Taiga Ueta
Principal
NordicNinja VC
Helsinki, Finland
26 profile visitsSpeakerInvestor
My organisation
The fund specializes in scaling startups from Northern Europe, providing investments at Seed to Series A/B stages. Its team combines financial expertise, with strategic and operational insight, engineering know-how, and direct connections to Japan’s leading enterprise partners. Acting as a bridge between European innovation and Japanese networks, NordicNinja fosters world-beating teams that solve society’s hardest problems with the most innovative tech, investing in a world we want to live in.
About me
STARTUP
State your investment phases
Seed
What type of investor do you represent?
Venture Capital
Speaker sessions (2)
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
14:30 - 15:15
GoFurtherWest – Investment opportunities with Japan (Balcony Room: Basen)
Location:Eriksbergshallen, Maskingatan 11, 417 64 GöteborgTrack:Breakout Session
- Venture Capital
- Scaleup
- Japan
When Europe’s entrepreneurial drive meets Japan’s industrial depth, scalable solutions emerge. Hosted by NordicNinja VC, this session explores how investors and startups can build and scale with Japan as a long-term strategic partner.
Thursday, 29 January 2026
10:44 - 11:04
Robotics in the Age of Physical AI: Real Industrial Shift or R&D Theater?
Location:Eriksbergshallen, Maskingatan 11, 417 64 GöteborgTrack:Main Stage
- Innovation
- AI
- Deep Tech
- Robotics
Robotics is having a moment — powered by breakthroughs in AI, cheaper compute, and rapidly improving sensors. But what’s real industrial adoption, and what’s still “R&D theater”?