GoWest Nordic Venture Capital Forum 2026

28–29 Jan 2026 | Gothenburg, Sweden

Taiga Ueta

Principal

NordicNinja VC

Helsinki, Finland

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NordicNinja VC

NordicNinja VC

Investor

London, United Kingdom

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.
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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”?