NordicNinja VC is Europe's largest Japanese-backed venture capital firm, headquartered in Helsinki, investing in early-stage startups across the Nordic-Baltic region, UK, and Benelux. The firm focuses on deep tech, decarbonization, and digital society, connecting Northern European startups with Japanese networks to help them scale globally.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (44% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $33.4M (across 18 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
32
Fund Size
$215M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
MK
Marek Kiisa
General Partner
KD
Kevin Dean
Chief of Staff
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
41 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Photoncycle | Series A | — | Mar 2026 |
 HIVED | Series B | — | Jul 2025 |
 SEEQC | Series A | — | Jan 2025 |
 Lightyear | Series A | $25M | Jan 2025 |
| CCorpower | Series B | — | Oct 2024 |
 VSParticle | Series A | — | Aug 2024 |
 LiveEO | