SHIne! SHOWCASE
SHINE! Showcase 2026. Creative Businesses. Global Ambitions.
SHINE! Showcase is an international business event connecting carefully selected creative businesses operating in Finland with investors, advisors and international partners.
when & where?
Date: 1 October 2026
Venue: Platform6 Startup House, Tampere
Located in the heart of Tampere, Platform6 is one of the leading startup and innovation hubs in the Nordics, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors and growth-oriented companies under one roof.
Tampere is Finland's fastest-growing major city and a leading centre for innovation, technology and creative business, offering adynamic environment for collaboration, investment and international growth.
What the event is about?
Selected companies will present their businesses and growth ambitions to an audience of investors, experts and industry professionals.
The programme also includes discussions and networking opportunities focused on growth, investment and international markets.
More than a showcase, SHINE! is a platform for building connections between creative businesses and the people, expertise and capital needed to scale internationally.
Why attend?
● Discover innovative creative businesses from Finland
● Meet carefully selected founders, investors and advisors
● Explore new business and investment opportunities
● Receive valuable feedback from international experts
● Build new international partnerships
Program & Registration
Registration is now open.
You may register either to
- apply to pitch on stage, or
- attend as a networking participant.
Participation is free of charge. The event language is English
Pitch applications are now closed!
Pitching companies are selected based on their growth potential, international ambitions and the quality of their application.
General registration REGISTER HERE
SHINE! Showcase takes place alongside Music X Media and Lost in Music, bringing together founders, investors, artists and international industry professionals in Tampere.
PROGRAMME
11:30–12:00
Coffee, light lunch & networking
12:00–12:20
Welcome to SHINE!
Meet our international guests
12:20–13:15
Pitch Session I
7 creative growth companies
3-minute pitches followed by feedback from investors and experts
13:15–14:00
Coffee & networking
14:00–14:55
Pitch Session II
7 creative growth companies
3-minute pitches followed by feedback from investors and experts
14:55–15:00
Closing remarks
15:00–15:45
Networking & meetings continue
Come for the pitches. Stay for the conversations and new connections.
WHO YOU'LL MEET
PEOPLE YOU'LL MEET AT SHINE!
International experts, investors & mentors
Ali Farha | Behold Ventures, Sweden
Anjana Rajagopalan | India
Anna Sofia Piha | Abraca / FiBAN Creative Angels, Finland
Helene Berling | Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, Germany
Khawla Alshaikh | AstroLabs, Bahrain
Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning | Creative Business Network, Denmark
Safa Sharif | Bahrain
Get to know the people joining SHINE! and what they can offer creative businesses. Read more:
International growth starts with the right connections
Your next market might start with one conversation
Meet the founders, creative businesses, industry professionals and ecosystem partners joining SHINE!
Ani Järvimäki — Sealevä
Anu-Katriina Perttunen — Creative Finland
Christoffer Weiss — Avataria
Eero Petrell — LINJA
Eikka Alatalo — Underhouse Productions
Elina Arponen — Playables.ai
Essi Ahtola — EOD Insights
Faeze Zamani — Updem
Fanny Heinonen — Film Tampere
Filip Hammarström — Foreshadow
Gökhan Kalkan — Pan Games Oy
Ilja Amnell — LINJA
Inca Paatela — Unelma
Jaakko Luttinen
Jani Nikander — BongoBongo
Janne Asikainen — LAB-ammattikorkeakoulu
Janina Weckström — Hawen Oy
Jari Pauna — SuperDrama Technologies
Johanna Karppinen — Post Control Helsinki
Juha Fiilin — Fiilin Good Films
Juha Ponteva — Marginal Media
Jussi Autio — Silver Legend
Kevin Reynolds — Nordic Bridge Music / Syncskai
Lauri Heikkilä — SOIVA Technology
Liisa Sauri — Creative Europe Desk Finland / MEDIA
Maedeh Amani — Soul Shard Studio
Maria Åman — Underhouse Productions
Marja Wirenius — W Design
Martina Eriksdotter — AI Sweden
Mika Kylänen — Tampere University of Applied Sciences / Experience Economy
Natalia Grosheva — Nimble Fox
Niko Koivisto — Soul Shard Studio
Niko Tiainen — Tiainen.xyz
Rajesh Sukamanchi — Wiksta
Riitta Huttunen — Taideyliopisto
Roman Belkin — GlowInBass
Sami Jahnukainen — Donkey Hotel Oy
Samuel Restrepo — ASTR
Sanna Apajalahti — LAB Muotoiluinstituutti
Simo Vassinen — Night Thinking
Solmaz Salehi — Solmaz.art
Taina Seitsara — Business Helsinki
Thanh Nguyen — DIRGA
Veronica Solomon — Bendpanic Production
Yelyzaveta Glybchenko — Tulivuoren Piiroksia
More information
Anu-Katriina Perttunen
anu-katriina.perttunen (at) creativefinland.fi
