Plugging 150 Nordic founders, key operators, investors and executives into the startup capital of the world.

Bridging Nordic founders with the SF startup scene

Mesh San Francisco is a new annual invite-only event where we connect great Nordic startups and VCs with the best of SF.

Networking

Experience

Thought leadership

Mesh Collective is loved by the ecosystem

The Nordic startup scene has an abundance of innovative startups, great VCs and the critical mass to be a startup superpower - we are the region in Europe with the highest density of unicorns and talent, and our goal should be to lead Europe in its mission to become more productive and innovative.

Mesh Collective is here to help realise that potential by becoming a bridge between the regions and act as an entry point for international capital. In October we connect the best of the Nordic region with the best of San Francisco.

Mesh San Francisco kicks off a16z’ Tech Week, bringing together the top founders, funds, and companies around the globe.

LA / SF Tech Week is happening October 6 - 19, so the city will be buzzing. A week of opportunity you will regret to miss.

Full programme

We kickoff Techweek 2025 by integrating key Nordics founders and investors with the local network. Join us for a weekend of fun networking activities and a full day programme with top-tier speakers at Shack15 on October 6.

  • Invited founders & investors from the Nordics arrive in SF for a first night of networking activities and dinner.

  • The Sunday before TechWeek we gather key founders and investors both locally and from the Nordic for a range of network activities (TBC):

    • Morning runs & coffee @Ferrry Building

    • Surfing

    • Sauna

    • Open water swim

    • Bike rides

    • Founder dinners

    • VC bar crawl

    • And more

  • Mesh Collective kick off TechWeek 2025 with a full day of Nordic x SF programme at Shack 15.

    Full programme TBA:

    09.00 - Doors open / coffee, tea, snacks 

    09.30 - Welcome

    10.00 - Morning sessions

    • Venture: The US greats, the European LP situation, and Europe Rising

    • Tech/AI (DeepTech & AI, US-Nordic link)

    12.00 - Lunch n Network

    13.00 - Afternoon sessions

    • Politics (US-Nordic Bridge)

    • Hear from the best founders of the Nordics (Pre/Seed & Seed // Series A // Later stage)

    15.00 - Mingling & cultural happening

    Dinners - 1 or 2 organised by us - rest self-organised

  • Head back or stay for TechWeek 2025

Shack15 is a social club in the heart of San Francisco, dedicated to serving the next generation of entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers. At SHACK15, they aim to be the landing pad for individuals coming from around the world to access Silicon Valley and all that it has to offer.

With a rich programming calendar and a diverse community, this is the ideal place to call your home.

Discover the full programme

Nusfjord, San Francisco, Venture Breakfast and more. Dive into the Mesh Collective programme for 2025.