Stay connected with the future of high-performance computing
Upcoming events (2026)
WORLD RISC-V DAYS TURIN 2026
February 26, 2026
Turin, Italy
Marcello Ranone, Head of CPU Development at Flow, will be speaking at World RISC-V Days in Turin, presenting “The PPU Technology of Flow Computing.”
In his talk, Marcello will explore how Flow PPU enables scalable parallel performance while remaining instruction-set independent, working alongside modern CPU architectures including RISC-V International.
The session will take place at Politecnico di Torino, bringing together architects, developers, and researchers from the RISC-V ecosystem to discuss the future of open, high-performance computing.
Past events (2025)
F2F WEEK IN LAPLAND 2025
December
Lapland, Finland
Team Flow gathered in Lapland for a focused F2F week, bringing together colleagues from across Europe to step out of daily routines and dive deep into architecture discussions, roadmap planning, benchmarking, and hands-on technical collaboration.
Alongside internal sessions, we were glad to host Fuad Abazovic, whose perspectives on CPUs, AI, and data center trends added valuable external insight to the week’s discussions.
Beyond the work, the week offered a true Lapland experience, from reindeer sightings and saunas to catching the northern lights, making it an intense, energizing, and memorable week of collaboration.
SLUSH 2025
November 19-20
Helsinki, Finland
We joined Slush 2025 alongside the global tech community, meeting founders, investors, researchers, and partners across the main event and numerous side gatherings hosted by VTT LaunchPad, FOV Ventures, Maria 01, Distance Technologies, Molten Ventures, Lifeline Ventures, Creandum, Google, OpenAI, Accel, and others.
Across the week, one theme stood out: exceptional interest from both customer prospects and future investors in Flow PPU and our approach to unlocking the next leap in CPU performance.
Our CEO & Co-Founder, Timo Valtonen, led a strong week of discussions on our technology, commercial roadmap, and the opportunity ahead.
We leave Slush 2025 with real momentum and a set of concrete next steps with customers, partners, and investors.
Web SUMMIT LISBON 2025
November 10-13
Lisbon, Portugal
Flow represented Finland’s deep-tech community at Web Summit Lisbon as part of the KPMG Tech Innovator global finals. Our CEO & Co-Founder, Timo Valtonen pitched our vision for the next leap in CPU performance powered by architectural-level parallel processing.
Flow PPU sparked strong interest across AI infrastructure, hyperscale computing, and semiconductor leadership in meetings with investors, architects, and ecosystem partners.
NASDAQ TIMES SQUARE FEATURE
November
Times Square, New York City, USA
Flow was featured on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square, marking a major visibility milestone following our selection as one of KPMG’s Global Tech Innovator 2025 finalists.
The feature highlighted our journey from Finland’s deep-tech roots to the global stage, and our work advancing the future of CPU performance through architectural-level parallel processing with Flow PPU.
We’re grateful to KPMG Finland and KPMG US for the recognition and for spotlighting pioneering technology companies shaping what’s next in computing.
C++ MEETUP BUDAPEST
October 8
Budapest, Hungary
Team Flow joined the Hungarian C++ community at Ericsson House to reconnect with local developers and explore what a parallel-first world could look like.
Our Senior Compiler Engineer Richárd Szalay, Ph.D. presented
“The Strangely Familiar Practice of Programming in a Parallel-First World,”
sparking engaged discussions and curiosity about our PPU and compiler technology.
MARIA 01 NEXT STARTUP FESTIVAL & AFTERPARTY
September, 27
Helsinki, Finland
We joined the Maria 01 NEXT Startup Festival in Helsinki. Our CEO & Co-Founder, Timo Valtonen, spoke on the Foresight Group panel “Small Talk on Big Themes – Human intelligence, Artificial General Intelligence, and the New World Order”.
Later that evening, Flow was honored to be named a Rising Star at the festival, powered by KPMG Finland.
