Quotes

Quotes from Sponsors

We are very pleased with our decision to be a Gold sponsor of the Sweden Tech Tour 2005. The excellence of the presenting companies, the quality of the participants of the tour and the perfect arrangement - day and night - made this into exactly such an event as Northzone Ventures wants to be associated with.
Jörgen Bladh, General Partner, Northzone Ventures, Sweden

This was a fantastic Tech Tour. I've been to several tours before but the blend of companies, people and activites on the Swedish Tour was unprecidented. The local organization did an outstanding job. The Thursday dinner under the midnight sun was a "peak experience" in more than one way...
Linus Lundberg, Principal, Vision Capital, USA

Most impressive part of the tour was the opening dinner at which we had the very top of Swedish industry (Marcus Wallenberg of Investor and Sven-Christer Nilsson, TeliaSonera and formerly of Ericsson), address the group, together with additional major corporates, such as Saab and Volvo, as sponsors of the event, along with PwC of course, all declare their commitment to Swedish early-stage and high growth technology companies. For PwC the resulting profile of this tour and the opportunity during the selection process so many quality technology companies in depth were excellent.
Keith Arundale, European Venture Capital Leader, Global Technology Industry Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, UK

Midnight sun, reindeer, helicopters, jet fighters and great investment networking. We are very satisfied!
Tomas Sokolnicki, Investment Promotion Manager, Invest in Sweden Agency, Sweden

Hectic, interesting and fun - an event well worth participating in.
Jussi Saarinen, Partner, BrainHeart Capital, Sweden

Quotes from Delegates

The Swedish TT was a superb experience, presenting relevant high-quality companies, great networking opportunities and a (almost too) tough, but very enjoyable program. Actually, I think it was the most successful of all tours I have attended so far.
Tom Henriksson, Head of Business Incubation, Nokia Ventures Organization, Finland

The Swedish TT was, as expected, very positive experience. It was able to show a selection of quality businesses varying from very early to late stage and IT to industrial technologies and gather delegates from major players important to tech businesses. Top event, should be arranged more often.
Kimmo Korpela, Director, 3i, Sweden

Tech Tour at its best. Great companies, tough schedule but rewarding and entertaining as usual.
Voytek Siewirski, Senior Executive Director, DoCoMo Europe, UK

Having made the experience of repeatedly attending a Tech Tour, I respectfully have to congratulate the organizers. The Tours are a very efficient and extremely well organized experience to gain insight in the VC market of a region and to enter in contacts with the local networks. Especially the Swedish Tour revealed high-quality companies driven by real entrepreneurs, drawing my attention (again) to Scandinavia.
Michael Hochholzer, Investment Partner, Siemens Venture Capital, Germany

I rate the TT as a perfect blend of adventure, mingling and company presentations.
Jørn Lindtvedt, Investor Manager, Kistefos Venture Capital, Norway

I was really pleased with the level of professionalism of the presenting companies. Furthermore, any serious player in the wireless industry should take a closer look at the selected firms, as potential providers for the next generation break-though technology and/or software application. In terms of the overall event organization, the bar is definitively raising, well done!
Bernard Gander, Vice President Corporate Business Development, Logitech, Switzerland

The Swedish TT was a unique opportunity to see how start-ups and technology leaders in this wireless haven have been coping in the "post-bubble" era. The answer seems to be quite well.
Olivier Protard, Managing Partner, Sofinnova Partners, France

The Swedish TT was an enormous success from both a business and cultural perspective. The companies we met and the networking opportunities were first rate. The program was densely packed with well thought out activities and a number of surprises. It was one of the very top events of this type that I have attended.
Peter Lawrence, Managing Director, POD Holding, UK

Grueling boot camp pace for the 2 days event. But the quality of the presenting companies was far superior to what I expected. Well worth it.
Ivan Farneti, Principal, Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures, UK

As usual, the Tech Tour Association managed a superb showcase of the best Swedish start-ups in fantastic settings!
Christopher Cobbold, Principal, Techno Venture Management, Germany

The Swedish TT was two days of intensive company presentations and casual networking with colleagues in the European VC community. I found these 48 hours very productive and it was nice to meet entrepreneurs and investors in a relaxed environment. The quality of the whole arrangement and participating companies was very high.
Martin Vading, Director, European Venture Partners, Sweden

As usual with a Tech Tour, this one was definitely worth the trip. Not only did it allow me to take the pulse of the Swedish tech market in just two days, but it also gave me the opportunity to renew and strengthen contacts with a number of my colleagues in the industry.
Eric-Alan Rapp, Investment Director, Vaekstfonden, Denmark

The right people, the right companies and fantastic organization. Best event I have attended.
Staffan Helgesson, Managing Partner, Creandum Advisor AB, Sweden

The tour was again a great adventure in Swedish tech companies. I heard some really interesting company presentations and made some good friends. Swedish entrepreneurship at its best!
Magnus Brändström, Public Chartered Accountant, PWC, Sweden

Excellent tech tour! I was impressed both by the quality of technology presented as well as by the quality of the management teams running the selected companies.
J. Frode Vaksvik, Partner, Convexa Capital, Norway

Great experience with many interesting companies. Hectic but productive schedule. Very nice outing in the evening on Thursday.
Tomas Bie, Investment Manager, KTH Seed Capital, Sweden

This was a fantastic trip - excellent for networking, an interesting selection of Swedish companies and the Swedish hospitality was warm and welcoming.
Edward SW Roskill, Managing Partner, Strata Technology Partners, UK

The Swedish TT achieved the perfect balance between presentations of highly innovative companies with a valuable opportunity to build on existing and creating new business relationship while experiencing a bright night while the sun never sets in Lapland.
Patrik Hedelin, Managing Director Hedelin & Co AB, Sweden

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