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Agenda Thursday
31st of July 2025
We reserve the right to make changes to the programme.
Event place: Restaurant Sataman Viilu
Moderators: Nina Rautiainen, Business Jyväskylä
9:00 Opening doors & registration – Networking lounge – Jury members' availability for one-on-one meetings
10:30 Welcoming words / Timo Koivisto, Mayor, City of Jyväskylä
10:45 Keynote 1: Candace Johnson, founding member of the Sophia Business Angels, president emeritus of EBAN
11:00 Keynote 2: Haruka Arai, Executive Director, CEFMOF
11:30 Pitching starts (3 start-ups)
12:15 Lunch & networking pitstop
13:15 Pitching continues (3 start-ups)
14:00 Coffee break
14:30 Pitching continues (2 start-ups)
15:00 Special announcement
15:15 Keynote 3: Elina Koivumäki, FiBAN: Building winning teams: The role of human capital in early-stage investing
16.00 Announcement of the Investor Day winner
16.15 Cocktails, photos & networking pitstop
17.00 Buses leaving to the VIP Harju City Special Stage
18.00-23.00 Harju VIP 1 Special Stage (first car 19.05)
21.00 Afterparty
Dress code: Smart casual
Atmospheric VIP experience in the heart of the city!
The very popular Harju city special stage has been seasoned with a new route and a completely new driving concept. The first run on the special stage on Thursday will be the opening of the race and the lap will be run twice.
The terrace area of Harju Stadium’s event yard offers a great view right to the special stage. The event area expands inside the Stadium, offering guests more space to dine, move around and socialize. You can also see and follow the competition on the screen of our comfortable VIP area.
Photo: AKK/Taneli Niinimäki
Networking
We offer online space for networking before, during and after the event.
Sport Tech Day 1st of August
This year, we're introducing something completely new — an event that sports enthusiasts and entrepreneurs in the field don’t want to miss!
The very first Jyväskylä Business Rally Sport Tech Day kicks off on August 1st at Restaurant Sataman Viilu in Jyväskylä. We offer a great opportunity to network with Finnish and international sport and well-being professionals, as well as innovative startups and investors! Read more here.
Participating investors, companies & other organizations
Aidasweat Oy
Akseli-Sijoitus
ALYA Society
Business Joensuu Oy
Chiyoda Corporation Netherlands B.V.
Cresciamo
Conor Venture Partners Oy
Consulting 719 & Verge Oy
Coeur-Net
Crayfish Capital
EOD
eWatt
FiBAN
Firstbeat
Juuri Partners Oy
Karuna Capital
Kielo Growth
Korpun Siemen Oy
No Regrets Investment
Nordia Management
Nordic Science Investments
Mikina Ltd
Platina Ventures
Sala Secure
Santasport Finland Oy
Sueno Digital Oy
SportsTechX GmbH
SSF Holding Oy
Superhero Capital
S-Pankki
The Factory
University of Jyväskylä
Unifund Jyväskylä oy
Vauraat Oy
Woolman
YTL Finland Oy
