Day 1: STRIVE Fellowship – Summer Bootcamp (June 5)
Day 1 - Thursday 5.6
The Fellowship Bootcamp brings together the most promising first-year students in Finland — all selected for their ambition, curiosity, and appetite to build. The day is all about setting expectations, building momentum, and connecting with the operators and investors shaping the next decade.
We’re joined by some of the sharpest founders and investors in the country and beyond:
Speakers:
Egzon Delija – Serial Founder, Founder @Stealth
Anna Brchisky – Founder & CEO @Bamla Agency (why pr matters & how to do it well)
Jyri Engeström – Serial Founder & Funder @Lifeline Ventures & @Yes VC (sold his startup to Google)
Johannes Salmisaari – Co-Founder & CEO @Droppe
Martin Blomberg – Co-Founder & CEO @Ageria Biotech (rejected Harvard to build a startup)
The goal: to spark a new generation of high-agency builders and create a long-term founder/investor ecosystem, starting early.
Schedule:
9:00–10:00 Egzon Delija – Cold Start
10:00–11:15 Anna Brchisky - Build in stealth and other ways to be forgotten
11:15–12:15 Lunch
12:15–1:30 Jyri Engeström
1:30–2:00 Break
2:00–3:00 Johannes Salmisaari
3:00-3:45 Martin Blomberg
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STRIVE Fellowship is a highly curated program that places 12 of Finland’s most driven first-year university students into some of the country’s fastest-growing startups — like Paebbl, Sensofusion, Basemark, and In Parallel.