Welcome to join the next Maria 01 After Work hosted together with Evli Growth Partners, Open Ocean and The Upright Project.
How should SaaS companies foster sustainability? How can you as a startup take your first steps towards recognising sustainability targets? And if you are just getting started, where should you begin? Welcome to join the next Maria 01 After Work hosted together with Evli Growth Partners to dive deeper into the world of sustainability and ESGs.
Evli Growth Partners, together with Open Ocean and The Upright Project, are on a mission to support startups on their journey to taking the right actions towards sustainability. With a clear need for a more concrete understanding of which topics to consider when looking into sustainability questions regarding your startup and the ways in which investors evaluate sustainability, we’re bringing some of the leading industry experts together for an afternoon. The speakers and discussions on stage will approach the topic from the viewpoint of a SaaS startup.
Agenda
- 15:45 Doors Open
- 16:15 Welcoming Words Maria 01 & Evli Growth Partners
- 16:30 Panel discussion: Sustainability & ESGs for SaaS Startups
- 17:00 Open Networking & Light Refreshments
- 18:00 Event Ends
Speakers

In addition to searching for the finest European growth companies at EGP, Maiju is also taking care of the ESG-themes, meaning supporting portfolio companies to find the most relevant sustainability themes and implementing ESG criteria to evaluate potential investments.

Markus is VP, Corporate business at The Upright Project, which has built an automated model to quantify the net impact of companies on people, the planet, society, and knowledge. Markus is responsible for Upright’s offering for all non-investor customers ranging from early-stage startups to large enterprises.

Nina is part of the investment team at OpenOcean, where she in addition to her role as an Investment Associate, also leads the work related to ESG and responsible software development practices.

Pauliina works at EGP as an Investment Manager, and in addition to investment work, she also takes care of events and community relations. Whether it is a local or Europe-wide event, Pauliina makes sure that EGP is present and known.