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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...
Emerging trends: ESG, mega rounds, and tech investments
FVCA’s Managing Director Pia Santavirta and the association’s Chairperson Janne Holmia, partner at the international private equity firm Verdane, list five directions in which they believe the Finnish private...
A race against time is on
In the past years, powerful megatrends have started to impact our daily life. Climate change, the environmental impact of plastic usage and new energy sources are well known topics...
New tax decisions introduced in the latest government budget session
Alongside the budget proposal for 2022, the Finnish Government published a great number of new tax decisions in its budget session last week. We have put together a brief...