Our Program

Start your Polar Bear Pitching day with a deep dive into growth and innovation at our Day Conference! We have secured local and international speakers to bring you a program with invaluable insights. During the Day Conference you will also have the opportunity to book meetings with other participants through our matchmaking tool and have a big lunch break for additional networking.

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Watch the selected contestants show their determination to the whole world by getting into the Avanto (fin. ”ice hole”) and pitching their startup. Avanto Competition is an outdoor program broadcasted worldwide. All of Polar Bear Pitching ticket holders get access to watch the Avanto Competition live and enjoy saunas, food and warm drinks in the surrounding outdoor program!

Note: shuttle buses will be available from the Day Conference venue at Radisson Blu to the Avanto Competition venue at Värttö swimming beach 16:45-20:45. 

After seeing startup entrepreneurs get into the Avanto to pitch in front of the investors all the formal social norms of doing business are shattered! Polar Bear Pitching Afterparty is the culmination of the day, where you can truly celebrate the innovation. Music, karaoke and entertainment will warm you up after the freezing experience and set you up for good networking to wrap up the day.

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