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GU Ventures and Chalmers Ventures presents Venture Square at GoWest 2026
At GoWest 2026, GU Ventures and Chalmers Ventures will jointly present Venture Square – a new collaborative exhibition area dedicated to showcasing the strength, depth, and momentum of Gothenburg’s deep tech ecosystem.
Venture Square brings together innovative startups emerging from leading academic research environments, highlighting how long-term research is transformed into scalable companies through bold entrepreneurship, industrial expertise, and patient capital. The initiative reflects Gothenburg’s unique ability to translate advanced science into real-world impact across sectors such as deep tech, life science, and advanced engineering.
Located in the exhibition area at GoWest 2026, Venture Square will serve as a meeting place for founders, investors, industry partners, and ecosystem stakeholders interested in frontier technologies and research-driven innovation.
Venture Square Pitch Track
As part of the program, Venture Square will also host a dedicated Pitch Track: Deep Tech session. On 28 January at 3:00 PM, selected portfolio companies from GU Ventures and Chalmers Ventures will take the stage to present how cutting-edge technologies move from lab to market – and what it takes to build these companies.
Through Venture Square, GU Ventures and Chalmers Ventures reinforce their shared commitment to strengthening collaboration between academia, industry, and capital, and to positioning Gothenburg as a leading Nordic hub for deep tech innovation.
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GoWest is organised and co-funded by GU Ventures, the European Union regional development fund via the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) the Region of Västra Götaland, along with around 50 partners.
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About GU Ventures AB
GU Ventures builds companies from groundbreaking ideas that can shape a better tomorrow. It is ranked among the world's top 20 university-linked incubators by the UBI Global Index. We finance and develop new innovative business ideas connected to the University of Gothenburg, one of Northern Europe's largest universities. Our mission is to commercialize these innovations, ensuring that research and expertise are utilized to drive business renewal, create jobs, and foster sustainable growth. Our passionate team of company builders, financial experts, IP specialists, and legal professionals is dedicated to supporting our companies and ensuring their success.
Since its inception in 1995, GU Ventures has developed over 240 new business ideas, of which 140 are active today, and 15 are publicly listed. Our portfolio consists of around 80 holdings and several projects.
In the latest survey, 87% of the companies align with the UN's global sustainability goals. GU Ventures is fully owned by the Swedish state and managed by the University of Gothenburg. Learn more at: www.guventures.com.
