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Press releases

A record-breaking amount of venture capital funding to Finnish startups – previous years’ records broken already in the first half of the year

Finnish startups raised a record-breaking amount of venture capital investments from domestic and foreign investors in the first half of 2021 – the total amount of last year’s investments...

Finnish venture capital investors increasingly making international investments, indicating internationalisation of the industry

Finnish venture capital investors are increasingly investing in companies outside Finland. Although investments are made in many different sectors, ICT companies have raised the most funding. Finnish investors participate...

Companies owned by private equity investors grew clearly faster than peer companies, even during the pandemic

A recent study by the Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA) and KPMG shows that private-equity-backed companies are once again the fastest-growing companies in Finland: their growth in terms of...

Fewer women in the private equity and venture capital industry in Finland than elsewhere in Europe

The private equity and venture capital industry in Finland has seen rapid growth in recent years. In the past two years, the number of employees in the industry has...

The wide gender gap in startup & growth company leadership in Finland persists: more women in top management positions than before, less on boards

According to a diversity study conducted by the Finnish Venture Capital Association and KPMG now for the second time, the share of women on the boards of companies owned...