WAILS at Slush 2026: Italian underwater innovation in Helsinki

WAILS at Slush 2026: on November 18 and 19, 2026, we will be in Helsinki at the ICE – Italian Trade Agency stand. We will be there to present our underwater monitoring platform to the international community of startups and investors.

Slush is one of the world’s most important events for tech startups, venture capital funds, and scale-up companies. Bringing WAILS to Slush 2026 means benchmarking our technology against a global ecosystem and explaining why the sea is currently one of the most interesting frontiers for applied artificial intelligence.

Slush 2026: see you in Helsinki on November 18 and 19

The event will take place in Helsinki, Finland, on November 18 and 19, 2026, bringing together thousands of founders, investors, and tech industry professionals from all over the world every year.

Our team will be present for both days, with the possibility of scheduling dedicated meetings during the event.

At the ICE stand, inside the Italian Pavilion

In Helsinki, we will be guests at the ICE – Italian Trade Agency stand, as part of the Italian delegation.

Being part of the Italian Pavilion means joining a network of companies and startups that represent the best of national innovation, and sharing a common vision for the future of technology with international investors and partners.

What we will present at Slush 2026

At the stand, we will showcase the WAILS technological ecosystem in its entirety, from hardware to the software platform:

professional underwater cameras, designed for continuous operation in critical marine environments;
integration of environmental sensors and hydrophones for custom monitoring scenarios;
artificial intelligence algorithms for the recognition of species, divers, vessels, and anomalies;
a centralized management platform with automatic alerts, reports, and 3D reconstructions.

Alongside the hardware, we will demonstrate how these elements work together: a fixed installation on a buoy or an existing structure, a data connection even in the absence of a power grid thanks to batteries and solar panels, and a single interface from which to follow everything in real time.

From field projects to the numbers that matter

We arrive in Helsinki with installations already active: fixed stations for monitoring aquatic fauna and underwater construction sites documented day by day. We also have tests on seabed evolution in Lake Garda and collaborations with research centers on marine habitat restoration projects.

During the same period, our technology has been featured by national publications such as Corriere della Sera and Repubblica, confirming the growing attention toward intelligent underwater monitoring. At Slush, we will bring this experience in a format designed for an international audience.

Why an underwater monitoring startup goes to Slush

Every day, the sea produces a huge amount of information, much of which is lost. Making it available in a continuous and reliable way is a technological challenge, but also a market: marine protected areas, ports, offshore infrastructure, aquaculture, underwater construction sites, and commercial vessels all need the same data.

Slush is the right place to discuss this: a context where technology is evaluated for its ability to scale and generate real impact. WAILS’s presence at Slush 2026 aims exactly at that: new industrial collaborations, international partners, and growth opportunities.

Let’s meet in Helsinki

If you are at Slush 2026, come visit us at the ICE stand: the team will be available for technical presentations, analysis of real use cases, and preliminary evaluations for customized projects.

To organize a meeting in advance, please write to info@wails.it. We look forward to seeing you in Helsinki on November 18 and 19, 2026.

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WAILS SRL
Via Solferino e San Martino, 14 | 46100 | Mantua (Italy)
Tel. +393409828077 / +393404115627
Email: info@wails.it