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European Women in VC publishes the inaugural analysis of gender diversity across European VC
The European venture capital scene experienced record-breaking growth in 2021, with over €100B invested in one single year in European startups. These investments created almost 100 unicorns in the...
Juuri Partners invests in geotechnical specialist Taratest Oy to support the company in its next growth phase
Juuri Partners acquires a minority stake in Taratest Oy, a family-owned business specializing in geotechnical services and environmental surveys for the construction sector. Driven by the size and complexity...
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...
MB Funds to sell Raksystems to Trill Impact
Raksystems Group has grown rapidly in recent years and has become the leading property wellbeing expert in the Nordics. MB Funds, who became the owner of the company in...
A successful fundraising year for Finnish buyout investors – record amount of funding available for growth companies
Finnish buyout funds that invest in established growth companies now have a record amount of 3 billion euros available for investing in promising companies looking for growth. Finnish buyout...
Tesi’s survey of investment returns: Finnish VC & PE funds top European league
Tesi’s (Finnish Industry Investment) survey of investment returns reveals year-on-year improved performance by Finnish venture capital and private equity funds. The venture capital funds established since the financial crisis,...
Finnish startups smashed investment record
Once again, Finnish startups are breaking records: a total of 1,2 billion euros has been raised during 2021, making it the highest yearly amount so far. Especially foreign venture...
Deep tech VC Voima Ventures bets on scaling solutions from science and diversity – and is now taking on the Nordics with two new female team members in Sweden
Women-led VC funds are still few and far between - especially in the male-dominated deep tech field. Voima Ventures continues to renew the Nordic tech investing scene as two...
Private equity and venture capital market pulse survey: no significant affiliations with Russia for Finnish startups and growth companies
Finnish private equity and venture capital investors have good outlook of the impact the Ukraine crisis has had on their target companies. Startups and growth companies possess good conditions...
Social shopping app Blidz raises €6m in Seed funding led by General Catalyst and Peak
Helsinki, Finland - March 23rd 2022 - Blidz, the leading social shopping app combining gamification and social group buying, has raised €6m in Seed funding led by General Catalyst...
Tesi’s Diversity Review: A small step in the right direction, plenty more to do on the path to diversity
Tesi’s (Finnish Industry Investment’s) Diversity Review shows that work to improve diversity must continue. There has been progress, though. The age structure of investment teams in private equity and...
Vendep Capital closes Fund III at EUR 70M target size
Helsinki, Finland — February 15, 2022 — European Investment Fund (EIF, www.eif.org) made a EUR 25M investment in this final close. In addition to EIF, Fund III investors include...