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Capalo AI Raises €3.8M to Advance Green Transition with AI-Powered Energy Storage Optimization

Helsinki, FINLAND – March 19, 2025 – Finnish energy technology company Capalo AI announces today a €3.8 million seed funding round to maximize the value of energy storage systems...

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Gorilla Capital Fund III has made its 25th investment in Waytobill

Gorilla Capital Fund III has made its 25th investment in Waytobill – a leading innovator in digital recurring payment solutions across the Nordic region, streamlining transactions and enhancing customer lifetime value....

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Zenniz raises €2M in latest funding round led by Butterfly Ventures and Superhero Capital

Zenniz, the world's leading provider of smart tennis solutions, successfully completed a new €2 million funding round at the end of 2024. The round was led by Butterfly Ventures...

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OpenOcean targets €130M final close for its fourth fund to back Europe’s early-stage AI, data, and software development startups

The VC firm, established by founders of MySQL and MariaDB, has secured a €100M first close with increased support from Isomer Capital and KRR Fund of Funds OpenOcean, a...

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Weakening corporate sustainability reporting is not in investors’ best interest

Amid the recent flood of news about sustainability reporting, one crucial perspective has been largely overlooked: that of investors. The EU’s proposed Omnibus package includes a wide range of...

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Savings and Investment Union – Finnish Venture Capital Association’s comments

A harmonized regulatory environment is crucial for fostering a predictable and efficient investment landscape, promoting cross-border financial activities, and strengthening the EU’s position as a competitive market for company...

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Adelis Equity Partners Closes EUR 1.6 billion Fourth Fund

Adelis Equity Partners Fund IV has held a final close. The Fund will continue its predecessor funds’ focus on growth-oriented investments in the Nordic and DACH regions. Adelis Equity...

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Gorilla Capital Fund III 24th investment is Snower

Gorilla Capital Fund III has made its 24th investment in Snower – a provider of real-time, easy-to-use snow condition data that helps the public, maintenance teams, and experts enhance...

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Trind Invests in the Most Boring Business of 2025, SparkReceipt

SparkReceipt, a Tampere-based pre-accounting software provider, raised a funding round from Trind Ventures with support from the European Union under the InvestEU Fund and Business Finland to accelerate their...

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Gorilla Capital Fund III 23rd investment is DataFarm

In today's business landscape, SMEs are caught in a challenging position. While demands for ESG transparency are rapidly increasing from all directions, these companies simply don't have the extensive...

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Solid IO raises 800 000 € – Funding round led by Nordic Science Investment

Funding to Support Next-Generation Tumor Modeling for Precision Oncology & Immunotherapy Advancements Solid IO, a pioneering medtech company specializing in patient-specific organ-on-chip technology, has successfully closed its first funding...

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MB Funds to support the development and growth of StaffPoint

MB Funds becomes the majority owner of StaffPoint, the leading digitally enabled personnel services provider in Finland, in a transaction which was signed on 10 February 2025. Varma Mutual...