Startup Foundation was founded in 2012 by fifty-seven Finnish technology influencers, entrepreneurs and investors. The foundation works to build the Nordic region towards a leading global startup ecosystem. The foundation owns a number of operations that support the purpose of the foundation: Slush (http://www.slush.org/) Junction (https://hackjunction.com/) Wave Ventures (http://wave.ventures/) The Shortcut (http://theshortcut.org/) and one third of Maria 01 (https://maria.io/).