Pitch and Pancakes - Are you ready for the US?

🥞 Pitch & Pancakes Your startup. Four minutes. US VCs. Heading to Slush 2026 and thinking about raising from US investors or taking your startup across the Atlantic? Join us to kick off your Slush in style. Pitch & Pancakes at Lazy Fox brings together Seed to Series A founders, US VCs and startup ecosystem experts for a fast-paced morning of pitches, straight-talking feedback and a US-style breakfast. 🎤 Step into the Pitch Pod Founders will get a dedicated 4-minute slot in front of our US VC panel: 2 minutes to pitch your business.2 minutes for questions and direct feedback. No slide decks. No hour-long meetings. Just your best elevator pitch and an opportunity to hear what US investors really think. Get ready to go stateside Hear directly from US VCs about what it takes to: → Get a US investor's attention→ Turn a pitch into a second meeting→ Position your company for US investment→ Avoid the mistakes European founders make when approaching US VCs 🏆 And there's something worth pitching for. The panel will select a standout pitch from the morning and share the winning company’s pitch deck with Wise & In2America’s extensive network of US VCs and investors. Not pitching? Come for breakfast, meet other founders and ecosystem experts, and learn from the pitches and feedback happening in the room. 🥞 Come hungry. Pitch fast. Scale faster. Pitch & Pancakes 17th November 2026 | 09:00 – 11:00 The Lazy Fox, Albertinkatu 36, HelsinkiPlaces are limited and attendance will be carefully curated. Want to pitch? Let us know when you register. Sponsored by Wise × In2America