Video: Grow VC Group's Co-founder Valto Loikkanen Talks about Startup Ecosystems

DOKU:TECH is an inspirational and interactive annual event which brings together individuals and tech talent to meet with top-tier international future makers, executives and thinkers. Between 2014 and 2016, DOKU:TECH convened over 4,000 attendees and more than 60 renowned speakers for the two-day event. On this video Valto Loikkanen talks about startup ecosystems at DOKU:TECH.

Valto addresses questions and also talks about key challenges behind ecosystems:

1. Creating new startups requires a nurturing ecosystems around them. Just like startups the ecosystems don't grow by accident, but by decisions, systematic approach and commitment by multiple parties.
2. How do you develop startup ecosystems?
3. How do you raise ecosystems from the ground up and know what is relevant and why?
4. Why startup ecosystems also need digitization?

Startup Europe of European Commission offers funding to develop and connect startup ecosystems, more information about available funding and how to apply here. Startup Europe is a part of EU's Digital Single Market project.

Startup Commons (a Grow VC Group company) develops digital tools to develop and manage startup and entrepreneurship ecosystems. Startup Commons has also a resource bank to find a lot of material, documents and templates to design, measure and plan startup ecosystems. More information on their web site.