4. Nordic Collaboration in Silicon Valley
• Supports Nordic Innovation’s mission to stimulate
value added activities and promote Nordic excellence
across the Nordic countries
• Launched in 2011 as a Norwegian initiative
• Since September 2014 a Nordic collaborative project
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5. What we offer:
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A soft landing space:
1 desk $750/Month
Virtual desk $110/Month
Access to the Silicon Valley
ecosystem
Networking events
Office hours from service
providers:
banking, taxes, HR etc.
Deskspace in San
Francisco: Galvanize
Opportunity to participate in
different trade shows in the
US: CES, SXSW
6. NIH Members
• 160 members (145 virtual office)
v 47% from Norway
v 27% from Sweden
v 17% from Finland
v 7% from Iceland
v 1% from Denmark
Facts and figures
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9. Nordic Strongholds
• Prioritized areas where we believe the Nordic solutions have a
particularly good fit with the needs in the market and an unrealized
potential. Our strongholds are areas where we direct our common forces
to put the Nordics on the map.
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Health
Tech
Industrial
IoT
Clean
Tech
10.
11. TINC Silicon Valley
• The program is designed to validate your business model and
product-market fit for global scale with reduced risk, time and
cost.
• 2 days kick off in Norway – 4 weeks in Palo Alto
• Runs two times/year
• Get matched with experienced local mentors, clients, partners,
investors etc.
• Next program starting in April.
4-week accelerator program for Nordic
tech startups
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12. REACH
• Boosting Nordic research based tech projects that have
international ambitions and potential.
• 6-month program runs once a year, 2+2 weeks in Palo Alto
• Identify, validate and realize your technology’s commercial
potential, expand your professional network, and improve your
selling arguments and pitch.
Transforming research into business
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13. Silicon Valley
• Be clear about your goals and be prepared
• Prepare your pitch
• Line up your meetings – but be available
• Check upcoming events and visit Nordic Innovation House
• Pay it forward
“It’s a mindset – not a location”
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14. Thank you –
keep paying it forward!
www.nordicinnovationhouse.com
Paula Salomaa, paula.salomaa@nordicinnovationhouse.com
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