See the recap on LinkedIn.
SCALPERF ’25
September 15
Bertinoro, Italy
Our CTO, Chief Architect & Co-Founder, Dr. Martti Forsell, presented at ScalPerf ’25 His talk “A New Way to Boost the Performance of CPUs for Parallel Functionalities” explored how Flow PPU unlocks scalable, high-throughput performance for future CPUs.
Following ScalPerf, Martti visited a CPU development team in Torino for technical discussions and collaboration opportunities.
IFA BERLIN 2025
September 5
Berlin, Germany
Our CEO and Co-Founder, Timo Valtonen, attended IFA Berlin, one of the world’s leading technology trade fairs.
The event brought together global leaders in consumer tech and innovation. Timo had the opportunity to connect with industry peers and share Flow’s vision for unlocking the next generation of CPU performance.
We’re grateful for the inspiring meetings and discussions, and we look forward to carrying that energy into Flow’s next steps.
SARSIA PORTFOLIO DAY 2025
September 2
Bergen, Norway
Our CEO and Co-Founder, Timo Valtonen, presented at Sarsia’s Portfolio Day.
As one of Sarsia’s portfolio companies, we shared our progress and future ambitions with Sarsia’s partners and network. Timo highlighted how speed is the superpower of computing, and how Flow PPU enables the next generation of CPU performance.
The day also included a panel on the fundraising journey with fellow portfolio companies Mitigrate and Chargitect.
HOT CHIPS 2025
August
California, USA
On August 19, our founders visited Silicon Valley, meeting with CPU vendors, hyperscalers, researchers, and investors. The trip culminated at HOT CHIPS at Stanford University (August 24-26), where we shared the most recent update and performance results of Flow PPU.
Our demo showed how Flow PPU scales beyond today’s limits, seamlessly integrates with any CPU instruction set, and unlocks speed: the superpower of computing.
Couldn’t attend or want the materials in your inbox? Fill out the form here.
LLVM/MLIR MEETUP BRISTOL
July 2
Bristol, UK
Our Senior Compiler Engineer, Kavan Bickerstaff, joined the LLVM/MLIR Meetup at Graphcore’s offices.
He connected with fellow developers and discussed how our compiler works to powers CPU performance.
See the full post on LinkedIn.
F2F WEEK IN TORINO 2025
June 23-27
Torino, Italy
Team Flow gathered for a week of deep focus, alignment, and shared vision. With team members traveling in from across Europe, these moments are essential for driving strategy and strengthening collaboration.
The week included architecture and content planning sessions, spontaneous late-night discussions, and team dinners that mixed trattorias, tacos, and Torino’s vibrant culture. Some of us even capped it off with a scenic hike in the Alps.
KPMG TECH INNOVATOR FINLAND 2025
June 11
Helsinki, Finland
Flow Computing took home the national title at the KPMG Tech Innovator in Finland competition.
Our CEO, Timo Valtonen, delivered a 3-minute pitch, no slides, just vision, that earned Flow the top spot among Finland’s most promising deep tech startups.
Next stop: Lisbon, where we’ll represent Finland in the global finals this November.
MARIA 01 NOW PITCHING COMPETITION
June 3
Helsinki, Finland
Flow pitched from our home base at Maria 01, Europe’s leading startup hub.
Our CEO, Timo Valtonen, took the stage to showcase how Flow PPU architecture unlocks significant CPU performance boosts, and walked away with a win in the Deep Tech & AI track!
We’re proud to be building the future of compute right here in Helsinki.
IEEE STUDENT BRANCH EINDHOVEN VISIT
May
Helsinki, Finland
On their academic tour of Finland, 10 electrical engineering students from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) stopped by Flow’s HQ at Maria 01.
Our CEO, Timo Valtonen, welcomed the group in person, while our CTO & Chief Architect, Dr. Martti Forsell, joined virtually. Together, they shared the story behind Flow and our mission to reshape CPU performance through architectural-level parallelism.
