House,Japan

​Nordic Innovation House Japan (NIH Japan) has played a pivotal role in connecting the Nordic region’s deep-tech and design-driven ecosystem with Japan’s innovation, corporate, and investor landscape.

​About Leo Capital

​Leo Capital, a Finland and Singapore - based global VC fund has successfully helped Nordic startups scale globally. We are backed by TESI, Virala, EDBI, Dubai Future District Fund, Cendana Capital, Saison Capital and other prominent institutions.

​Having successfully established a presence and portfolio across the Nordics, we now seek to explore how a Nordic–Japan venture corridor can be activated.