On october 2025, we joined forces with Shack15 to connect the best of the Nordics with the best of SF
In October 2025, a group of 150 Nordic founders and investors, based in the Nordics and SF, were welcomed by Ben Horowitz and over 20 top-tier American VCs for a tight program designed to properly connect.
The 2025 program
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October 5th
SF Morning Run - Hosted by Mesh Collective
06:30 – 07:00 (for the early birds)SF Surf - Hosted by Creandum
09:00 – 13:00SF Hike -Hosted by Zenith & byFounders
13:00 – 17:00Welcome Dinner - Hosted by IVP & Khosla @ Shack15
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October 6th – The Day:
SF Morning Run - Hosted by Mesh Collective
06:30 – 07:30Breakfast @ Shack15
08:00 – 09:00SF Bike Ride - Hosted by NEA & Kinnevik
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Sauna & Cold Plunge - Hosted by Spintop & ACME
09:00 – 13:00Founders Lunch hosted by Ben Horowitz & a16z @ a16z
13:00 – 15:00
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VC Lunch hosted by NEA, Khosla, Prima Materia & ACME @Hotel Via Rooftop
13:00 – 15:00Content & Meetings @ Shack15
On Stage
15:25 – Intro, by Anders MjåsetAnders Mjåset // Mesh // Founder & CEO
15:30 – Succeeding in the US, with Mårten Mickos // MySQL & HackerOne // in conversation with Jørn Lyseggen // Meltwater & Shack15 //
15:50 – Scaling in the US – interviewed by Oliver Molander // Inception Fund & Zenith Ventures // General Partner
Lukas Saari // Tandem Health // Founder & CEO
Magnus Larsson // Majority // Founder & CEO
16:10 – The changing American VC market and how to work it – interviewed by Jørn Lyseggen // Meltwater & Shack15 // Founder & Chairman
Luke Pappas // NEA // Partner
Josh Coyne // Kleiner Perkins // Partner
Jai Sajnani // Khosla // Partner
Vedant Suri // General Catalyst // Partner
16:30 – The European VC market and how it’s changing – Interviewed by Eric Lagier // byFounders // Managing Partner
Carl Fritjofsson // Creandum // General Partner
Anna Adlarsson // Kinnevik // Partner
Alex Fayette // ACME // General Partner
Shreyas Garg // IVP // Partner
The Founders’ Dinners - Hosted by Frumtak, Node, Luminar, Snö, Alliance, Sandwater
17:00 – 19:00VC Bars - Hosted by Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst & Shack15
19:00 – 21:00Afterparty - Hosted by DNB @ JAX Vineyards Tasting Room
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October 7th - 10th - Techweek:
We kicked off Mesh San Francisco just before Tech Week, and recommended participants great events to join during Tech Week SF.
2025 Speakers
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Ben Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz / a16z
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Anna Adlarsson
Kinnevik
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Luke Pappas
NEA (New Enterprise Associates)
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Josh Coyne
Kleiner Perkins
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Jai Sajnani
Khosla
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Vedant Suri
General Catalyst
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Lukas Saari
Tandem Health
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Carl Fritjofsson
Creandum
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Alex Fayette
ACME
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Jørn Lyseggen
Meltwater & Shack15 Ventures
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Shreyas Garg
IVP
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Oliver Molander
Inception Fund
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Anders Mjåset
Mesh Community
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Eric Lagier
byFounders
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Magnus Larsson
MAJORITY
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Mårten Mickos
Ex-CEO HackerOne + MySQL
Mesh San Francisco 2025
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SF Surfing
Hosted by Creandum
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The a16z Founders Lunch
Hosted by Ben Horowitz & a16z
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The Welcome Dinner
Hosted by Khosla & IVP
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Morning Jog
Hosted by Mesh
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Sauna and Cold Plunge
Hosted by Spintop & ACME
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The Founders' Dinners
Hosted by Node, Luminar, Snö, Sandwater, Frumtak, & Alliance
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SF Bike Tour
Hosted by NEA & Kinnevik
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Sausalito Hike
Hosted by byFounders & Zenith Ventures
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The VC Bars
Hosted by Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst & Shack15.
