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MB Funds and Welado have found a match
Finnish infrastructure consultant Welado gets MB Funds, a private equity company with over 30 years of experience, as its main owner. The founding entrepreneurs and the management of Welado...
MVision AI raises 5.4M€ to supercharge cancer treatment with AI
MVision AI is the first cloud-based AI-powered radiotherapy planning solution for treating cancer. MVision uses artificial intelligence to automate cancer treatment planning with its unique automatic segmentation tool. The...
Tesi’s Diversity Review: Number of women doubled in VC & PE investment teams, yet progress remains to be made
Tesi’s Diversity Review of venture capital & private equity investment teams shows progress has been made over the years, but still much needs to be done to improve diversity....
Juulia Korkiavaara appointed as FVCA’s Head of Communications
Juulia Korkiavaara has been appointed as FVCA's Head of Communications as of April 17th, 2023. Previously Juulia has been in charge of planning and executing the association's events and...
Metsä Spring leads funding round in Fiberwood to make insulation and packaging fossil free
This Finnish startup upcycles side streams of the mechanical wood industry to create 100% ecological and recyclable insulation and packaging materials that are free from fossil-based materials. Finnish startup...
Estonian start-up raised 1 M€ euros to create alternative oils and fats
ÄIO, a biotechnology start-up that develops food products from by-products of the wood and the agricultural industry, raised 1 M€ from investors including Nordic Foodtech VC, EAS and other...
Tesi’s review of sustainability in venture capital and private equity investment – Sustainability is a cornerstone of VC & PE investment, so more will be required of startups and growth financing applicants
Tesi’s review shows that startups and growth companies seeking growth financing need to address the sustainability of their operations, because all VC & PE investors evaluate the responsibility of...
Vaaka Partners to become majority shareholder of Huutokaupat.com – digital marketplace for one million Finns advances circular economy
Mezzoforte Oy's online auction platform Huutokaupat.com has grown rapidly and it is the most trustworthy digital marketplace in Finland. Vaaka Partners was convinced by the company's strong market position,...
Certior Capital partners with emerging managers and deal by deal teams in latest European private equity fund
HELSINKI – Certior Private Equity Fund II (CPEF II), a Finnish limited partnership, has recently held a first close supported by a group of Finnish institutional investors from the...
Private equity firm Juuri Partners to accelerate Subway’s® growth in Finland and Sweden
The entry of private equity firms into franchising-based global consumer brands is a rarity in Finland, even though it’s a familiar financial model for Subway for growth in other...
Mandatum Asset Management’s Growth Equity II fund held its first close
Mandatum Asset Management’s Growth Equity II fund held its first close at the end of 2022, continuing its growth equity strategy. Overall, it was a favourable year for the...
The 2022 winner and honorary mentions of the Finnish Venture Capital Association’s master’s thesis competition have been chosen – Antto Piirainen from Aalto University’s School of Business was chosen as the winner
The winner of the FVCA's 2022 Master's Thesis Competition is Antto Piirainen from Aalto University's School of Business. According to the jury, consisting of the association's research committee members,...