The tenth annual Slush Helsinki brings together innovative startup entrepreneurs, investors, top-notch speakers and tech-heads. As we look at the progress of an event that continues to get more comprehensive every year, we check in with Niklas Wahrman, whose idea won first prize at the first Slush ever.

The hightech entrepreneurship movement Slush already exerts significant impact in Finland and beyond. And yes, it’s a movement, not just an event: in less than a decade, Helsinki attendance has gone from 300 to 16,000.