A lot of startup activity is built around visibility. But visibility alone rarely changes a company’s trajectory. What founders actually need is access: to investors, to customers, to partners, to talent, to people who can shorten the path forward. That is one reason I care about the practical side of ecosystem building. Not just how […] Read more ›
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Fundraising by Finnish venture capital investors reached a record €678 million in 2025, according to the latest statistics from the Finnish Venture Capital Association. At the same time, Finnish startups raised a record €1.9 billion in investments. While domestic venture capital investors have financed the early stages of many successful startups, participating in later, larger […] Read more ›
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Helsinki-based proptech startup Jaakko.com has raised €500K in fresh funding to accelerate product development and international expansion as it looks to unlock liquidity in Europe’s stagnant housing markets. The round is backed by a mix of angel and institutional investors, including Markus Oksa, Vesa Sironen, Innovestor, and Business Finland. The company operates a marketplace that […] Read more ›
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Most startup events do not have an access problem. They have a relevance problem. Too many people. Too many panels. Too many intros. Too little substance. So let me ask directly: What matters most today in the startup-investor world: access, curation, trust, speed, or actual follow-through? Because honestly: A packed venue means nothing. A long […] Read more ›
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Norwegian agtech company Kilter has raised €6.5 million in new financing in a strategic round that includes a lead investment from Japanese agricultural machinery group Kubota Corporation alongside continued participation from existing shareholders such as Pymwymic, SBG Invest, and Nufarm. The company, which develops autonomous precision weeding and spraying systems for row and high-value crops, […] Read more ›
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Finnish defence technology company Sensofusion has acquired aircraft manufacturer Atol Aviation, adding in-house aircraft production to its counter-drone and signals intelligence offering. The purchase price was not disclosed. The deal brings Atol’s small-scale manufacturing operations and aircraft models, including the amphibious Atol Aurora, into Sensofusion’s structure, allowing it to test and deploy airborne sensor systems […] Read more ›
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Espoo-based Kuva Space has appointed Panu Routila as Chairman of the Board, a governance change that comes as the company expands its focus on European demand for space-based intelligence. Routila, who also chairs Patria and previously led Konecranes and Ahlström Capital, brings experience from defense and industrial sectors that are increasingly linked to the commercialization […] Read more ›
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Startup ecosystems do not grow because people exist. They grow because people engage. Also, the startup ecosystem does not become stronger just because founders, investors, corporates, universities, and public institutions all exist in the same market. It becomes stronger when they actually engage with each other in ways that create movement. Founders need capital, customers, […] Read more ›
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Tallinn-based Handhold has raised €3 million in seed funding to scale its vision of giving every inbound lead a “personal account manager.” The round was led by Entourage Capital, with participation from Inovia Capital and e2vc, alongside a roster of high-profile angels including Markus Villig, Ott Kaukver, Janer Gorohhov, and Harsh Sinha. The company builds […] Read more ›
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Tampere-based industrial AI company Treon has secured a €6.8 million Series A extension led by ACME Capital, with participation that deepens the firm’s transatlantic footprint and adds a new board seat alongside existing investor Ventech. Treon builds AI-native smart industry systems that combine cloud-based predictive maintenance, wireless sensors, and automated workflows to help manufacturers and […] Read more ›
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Tallinn-based biotech startup ÄIO has partnered with natural skincare brand tilk! to launch their first commercial product, a bio-fermented facial serum powered by ÄIO’s RedOil, marking a key step from lab-scale innovation to consumer-ready application. ÄIO develops fermentation-derived oils from upcycled organic side-streams as sustainable alternatives to conventional fats, while tilk! specializes in high-performance, nature-inspired […] Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Nordic Knots has raised $100 million in a new funding round led by Imaginary Ventures, with participation from Creades, Iris Ventures and St Dominique Capital, valuing the design-led home textiles brand at €1.9 billion. The company operates a digitally native, design-forward e-commerce model specialising in rugs and expanding into broader home textiles, combining Scandinavian […] Read more ›
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Tibro-based PaperShell has secured up to €40.3 million in funding from the European Commission through the EU Innovation Fund to support the industrial scale-up of its bio-based composite material. The financing—public, non-dilutive capital rather than private investment—will go toward constructing a new production facility in Tibro, intended as a template for future plants. The company […] Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Enkei has raised an oversubscribed pre-seed round at a €3 million valuation to scale its circular materials platform, targeting one of Europe’s most waste-intensive industries. The round brings together a cross-disciplinary syndicate spanning architecture, materials science, and industrial manufacturing, including Anders Lendager, Christina Åqvist, Ulf Mattsson, Fabian Månsson, alongside Sweden-based RadCap and academic backers […] Read more ›
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Bergen-headquartered startup Lace Lithography has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Atomico, joined by M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, Linse Capital, Vsquared Ventures, Future Ventures, Runa Capital, Deep Future, SETT Spain, Nysnø Climate Investments. The company is developing a next-generation lithography system based on a helium atom beam rather than traditional light-based […] Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based Financial News Systems (FNS) has raised €1.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Ugly Duckling Ventures, as it looks to scale its AI-native financial news and data platform for institutional investors. FNS develops specialised models that extract and distribute market-moving data from press releases and regulatory filings in milliseconds—covering over 9,000 companies across North […] Read more ›
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Vilnius-based WhiteBridge AI has raised €2.6 million in a seed round led by FIRSTPICK VC, with backing from First Degree, NGL.VC, Scalewolf.VC, BADideas.fund, Nectolabs, and Plug and Play, alongside angel investors. Founded in 2024, the startup is building an AI-powered people research engine that aggregates, verifies, and analyses fragmented public data to generate decision-ready digital […] Read more ›
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Tallinn-based life sciences compliance startup Validfor has raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed round led by DOMiNO Ventures, with participation from Curiosity VC and a group of angel investors, as it looks to modernize validation processes across pharma, biotech, and medtech. The company is building an AI-native, agentic digital validation platform that replaces fragmented, document-heavy […] Read more ›
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Tallinn-based Pickmybrain has raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed round backed by business angels including Garri Zmudze and investment platform Raison.app, alongside undisclosed investors, to scale its AI-powered “Digital Brains” platform globally. The company enables high-profile experts to convert their knowledge into personalized AI models trained on curated content, allowing users to access expert-level insights […] Read more ›
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Finnish neurotech startup Audicin has raised $1.9 million in fresh funding to scale its real-time nervous system regulation technology across both consumer and enterprise environments, with backing from returning investors including Petteri Lahtela and Virpi Tuomivaara, alongside support from Business Finland’s Deep Tech Accelerator. The company develops brainwave-entrainment audio protocols combining music neuroscience and engineered […] Read more ›
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