Joining forces with Shack15 to connect the best of the Nordics with the best of SF

Register [invite-only]

On October 5th-6th, a group of 150 brilliant Nordic founders and investors, based in the Nordics and SF, will be welcomed by Ben Horowitz and over 20 top-tier American VCs for a tight program designed for us to properly connect.

Register [invite-only]

Meet the speakers

  • Ben Horowitz

    Andreessen Horowitz / a16z

  • Jørn Lyseggen

    Meltwater & Shack15 Ventures

  • Luke Pappas

    NEA (New Enterprise Associates)

  • Josh Coyne

    Kleiner Perkins

  • Jai Sajnani

    Khosla

  • Vedant Suri

    General Catalyst

  • Anna Adlarsson

    Kinnevik

  • Lukas Saari

    Tandem Health

  • Carl Fritjofsson

    Creandum

  • Alex Fayette

    ACME

  • Shreyas Garg

    IVP

  • Oliver Molander

    Inception Fund

  • Anders Mjåset

    Mesh Community

  • Eric Lagier

    byFounders

  • Magnus Larsson

    MAJORITY

  • Mårten Mickos

    Ex-CEO HackerOne + MySQL

  • SF Surfing

    Hosted by Creandum

  • The a16z Founders Lunch

    Hosted by Ben Horowitz & a16z

  • The Welcome Dinner

    Hosted by Khosla & IVP

  • Morning Jog

    Hosted by Mesh

  • Sauna and Cold Plunge

    Hosted by Spintop & ACME

  • The Founders' Dinners

    Hosted by Node, Luminar, Snö, Sandwater, Frumtak, & Alliance

  • SF Bike Tour

    Hosted by NEA & Kinnevik

  • Sausalito Hike

    Hosted by byFounders & Zenith Ventures

  • The VC Bars

    Hosted by Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst & Shack15.

  • The After Party

    Hosted by DNB

Activities

  • Hosted by Creandum

    Join us for a day of surfing at the amazing Traveler Surf Club in Pacifica.

  • Hosted by Spintop & ACME​

    Join us for sauna & cold plunge at Alchemy Springs, San Francisco's largest and coolest sauna. There, we will enjoy the hot sauna and cold plunge, and afterwards relax in the sauna garden.

  • Hosted by Inception Fund & byFounders

    San Francisco has beautiful hikes and trails, just outside of the city center, like most Nordic cities. This is the perfect way to connect and build up toward the welcome dinner in the evening.

  • Hosted by NEA & Kinnevik

    Join us for a scenic bike ride over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito. We'll start our ride at Shack15 and end at the a16z office, where we'll have lunch hosted by Ben Horowitz.

  • ​Join us for an easy morning run along the beautiful San Francisco waterfront! It's the perfect way to make the most of our jetlag and connect with the other participants.

Social

  • We open the event up at Shack15 with a welcome dinner, hosted by IVP and Khosla Ventures.

  • Ben Horowitz will personally host us for a lunch at a16z’s SF headquarters.

  • We will host 6 dinners to round off the program at Shack15, hosted by leading Nordic VCs - Node, Luminar, Snö, Sandwater, Alliance & Frumtak.

  • After dinner we head down to the South Park area where Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst & Shack15 have made their offices into bars for the night. Josh, Vedant and Jørn/Anders will host us for some drinks and fun at their offices before we head to the Afterparty at Jax together.

  • DNB Carnegie has rented Jax Vinyards tastingroom, in South Park, and Carl from Creandum has promised to be our DJ for the evening. We will close off the event in style, and with a few surprises.

Content

  • Introduction with Mesh Founder Anders Mjåset.

  • Mårten Mickos, Ex-CEO of MySQL & HackerOne, in conversation with Jørn Lyseggen, founder of Meltwater & Shack15.

  • With Lukas Saari, Tandem Health, and Magnus Larsson, Majority.

    Interviewed by Oliver Molander, Inception Fund.

  • With

    • Luke Pappas, NEA  

    • Josh Coyne, Kleiner Perkins

    • Jai Sajnani, Khosla

    • Vedant Suri, General Catalyst

    Interviewed by Jørn Lyseggen, Meltwater & Shack15

  • With

    • Carl Fritjofsson, Creandum

    • Anna Adlarsson, Kinnevik

    • Alex Fayette, ACME

    • Shreyas Garg, IVP

    Interviewed by Eric Lagier, byFounders

Mesh San Francisco is right before Tech Week on October 6-10, bringing together the top founders, funds, and companies around the globe.

SF will be buzzing, and it’s an optimal week for you to meet up with key people in the area. We will get access to interesting and closed events and dinners in the following days for our attendees, for those that want to stay on.

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.

Elevating the Nordic Startup Scene

Mesh Collective is new network for founders, investors and executives, connecting leading company builders through signature events and unique experiences.

Mesh SF is just the beginning. We can’t wait to share more soon.

Anders Mjåset
Founder & CEO

Aya Fabricius
Head of Network

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