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Leading data analytics and AI firm Yellow Elk and Intera enter partnership for growth

Yellow Elk and Intera Partners (“Intera”) team up to build a leading Nordic analytics powerhouse together. The partnership follows Yellow Elk’s impressive growth in recent years and looks to...

Scaling Science and Sustainability: Voima Ventures Finalises Fund III, north from €100M

Voima Ventures has announced the final closing of its €100M+ Fund III, an Article 8 compliant deep tech fund. Based in both Helsinki and Stockholm, the fund has already...

1.7M EUR Funding for CooliBlade to Boost Market Expansion

Oulu, Finland – CooliBlade, a leader in innovative thermal management technology, has secured 1.7 million EUR in funding through new investments from Innovestor and the Business Finland Deep Tech...

Clean growth domestically and internationally – Juuri Partners invests in 24 Pesula

Juuri Partners has made a significant investment in Finland’s largest self-service laundry chain, 24 Pesula. The family business, originating from Kokkola, has already expanded into the UK, and the...

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...

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...

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...

Codento, backed by Saari Partners, aims to be the leading Google Cloud partner in the Nordics

Codento Oy, a Premier Partner for Google Cloud in the Service Engagement Model, is accelerating its expansion into Sweden and other Nordic countries with the support of private equity...

Estonian Food Tech Startup ÄIO Secures €6 Million for Demo Plant Construction

The biotechnology startup ÄIO has raised €6.1 million through venture capital funds Voima Ventures, 2C Ventures, SmartCap and Nordic Foodtech VC. The funds will be used to build a...

mk2 films secures major slate financing deal with IPR.VC to boost production and acquisitions

European sales, production and finance powerhouse, mk2 films, has announced a significant multi-year financing deal with established investment fund manager IPR.VC, marking a pivotal step in the company’s ambitious growth plans. The fund...