1. Business Finland
Investments: 180
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
Socials: Website / LinkedIn / X / Facebook
Business Finland (formerly Tekes) is a Finnish funding agency specializing in research communities, industry, and service sectors. They emphasize innovation beyond technological breakthroughs, including services, design, business, and social innovations. They do not derive financial profit nor claim intellectual property rights, focusing instead on fostering a robust innovation ecosystem.
2. Lifeline Ventures
Investments: 154
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
Lifeline Ventures specializes in startups, growth capital, and early-stage investments in healthcare, games, web-based, and high-tech sectors. Primarily investing in Finland, they target €0.5 million to €1 million, focusing on inception to Series A investments. Founded in 2009, they aim to nurture innovative companies to success.
3. Inventure
Investments: 147
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
Socials: Website / LinkedIn / X
Inventure is a venture fund supporting portfolio companies with talent and expansion. Since 2005, they have invested in over 70 companies, from deep tech to consumer internet brands, including Wolt and Detectify. They focus on Seed and Series A investments across the Nordics and Baltics, with €230 million in assets under management.
4. Tesi
Investments: 124
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
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Finnish Industry Investment Ltd, known as Tesi, is a government-owned investment company. It invests in venture capital funds and directly in growth companies, aiming to stimulate growth and internationalization of Finnish businesses. With over MEUR 570 in investments, Tesi supports various sectors, fostering innovation and economic development.
5. Icebreaker.vc
Investments: 102
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
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Founded in 2016, Icebreaker invests in tech startups built by domain expert founders. They also run a community of over 1000 founders and pre-founders. With initial investments of €150k - 800k, Icebreaker supports startups to reach a position of strength and avoid post-accelerator limbo, promoting sustainable growth.
6. Finnvera Venture Capital
Investments: 88
Location: Kuopio, Eastern Finland
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Finnvera invests in early-stage enterprises through Seed Fund Vera Ltd. Their goal is to cover market gaps between product development funding and private equity investments. They support technology-intensive or innovative service enterprises with potential for international growth, providing loans, guarantees, and export credit guarantees.
7. OpenOcean
Investments: 82
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
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OpenOcean is a pan-European early-stage Venture Capital investor, focusing on Series A investments in companies driving the data economy. With offices in Helsinki and London, they emphasize B2B platforms and enterprise software, leveraging their deep understanding of technology and software stacks to identify and invest in innovative startups.
8. Visionplus
Investments: 73
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
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Vision+ invests in digital products such as applications, games, and services across all digital platforms. They also invest in Internet and SaaS services. The management team has extensive experience in technology, seed investments, and creating successful new products, aiming to drive growth and innovation in the digital space.
9. Butterfly Ventures
Investments: 70
Location: Oulu, Oulu
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Butterfly Ventures focuses on seed-stage investments in deep tech, hardware, and hardware interfacing software. Founded in 2012, they prefer early involvement, with 80% of portfolio companies having no revenue at entry. They have been one of the most active early-stage VCs in the Nordics, with offices in Oulu, Helsinki, and Stockholm.
10. Maki.vc
Investments: 68
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
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Maki.vc partners with deep tech and brand-driven companies, focusing on scientific advances, strong IP, and unique customer understanding. They invest in early-stage companies from inception to Series A and beyond, with a global perspective despite their Nordic roots, aiming to challenge and innovate across various sectors.
11. Superhero Capital
Investments: 59
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
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Superhero Capital is a seed-stage VC investing in insight-driven startups in Finland and the Baltics. They focus on founders they consider "Superheroes," providing early-stage funding and support to help them achieve their visions and drive significant impact in their respective industries.
12. Innovestor
Investments: 58
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
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Innovestor is a Nordic venture capital investor and financial services company. They offer attractive investment opportunities for investors and funding at competitive terms for growth companies. Innovestor leverages the expertise of experienced professionals and industry experts, aiming to expedite the growth of promising startups.
13. 3TS Capital Partners
Investments: 57
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
Socials: Website / LinkedIn / X
3TS Capital Partners is a European technology-focused private equity and venture capital firm. They provide expansion capital and buyout funding for SMEs in growth sectors such as technology, media, and communications. With over €300 million in funds, 3TS adds substantial value beyond financing, actively partnering with portfolio companies to drive growth.
14. Gorilla Capital
Investments: 56
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
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Gorilla Capital invests in early-stage Finnish, Swedish, Danish, and Baltic technology companies. They focus on providing the necessary capital and support to help these startups grow and succeed in the competitive tech industry.
15. CapMan
Investments: 54
Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland
Socials: Website / LinkedIn / X
CapMan is a leading Nordic private assets management and investment company. With 30 years of experience, they invest in unlisted businesses, real estate, and infrastructure, aiming to build better-managed, financially stable companies. CapMan's investments contribute to economic well-being by creating jobs and fostering innovation.
