The first Finnish growth investor for technology companies, Voland Partners, adds value as a co-entrepreneur
Voland Partners’ goal is to help ambitious technology company entrepreneurs to succeed and grow into world class. The first fund issued, the Voland Technology Growth Fund I, concentrates on minority investments in growing technology companies with a turnover of EUR 5–25 million and positive cashflows.
”Our value adding approach is differentiating us from other companies. We develop top companies by utilizing our technology sector experience and our responsibility policies – creating an entity benefitting the whole society. Promising growth companies persuade more capital to Finland, create employment, and as follows support the economic growth”, says Veera Sylvius, CEO of Voland Partners.
”Our mission is to support the entrepreneurs as responsible co-entrepreneurs utilizing the deep domain expertise and top technology field experience we have. Our team has a solid experience as executives, investors ja board professionals. Our versatile expertise in international business, value-based leadership, strategy work, growth leading, M&A transactions and company listings are available to our customers”, Sylvius continues.
Voland Partners starts with a €80M fund
The well-known investors behind the first Voland fund are to mention some TESI, Keskinäinen
Työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Elo, Brade Oy, Novametor Oy, Teknologiateollisuuden 100-vuotissäätiö,
Konstsamfundet Ventures Ab, and top names in the technology field such as Risto Virkkala form ePassi and Eficode, Michael Falck from Relex Solutions, Timur Kärki from Gofore and Antti Pelkonen from Bitfactor.
“We are delighted of the interest and positive welcome from the investors. This advocates that a technology-oriented specialist is much needed in the Finnish growth company investor scene”, states Veera Sylvius and continues by saying that in Sweden and in other parts of Europe as well as in the USA there are several actors in the field and the concept has been noticed practical.
For further information, please contact:
Veera Sylvius, CEO, tel +358 400 658 589, veera.sylvius@voland.fi
Erkka Niemi, Chair of the Board, tel +358 40 713 1568, erkka.niemi@voland.fi
About Voland Partners
Voland Partners Oy (www.voland.fi) is a Finnish private equity firm focusing on growth investments in the technology sector. The team behind Voland has unique operational and strategic experience combined with a strong financial knowhow. By leveraging this experience, Voland supports ambitious technology entrepreneurs to reach the goals that have been set together. More information: www.voland.fi
