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Read our press releases, blogs, and statements, as well as news from the Finnish venture capital and private equity industry.

Blogs

Introducing our new member Serafim Finans: “We can add value to a client segment that is often overlooked by traditional financing partners”

Serafim Finans is a credit market company and alternative lender that provides financial services for corporates, financial sponsors and real estate companies in the small to mid-cap segment as...

Introducing our new member Trill Impact: “All companies can have good ESG performance but not all can deliver positive impact”

Trill Impact is a pioneering impact house, with the core purpose of implementing and furthering impact investing, that is, investing in goods or services that in addition to financial...

Meet Our Member Axcel: A concise strategy Is the key to success

Axcel is an international private equity firm with offices in Copenhagen, Denmark and Stockholm, Sweden.  For almost 30 years, Axcel has operated in the mid-market, targeting leading businesses with...

The building blocks for growth

Growth-minded entrepreneurs, a diverse talent pool, and innovations form the building blocks for growth. When these foundations have been laid, sustainable growth can be achieved. In the spring of...

Sustainable growth for all company stages and types

Our aim is to have more fast-growing technology companies as well as a vast and competitive pool of midcap companies in Finland. We want Finland to be the best...

Private equity and venture capital investments accelerate the green transition

Achieving economic growth and hindering climate change are not mutually exclusive. In fact, promoting sustainable growth works as a competitive edge for companies. Growing and innovative companies are an...

FVCA’s Master’s Thesis Competition is open again!

For the fourth year in a row, Finnish Venture Capital Association is looking for the best graduate degree thesis, which looks at PE & VC industry from an innovative...

Cooperation with private equity investors was crucial for the Climate Fund’s first investments

The Climate Fund launched its investment operations in April 2021, and the growth of our investments has been helped along by a number of Finnish private equity investors. Growth...

Two new colleagues and a familiar face to the team FVCA

FVCA has grown to be the biggest venture capital association in the Nordic countries and our team has grown simultaneously. We are warmly welcoming two new colleagues and a...

New Additions to the Team FVCA

We in the team FVCA were lucky to start the new year with three new colleagues - a warm welcome to Joonas, Topi, and Salla! "I am really excited...

Is growth in buyout fund size detrimental to performance of the subsequent fund?

The private equity industry has experienced tremendous growth during the past decades. Especially the last five years of the 2010s have seen global assets under management doubling from USD...

Assessing venture capital investor performance drivers with machine learning

Data-driven decision making is a theme that is growing probably faster than ever. Venture Capital funds can already use machine learning as an investment evaluation tool to predict factors...