Estonian Fortumo and Finnish Kuneri have won a free pass to Nordic Mobile Media Conference in Tallinn, Estonia on December 3-4th. Both companies will also get an exhibition stand in the event.

Fortumo (coverage) enables quick and free creation and monetization of web-based mobile services maintenance, while Kuneri (coverage) provides a variety of Flash Lite tools and services, latest release being Pikkoo.

Congrats to the winners!

[Registeration to the conference]

This is a reminder that ArcticStartup and Nordic Mobile Media Conference are looking for the “most interesting Nordic/Baltic mobile startup”. The winner startup will get 2 free passes to the event in Tallinn, Estonia on December 3-4th. To apply, please tell us why you should be selected by sending mail to mart.kikas [at] aspiro.ee and info [at] arcticstartup.com. As I didn’t remember post the reminder earlier, the time for applications will be extended until this Friday, November 7th. So send in your application if you haven’t already!

In addition to the entrance, the winners will get an exhibition stand in the exhibition hall in the networking/coffee breaks area, along with a table, chairs, electricity and WIFI internet connection for introducing your startup to the conference delegates and to demo what you are doing.

If getting a free pass isn’t your bag, you may also register to the conference on the event web page.

Nordic Mobile Media Conference will be held in Tallinn, Estonia on December 3-4th for the fifth time. The conference will address different perspectives to mobile media strategies and act as a networking forum for mobile media professionals, and those eager to collaborate to further develop the mobile media industry and grow the market. Participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, share and learn from experiences, and hear about new exciting opportunities. Present will be media companies, mobile operators, content producers, mobile media companies, handset manufacturers and marketing companies.

ArcticStartup and Nordic Mobile Media Conference announce a search for the “most interesting Nordic or Baltic mobile startup”. The winner startup will get 2 free passes and in addition an exhibition stand in the exhibition hall in the networking/coffee breaks area. You will get a table, chairs, electricity and WIFI internet connection for introducing your startup to the conference delegates and to demo what you are doing.

To claim the free passes, please send us your pitch and reasoning why you would be the best candidate to participate at mart.kikas [at] aspiro.ee and info [at] arcticstartup.com. You have time until November 3rd to apply. We will announce the winner in the beginning of November. If you don’t fit to the target category or don’t believe in your chances, you may also register right away on the conference web page.

Mobile Summit 2008 will be organized in Stockholm on October 28-29th. The event will be big; so far MobileMonday chapters from almost 30 different cities have confirmed to take part. Lots of the industry’s main players will be present and there should be plenty of chances to network and find business opportunities. See conference agenda for details.

Mobility @ Otaniemi is sponsoring the event and they offer Finnish companies one speaker slot at the main stage, and one speaker slot in front of the VC panel, and also four regular tickets to the event. Regular price for the tickets is 450€ (including VAT). The companies with speaker slots will also be invited to the VIP dinner. If you want to participate, send an email to artur.surov (at) technopolis.fi and explain why you should get one of the tickets. Attitude counts!

Mobility @ Otaniemi is a microclustering project which aims to bring the Finnish mobile indystry together through events, joint activities and concrete actions. It’s organized by Otaniemi Marketing, which aims to promote the 600 firms operating and 40-50 new startups being founded each year in the Otaniemi area. Involved parties include, among others, TKK Helsinki University of Technology, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, Technopolis Ventures Ltd, and the City of Espoo.

We have partnered with the Nordic Venture Forum to bring more visibility for Nordic and Baltic startups among the investors in the region.

Nordic Venture Forum is a day long conference in Copenhagen, Denmark that will give the 50 most promising companies that have qualified to the conference a chance to present their business model to a long list of business angels, VC funds and other investors. 

The Forum facilitates quality local and international deal flow, which aims to highlight the high level of growth companies in the Nordics and to increase the appeal of the Region for local and international venture capital and corporate investors as well as potential institutional investors in venture capital funds.

Nordic Venture Forum report that the impact studies of the Forum results show that 58% of the presenting companies managed to raise new investments following the event. An impressive percentage and if the raised funds are even in that ballpark it’s definitely something to look out for to those startups that fill the application criteria. To qualify a startups needs to 1) be an independent company with operational headquarters in the Nordics, 2) active in ICT, life sciences or clean technologies (energy & environment), and 3) seeking growth funding in the next 24 months.

The applications are closed for this year but be on the lookout for next year and talk to the the organizers to see if the conference is a good match with your startup.