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The After Party
Hosted by DNB
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The VC Rooftop Lunch
Hosted by NEA, Khosla & ACME
Activities
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Hosted by Creandum
We kicked off the weekend with a surf session at the Traveler Surf Club in Pacifica — the perfect way to start the San Francisco experience.
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Hosted by Spintop & ACME
On a very Nordic-meets-SF morning, we gathered at Alchemy Springs — San Francisco’s largest and coolest sauna — for a few hours of heat, cold, and connection. Between sauna sessions and cold plunges, we slowed down and recharged in the sauna garden.
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Hosted by Inception Fund & byFounders
Guided by Eric from byFounders, we spent a sunny Sunday afternoon crossing the Golden Gate Bridge and hiking through the trails of Golden Gate National Park — the perfect place to share reflections and insights from the SF and Nordic startup ecosystems.
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Hosted by NEA & Kinnevik
50+ founders and investors set out for a scenic bike ride along the Bay — starting from SHACK15, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, and looping through the city’s waterfront. A relaxed ride on a sunny Monday morning that turned into great conversations and the kind of memories you don’t easily forget. -
Hosted by Mesh Collective
Each day before sunrise, we started with a morning run along the SF Bay Trail — meant for early birds, but it ended up attracting many more than we expected.
Content
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Introduction with Mesh Founder Anders Mjåset.
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Mårten Mickos, Ex-CEO of MySQL & HackerOne, in conversation with Jørn Lyseggen, founder of Meltwater & Shack15.
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With Lukas Saari, Tandem Health, and Magnus Larsson, Majority.
Interviewed by Oliver Molander, Inception Fund.
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Luke Pappas, NEA
Josh Coyne, Kleiner Perkins
Jai Sajnani, Khosla
Vedant Suri, General Catalyst
Interviewed by Jørn Lyseggen, Meltwater & Shack15
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Carl Fritjofsson, Creandum
Anna Adlarsson, Kinnevik
Alex Fayette, ACME
Shreyas Garg, IVP
Interviewed by Eric Lagier, byFounders
Mesh San Francisco took place right before Tech Week, bringing together the top founders, funds, and companies from around the globe, making it the ideal moment to gather in SF. Many attendees kept the conversations going during Tech Week at different private events around The Bay.
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 a new network for founders, investors and executives, connecting leading company builders through signature events and unique experiences.
Our aim is to strengthen the Nordic startup ecosystem and build bridges to international capital.
Anders Mjåset
Founder & CEO
Aya Fabricius
Head of Network
Social
On Sunday evening — after a day of surfing and hiking — we officially opened Mesh San Francisco 2025 with a welcome dinner at SHACK15, hosted by IVP and Khosla Ventures.
We were hosted by Ben Horowitz for lunch at a16z’s San Francisco headquarters, where he shared perspectives on the future and potential of the Nordic startup ecosystem.
Hosted by NEA, Khosla Ventures, and ACME, the rooftop at Hotel VIA brought together leading VCs from the Nordics and San Francisco. A sunny Monday afternoon filled with open conversations, shared perspectives, and a sense of alignment across the Atlantic.
On Monday evening, we hosted six parallel dinners at SHACK15, led by some of the Nordics’ top VCs — Node, Luminar, Snö, Sandwater, Alliance, and Frumtak.
After the Founders Dinners at SHACK15, we continued the night across South Park, where Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst, and SHACK15 turned their offices into bars for the evening. Josh, Vedant, and Jørn hosted us for drinks and conversation before we made our way to the closing afterparty at Jax.
After the VC Bars, we headed to Jax Vineyards’ tasting room in South Park, where DNB Carnegie hosted the closing party for Mesh San Francisco. With Carl from Creandum behind the decks and plenty of Californian wine flowing, the night turned into a perfect mix of laughter, music, and connection.
We also handed out the Mesh San Francisco MVP medals to a few standout members who made this first edition truly special — the best possible way to wrap up Mesh SF 2025.