Operators Night
Operators & Friends is hosting the largest startup operator gathering at Slush 2024 - with Antler, NVIDIA, Google Cloud and Slush.
We'll tune into two fire-side chats with world-class operators and product builders joining us from Swappie, Smartly, Supermetrics and Wolt.
Both discussions are curated by the community for the community - no high-flying topics, only practical advice.
Apply to join, submit your questions and celebrate the start of the Slush week on Day 0 ❄️
No Slush pass needed :)
⏰ Details
Location: Helsinki - details revealed upon accepted RSVP
Agenda
19:00 - doors open
19:30 - fire-side chat #1
Emma Lehikoinen - COO at Swappie
Anssi Rusi - CEO at Supermetrics
Moderated by - Tobias Bengtsdahl - Partner at Antler
20:00 - fire-side chat #2
Arto Tolonen - CPO at Smartly
Vincent Ho-Tin-Noé - CPO at Wolt
Moderated by - Henri Mäkivirta - CPO at Slush
20:30-22:00 - food, drinks and vibes
22:30 - goodbyes
23:00 - doors close
💬 Meet our speakers
Emma Lehikoinen, COO at Swappie — Europe’s leading platform for refurbished smartphones. Since launching in 2016, Swappie has grown to more than €200M in annual revenues.
Emma joined the Swappie from Slush where she served as the President and has spent the past 10 years with startups & technology solving problems at scale.
Anssi Rusi, CEO of Supermetrics — a fast-growing data analysis platform. Anssi has over 20 years of experience working in fast-growing and fast-paced global product/tech companies, such as Smartly and Yousician.
With his core expertise in B2B SaaS product companies, he’s seen the industry from practically every angle and has one foot in technology and the other one in business.
Arto Tolonen, CPO at Smartly.io — the leading platform for social advertising, which empowers enterprises to reach greater performance and creativity in their digital advertising at scale.
Before joining Smartly, Arto co-founded Audiodraft serving as the CTO. In his current role, Arto shapes the roadmap of the company and builds the future of marketing technology.
Vincent Ho-Tin-Noé, CPO at Wolt — Helsinki-based technology company founded in 2014, raised $856M in funding and joined forces with DoorDash in 2022.
Prior to Wolt, Vincent led Merchant and Category Services at Amazon Fresh, and product management at SSENSE. Now focusing on enhancing the Wolt user experience for delivery of local restaurants and shops.
Tobias Bengtsdahl, Partner at Antler — spent four years scaling Memmo, a platform that allows users and businesses to order personalized video messages or custom creator content for special occasions and marketing campaigns.
He raised over $25M from leading investors for the startup, expanded into 15+ markets, and helped creators generate more than $10M. Under his leadership, Memmo hit $10M in revenue within two years and grew the team to over 150 people in just 20 months.
❓FAQ
Do I need a Slush ticket to join Operators Night?
You don't! To get your ticket to Operators Night, submit an application and wait to be accepted.
Will there be food & drinks?
You can buy food and drinks at the venue.
Who is Operators Night for?
The session is open for current and future startup operators and friends.
Can I bring a +1?
Yes - just share this page with your +1 to apply. Please note that tickets are personal, non-transferable, and checked upon entrance.
About Operators & Friends
Operators & Friends is building a social space for startup operators and company builders to connect, share learnings, and embrace the fun and chaos of the operator journey.
Since inception early-2024, the community has connected +800 startup operators with a mission to accelerate the next wave of European company builders.
We gather the optimists and leading ecosystem players to build momentum to elevate operators in Europe and beyond.
About Antler
Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding.
The firm is present in 30 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,000 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.
Apply for the next residency here.
About Google Cloud
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.