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Finland’s One Click acquires Buildrz, a French proptech company

One Click, a Helsinki-based developer in life-cycle assessment software for construction and manufacturing, has acquired Buildrz, a Paris-based generative AI software provider for real estate analysis. The acquisition aims to accelerate One Click’s strategy to become the definitive end-to-end sustainability

Finland’s Angel CoFund invests in Hytrade and Coiniverse

In December 2023, Innovestor, in collaboration with Business Finland Venture Capital, launched the €30 million Angel CoFund to support Finnish startups. Now, the fund announces its first rounds in Hytrade and Coiniverse. The total investment from both rounds amounted to €480,000 with €210,000

Finnish e-commerce Daze raises a pre-seed round

Daze, a Helsinki-based e-commerce startup dedicated to post-purchase experiences, has raised an undisclosed pre-seed funding from Antler and Wave Ventures. The funding injection will support its team expansion and accelerate the product development efforts. Our product addresses the pain points of traditional return

Finland’s HappySignals raises €12M to transform IT decision-making

HappySignals, a Helsinki-based human-centric IT experience management company, has raised a €12 million round led by Mandatum Asset Management. The investment will fuel its development and global expansion. IT organization’s primary role is enhancing efficiency and satisfaction across the entire

Finnish space tech ICEYE raises $93M in growth funding

ICEYE, a Helsinki-based company which specializes in synthetic aperture radar satellite operations for Earth Observation, has raised $93 million in funding. The investment was led by the Finnish fund Solidium. It will help accelerate the company’s development and expansion. As

“The Nordics are our home, but we take on a global front in spotting the unexpected.” Interview with Venla Väänänen, Maki.vc

Founded in 2018 by Ilkka Kivimaki and Pirkka Palomäki, Maki.vc is one of the most active Nordic seed-stage VC firms. The fund focuses mainly on deeptech, commercial products, commercial services, consumer food products, healthcare technology systems, AI, ML, and technology

Finnish NPHarvest raises €2.2M for its wastewater recycling technology

NPHarvest, an Espoo-based spin-off company from Aalto University, has raised €1.3 million in funding led by Nordic Foodtech VC and a €900,000 grant from the Finnish Ministry of the Environment and their RAKI program. The funding will be used to build their first commercially

Kvanted co-leads a €6.5M round for Cozero, a German climate tech

Berlin-based startup Cozero has secured €6.5 million in Series A funding led by Kvanted and ENV, with contributions from NewAlpha Asset Management and several business angels. This funding will propel Cozero’s international expansion and the development of its Climate ERP

Startup funding in Finland showed record amounts in 2023 – FVCA study

Finnish startups raised a total of €871 million in growth funding in 2023. This marked a decrease of about half compared to the preceding year’s record-breaking €1.7 billion. However, despite the challenging market conditions, Finnish venture capital funds managed to