Eating the Wilderness: A Long Table for Verda
Eating the Wilderness: A Long Table for Verda
An intimate evening hosted by Verda, byFounders & Emergence Capital during Slush.
Some journeys deserve a proper celebration.
This November, we’re bringing together a small group of founders, operators, investors and friends from across the European tech community to celebrate Verda’s journey so far, and the people who have been part of it along the way.
For one night, fifty of us will gather around the table at Ateljé Finne. It’s the former studio of sculptor Gunnar Finne in central Helsinki, a high-ceilinged workshop where his sculptures still stand among the tables, and it’s now a bistro recognised by the Michelin Guide.
At the heart of the evening is Antto Melasniemi: chef, artist, musician and commercial fisherman, and one of the most distinctive voices in Finnish food. He has cooked for Art Basel, the Venice Biennale and Salone del Mobile, and he once described his cooking in three words: Finnish, primitive and punk.
Antto will create a menu especially for the evening, built around elusive wild foods from Finland. There will be reindeer from Sámi herders above the Arctic Circle, fish from the archipelago where he lives, and mushrooms and plants foraged from the Finnish forest. True to his style, some ingredients will be chosen only hours before we sit down.
Over dinner, Ruben Bryon from Verda will sit down with Magnus Hambleton from byFounders and Joe Floyd from Emergence Capital to reflect on the journey: the early days, the pivotal moments, the lessons learned along the way, and what comes next.
The rest of the evening is intentionally simple. One long table, exceptional food and wine, old friends and new ones, and a few hours together to celebrate a remarkable journey.
Wednesday, November 18 · 18:30–23:00
18:30 Welcome drinks and wild bites
19:30 Dinner
Ateljé Finne · Helsinki
Hosted by Verda × byFounders × Emergence Capital
By invitation only · 50 guests