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    Investment Firms in Helsinki, Finland

    A strong venture capital and startup ecosystem has developed, anchored by a deep talent pool from its technical universities and a historical strength in telecommunications and gaming. The hub is particularly notable for its focused activity in sectors like artificial intelligence, climate technology, and defense. This has fostered a mature environment for seed to series-B funding, supported by a network of investment firms established over the past decade.

    Helsinki, Finland's investment landscape is shaped by Climate & Energy, with 55% of its 24 investment firms focused on this sector. The most active by portfolio size are Lifeline Ventures, Tesi, and Business Finland.

    Climate & Energy dominates the investment landscape in Helsinki, with 55% of investment firms focused on this sector.

    Helsinki is a particularly strong hub for early-stage investing, with over 92% of investment firms active at the Seed or Pre-Seed stage.

    Last updated: 9 September 2026

    Investment Firms

    24

    Total Investments

    583

    Top Sector

    Climate & Energy

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Top Investment Sectors in Helsinki

    The most popular sector focus among Helsinki investment firms is Climate & Energy, with 12 investment firms (50%) investing in the space. This is followed by Enterprise Software (9), SaaS (7), Healthcare (7), Fintech (7).

    Investment Stages in Helsinki

    Helsinki investment firms are most active at the Seed stage (22 investment firms). This is followed by Series A (22), Pre-Seed (15), Series B (11), Growth (11).

    Lifeline Ventures logo

    Lifeline Ventures

    Helsinki, Finland

    87 investments

    Seed, Series A

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    Tesi logo

    Tesi

    Helsinki, Finland

    65 investments

    Series A, Seed

    SaaS, Healthcare, Biotech & Life Sciences

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    Business Finland logo

    Business Finland

    Helsinki, Finland

    51 investments

    Seed, Pre Seed

    Climate & Energy, Food & Agriculture, Healthcare

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    Maki.vc logo

    Maki.vc

    Helsinki, Finland

    47 investments

    Seed, Series A

    AI, Climate & Energy, Consumer

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    Innovestor logo

    Innovestor

    Helsinki, Finland

    46 investments

    Seed, Pre Seed

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Enterprise Software

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    Sisu Game Ventures logo

    Sisu Game Ventures

    Helsinki, Finland

    30 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Gaming

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    Icebreaker.vc logo

    Icebreaker.vc

    Helsinki, Finland

    29 investments

    Seed, Series A

    AI, Cybersecurity, Fintech

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    Superhero Capital logo

    Superhero Capital

    Helsinki, Finland

    26 investments

    Seed, Series A

    AI, SaaS, Enterprise Software

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    First Fellow Partners logo

    First Fellow Partners

    Helsinki, Finland

    22 investments

    Pre Seed, Seed

    AI, Cybersecurity, Fintech

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    Nordic Ninja logo

    Nordic Ninja

    Helsinki, Finland

    21 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Climate & Energy, Mobility & Transportation, Healthcare

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    Vision+ logo

    Vision+

    Helsinki, Finland

    21 investments

    Series A, Seed

    SaaS, Gaming, Consumer

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    OpenOcean logo

    OpenOcean

    Helsinki, Finland

    18 investments

    Seed, Series A

    AI, Data & Analytics, Enterprise Software

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    Supercell Investments logo

    Supercell Investments

    Helsinki, Finland

    16 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Gaming

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    Voima Ventures logo

    Voima Ventures

    Helsinki, Finland

    15 investments

    Seed, Growth

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy

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    Evli Growth Partners logo

    Evli Growth Partners

    Helsinki, Finland

    14 investments

    Series B, Series A

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    Greencode Ventures logo

    Greencode Ventures

    Helsinki, Finland

    12 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Climate & Energy

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    Finnfund logo

    Finnfund

    Helsinki, Finland

    11 investments

    Series B, Series A

    Climate & Energy, Food & Agriculture, Fintech

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    Stephen Industries logo

    Stephen Industries

    Helsinki, Finland

    10 investments

    Growth, Seed

    Healthcare, Climate & Energy, Hardware & Semiconductors

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    Nordic Foodtech VC logo

    Nordic Foodtech VC

    Helsinki, Finland

    9 investments

    Pre Seed, Seed

    Food & Agriculture

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    Illusian logo

    Illusian

    Helsinki, Finland

    8 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Gaming

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    Kvanted logo

    Kvanted

    Helsinki, Finland

    8 investments

    Seed, Pre Seed

    Manufacturing, Hardware & Semiconductors, Robotics & Automation

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    Morrow Ventures (formerly Reaktor Ventures) logo

    Morrow Ventures (formerly Reaktor Ventures)

    Helsinki, Finland

    6 investments

    Seed, Series C

    AI, SaaS, Developer Tools

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    Nordea Ventures logo

    Nordea Ventures

    Helsinki, Finland

    6 investments

    Seed, Growth

    Fintech

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    Springvest logo

    Springvest

    Helsinki, Finland

    5 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy, Enterprise Software

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