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NAVA
The Nordic Asian Venture Alliance (NAVA) seeks to increase the flow of East Asian venture capital into the Nordic Baltic region, both as direct investments into startups and new partnerships between
Nordic VC’s and East Asian LP’s.
Who we are
NAVA seeks to increase the flow of East Asian venture capital into the Nordics, both as direct investments and by creating new partnerships between Nordic VCs and East Asian LPs.
We are a collaboration between Asia House, TechBBQ, Copenhagen Capacity and the Danish Innovation Centres in Shanghai and Seoul.
We are supported by the Danish Industry Foundation and thus non-profit. All our work is open source and free of charge.
What we believe in
Though we have Danish roots, we are firmly committed to the Nordic vision, and deeply embedded in the Nordic community.
Nordic collaboration is paramount in an Asian context. East Asian investors are increasingly looking to Europe for new opportunities, but only by presenting ourselves with a united front can we hope to compete with large hubs in the UK, Germany and France.
For this reason we define the Nordic region broadly, and invite startups and investors from the Baltic region to join.
SUPPORTED BY
Advisory Board
Crowberry Capital
Helga Valfells
Founding Partner
ByFounders
Tommy Andersen
Managing Partner
VÅR Ventures
Mette Fløe Nielsen
General Partner
Nordic Ninja
Tomosaku Sohara
Managing Partner
Ascend Capital Partners
Colin Powrie
Managing Director
SNÖ Ventures
Teodor Bjerrang
Founding Partner
2150.vc
Christian Jølck
Partner and Co-Founder
Tera Ventures
Andrus Oks
Founding Partner
Nordic Makers
Martin von Haller
Partner
Testimonials
- Startup
NAVA and Nordic Innovation House Tokyo put together a fantastic itinerary
Prateek Singh
CEO
Finnadvance
- Startup
NAVA managed to secure meetings with high-level executives from top-tier partners, and gave us an excellent intro to the Japanese market!
Matthew Liptrot
Head of Data & Analytics
CEREBRIU
- Startup
We connected with a major Japanese company that seems to be the right partner for us
Motoo Toyama
Country Manager
Navigil
- Startup
NAVA gave us a unique opportunity to network with Nordic peers and Japanese leads.
Andre Stadelmann
Co-founder
ANYO Labs
- Startup
An excellent experience, providing deep insights about the Japanese market!
Andres Mellik
CEO
CoNurse, Estonia
- Startup
Thanks to the support from NAVA we’ll now be able to scale up our smart city analytics to a new market
Hendrik Hundt
CEO
Rexplorer, Estonia
- Startup
The trip organized by NAVA was an eye-opening experience that solidified our confidence in the potential for a successful business in Japan.
Eljas Saastamoinen
CEO
Bitwards, Finland
- Startup
The NAVA delegation kick-started the process of connecting us to the right people in Japan.
Terje Eichelmann
Co-founder & CCO / COO
LightCode Photonics, Estonia
- Startup
The trip to Tokyo was eye-opening in the best sense. We got a direct insight into the Japanese technology sector and met a lot of industry stakeholders as well.
Sander Sein
Project Manager
GScan , Estonia
- Startup
NAVA has done a fantastic job organising the Healthtech delegation, which has opened plenty of doors to access the Japanese market.
Kushagr Punyani
Board Member, Founding Partner
Spermosens AB, Sweden
- VC
NAVA’s brand is strong in Japan, and helps Nordic Ninja reach out to a broader Japanese community
Tomosaku Sohara
Founding Partner
Nordic Ninja, Japan
- Community
The work NAVA provides to further the New Nordics is great, and has helped Invest in Skåne gained new insights and contacts
Olof Tedin
Invest Advisor
Invest in Skåne
- Startup
NAVA has provided immense value for us and we cannot be more grateful. I would highly recommend start-up founders using NAVA.
Nicholas Orsini
Founder
The Plant Era - Denmark
- Startup
We highly value NAVA’s role as a bridge between Nordic and Asian companies
Theis Jensen
Founder
Sani Nudge - Denmark
- VC
The visit to Tokyo was truly exceptional! I have been part of similar initiatives before, but never experienced such level of quality.
Andrus Oks
Founding Partner
Tera Ventures - Estonia
- VC
Exceptional Tokyo trip with NAVA visiting both current and prospective LP’s
Tommy Andersen
Managing Partner
byFounders - Denmark
- Community
NAVA is important for Investment Promotion Agencies like Oslo Business Region. NAVA strengthens our competitive advantage.
Tonje Ørnholt
Head of Investment
Oslo Business Region
- Community
NAVA is truly committed to the New Nordic vision, and offers concrete value for all the players in our ecosystem