Big ideas, great conversations, and yes...Berliinin munkki!
VTT LAUNCHPAD TURNS 6
May 21
Finland
We joined the VTT LaunchPad community to celebrate its 6th birthday: a reminder of where Flow began.
As a spin-off of VTT, we’re proud to carry forward the mission of turning deep tech into real-world impact.
From research roots to startup reality, this milestone means a lot.
DEEP TECH MOMENTUM 2025
May 13-15
Berlin, Germany
Flow Computing joined 1,500+ deep tech leaders in Berlin for Deep Tech Momentum, Europe’s leading marketplace for startup capital and strategic customers.
Our CEO, Timo Valtonen, represented Flow in 1:1 meetings and pitched in the Future of Computing semi-finals, sharing how our PPU unlocks significant CPU performance boosts for general-purpose parallel workloads.
IEEE START-UP CONNECT 2025
May 8
Torino, Italy
Team Flow joined IEEE Start-Up Connect at Politecnico di Torino: an event bridging students, young professionals, and deep tech startups across Europe.
Our Head of CPU Development, Marcello Ranone, and CPU Modeling Engineer, Andrea Coluccio, Ph.D., represented Flow at the booth and on stage. They shared how Flow PPU is redefining CPU performance for the next generation of innovators.
GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING 2025
April 28
Helsinki, Finland
We hosted Flow Computing’s first General Shareholders Meeting at our home base in Maria 01.
This marked a key milestone: just over a year since Flow spun out of VTT.
Together with our board, partners, and investors, we aligned on the vision ahead and celebrated how far we’ve come in redefining general-purpose compute.
FOV VENTURES PORTFOLIO DAYS 2025
April 24-25
Levi, Finland
Our CEO Timo Valtonen joined fellow founders, investors, and frontier tech leaders for the FOV Ventures Portfolio Days.
The event blended strategic insight, meaningful collaboration, and a bit of skiing, connecting portfolio companies at the forefront of innovation.
We’re proud to be part of the FOV family and grateful for the support powering our mission to reshape CPU performance.
EUROLLVM DEVELOPERS’ MEETING 2025
April 14-16
Berlin, Germany
Team Flow joined compiler developers and toolchain experts for the annual EuroLLVM Developers’ Meeting.
Our Compiler Team, Gábor Márton, Ph.D., Kavan Bickerstaff, and Richárd Szalay, Ph.D., represented Flow, contributing to conversations on LLVM’s evolution and how our compiler work supports the future of parallel processing.
We’re proud to be part of this vibrant community advancing the foundations of modern compute.
CHIPS FOR BREAKFAST 2025
March 20
Oulu, Finland
We joined industry leaders for Chips for Breakfast, an event hosted by ICTOulu and BusinessOulu to strengthen Finland’s semiconductor ecosystem.
Our CTO, Dr. Martti Forsell, and Chief Designer, Jussi Roivainen, connected with peers on shared challenges in microelectronics, embedded systems, and semiconductor innovation.
FLOW COMPUTING TURNS 1
March
We celebrated Flow’s 1st birthday, marking one year since our spinout from VTT and the beginning of our journey to redefine high-performance computing.
Over the past year, we’ve built a world-class team, secured funding, and developed breakthrough Flow PPU technology that’s setting the stage for a new era in CPU performance. We’re just getting started, and 2025 is shaping up to be our biggest year yet.
F2F WEEK IN HELSINKI 2025
February 3-7
Helsinki, Finland
Team Flow gathered at our HQ in Maria 01 for a week of collaboration, strategy, and connection. While we work remotely across Europe, these in-person moments are key to aligning vision and energizing our next steps.
The week included strategic planning sessions, deep-dive discussions on positioning, and a team day in Nuuksio National Park, complete with a guided nature tour, sauna, and a Viking dinner. A perfect blend of innovation and Finnish tradition.