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Member blog: Gender diversity advances in Finnish VC & PE industry, but challenges remain
Over the past five years, the Finnish venture capital and private equity industry has seen good progress in gender diversity. The proportion of women in the industry has grown...
Aisti Completes €29 Million in Series A Funding to Revolutionize Acoustic Solutions with New Factory in Finland
Finnish technology company Aisti, renowned for its innovative acoustic tiles made of renewable wood fibres, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, raising €29 million. This funding will...
Member blog: Is your sustainability work still focused on managing surveys? Time to adopt data models in sustainability
Language models and scientific knowledge create new efficient opportunities to manage the impact of investments and comply with changing regulation – and Finland is at the forefront of this...
Quiet M&A market reflected in H1 2024 private equity investments in Finnish SMEs – Optimism on the rise
The slow merger and acquisition (M&A) market has been evident in the low volume of private equity investments in Finnish SMEs during the first half of 2024. However, private...
Juuri Fund I has successfully exited Profinder
Ilkka Oyj has acquired all outstanding shares of Rootfon Oy (“Profinder”), a portfolio company of Juuri Fund I, in a transaction closed on 29 November 2024. SaaS company Profinder...
Finnish startups raise half a billion in funding in first half of 2024
Funding for Finnish startups remained steady in the first half of 2024, matching levels seen last year. Domestic venture capital (VC) investors were highly active in both investments and...
Happy Plant Protein enables locally produced healthy and affordable plant-based food with new patented technology and raises EUR 1.8 million to go global
Researchers behind the innovation discovered a cost-effective way to produce high-quality plant protein based on existing extrusion technology. The new method makes plant proteins locally available with minor investments,...
Maki.vc launches €100M third fund to propel deep tech and brand-driven startups in the Nordics
Helsinki-based venture capital firm Maki.vc has launched its third fund of €100 million to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage startups across the Nordics and Northern Europe. Maki.vc’s third fund...
Quantum Algorithm Pioneer Quanscient Secures €5.2M to Bring Engineering Simulation into the Quantum Era
Finnish technology company Quanscient, a leader in cloud-based multiphysics simulation technology and quantum algorithms, announces today its new growth funding of €5.2 million. The round was led by prominent...
Over 2000 new jobs created, rapid growth, and a strong tax footprint – Private equity-backed companies drive economic impact in Finland
Finnish companies owned by venture capital and private equity investors are growing significantly faster than their peers in revenue, employment, and productivity. In 2023, these companies created over 2000...
ICEYE wins the 2024 Building Growth competition
ICEYE, a Finnish space technology company, was announced as the winner and audience favourite of the 2024 Building Growth competition, organised by the Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA) and...
Research shows private equity and venture capital investors positively impact sustainability of portfolio companies
Sustainability has become a key value creation tool for private equity investors, and a new study reveals that Finnish private equity and venture capital investors are contributing positively to...