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Nordic Asian Venture Alliance
The Nordic Asian Venture Alliance (NAVA) is a non-profit initiative that enhances East Asian venture capital investments in the Nordic-Baltic region, fostering partnerships between Nordic venture capitalists and East Asian limited partners.
Overview
What Nordic Asian Venture Alliance does
What Nordic Asian Venture Alliance is
The Nordic Asian Venture Alliance (NAVA) is a non-profit initiative that enhances East Asian venture capital investments in the Nordic-Baltic region, fostering partnerships between Nordic venture capitalists and East Asian limited partners.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2018
- Approximate age
- About 8 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 31, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Nordic Asian Venture Alliance as a community
Community overview
The Nordic Asian Venture Alliance (NAVA) is an organization that connects Nordic startups and venture capitalists with stakeholders in East Asia. It was founded to facilitate collaboration and investment opportunities between these regions.
Community focus
NAVA focuses on various sectors including healthtech, foodtech, smart cities, and other digital technologies. They aim to support startups at different stages of development and facilitate investments primarily in Japan and other East Asian markets.
Member value
Members benefit from networking opportunities, access to investment promotion agencies, and insights into the East Asian market, particularly Japan. NAVA organizes delegations and initiatives that connect startups with potential investors and partners.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Smart Cities
Community activity
Events and activity
NAVA hosts various events, including the New Nordic IPA Meetup, a networking event for investment promotion agencies, and delegation events such as Sapporo @ TechBBQ and Sapporo CPH Ecosystem Tour.
Notable members
NAVA collaborates with notable companies and investors, including byFounders, Oslo Business Region, Business Helsinki, and startups like Finnadvance, CEREBRIU, Navigil, and LightCode Photonics.
Common questions
What to know about Nordic Asian Venture Alliance
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Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
March 31, 2026
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