Slush 2026: keep every talk and every meeting
Two days, one venue and 25-minute meetings: at Slush the people you meet matter as much as the talks. Here is what the organizer says, and how to keep both.
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In short
- Dates: November 18–19, 2026, in Helsinki, Finland, with Day 0 and Investor Day on November 17.
- Size: 12,000+ attendees, 200+ speakers and 25,000+ meetings, as listed on slush.org.
- Recorded: in 2025 all stage talks were put on YouTube, but only one stage was livestreamed. The 2026 policy is not stated.
- The tip that matters most: after each 25-minute meeting, write the name and the next step before the next one starts.
Slush 2026 facts
Slush is a startup and investor conference in Helsinki. It starts nine days after Web Summit Lisbon, so some people attend both. The facts below come from Slush's own pages.
| Dates | November 18–19, 2026. Day 0 for founders and Investor Day are on November 17. | Slush FAQ |
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| Venue | Messukeskus (Helsinki Expo and Convention Center), Messuaukio 1, Helsinki, a few kilometers from the city center. One venue. | Slush FAQ |
| Size | 12,000+ attendees, 200+ speakers, 25,000+ meetings and 600+ side events. The site shows these without a year. Stage count is not stated. | slush.org |
| Crowd | 76% of 2026 attendees are startups or investors. | slush.org |
| Meetings | Meetings last 25 minutes and are booked through the Meeting Tool. There is also a Matchmaking Tool. | Slush FAQ |
| App | My Slush, for iOS and Android. Features are not stated. The stage agenda is on the Slush Platform and was due to launch in the fall. | Slush FAQ |
| Recorded | 2025: all stage talks, on YouTube afterwards. Only the Founder Stage was livestreamed. 2026 policy not stated. | Slush livestream |
Facts checked October 2026. Each row links to the organizer's own page, so check there for changes.
Four tips for Slush
Write the note before the next meeting starts
Meetings last 25 minutes, and 25,000+ are planned over two days. Right after each one, write the person's name, company and the one thing you agreed to do. A line takes a minute; trying to recall it that evening takes much longer.
Record a voice note when typing is not possible
With that many meetings, a short voice note per meeting beats trying to hold everything in your head. Say who it was, what they do and what happens next.
Take your notes on the stages that are not streamed
In 2025 only the Founder Stage was livestreamed, and all stage talks were put on YouTube afterwards. If that repeats, a talk is easy to watch later. What is hard to recover is your own reaction to it, so write that down in the room, and leave the rest for the replay.
Mark each note with its day
Day 0 and Investor Day on November 17 have their own registration, then two main days. If every note carries its date, a question like "what did I hear on Investor Day" has an answer later.
How Eventnote helps at Slush
Slush is a place to collect names and ideas, and by December they have mixed with everything else. In Eventnote you keep the slides you photographed, your notes and voice notes, and the people you met in one event for Slush, filed by talk and date. Later you can ask in plain words which talk something came from, and the answer shows the event, the talk, the date and the slide. Ask answers only from your own slides and notes, and it can be wrong, so check the source.
If you also go to Web Summit Lisbon, both events live in the same memory. Eventnote is coming to iOS and Android, and free to start. See all conferences, the plans or how to remember what you learned.
Eventnote is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Slush. Slush is a trademark of its owner.
Questions
Are Slush talks recorded?
In 2025, yes: Slush says all stage talks were recorded and could be watched afterwards on its YouTube channel. The page we read is for the 2025 edition, so the 2026 policy is not stated. (slush.org/livestream, checked October 2026.)
Is Slush livestreamed?
In 2025 only the Founder Stage was livestreamed, for free and without a ticket. The 2026 policy is not stated. (slush.org/livestream, checked October 2026.)
Is there a Slush app?
Yes, My Slush, for iOS and Android. Slush does not list its features on the pages we read. The FAQ also describes web tools: the Slush Platform, a Meeting Tool and a Matchmaking Tool. (slush.org and slush.org/faq, checked October 2026.)
When is Day 0?
Day 0 for founders and Investor Day are on November 17, 2026, the day before the main event, and have their own registration. (slush.org/faq, checked October 2026.)
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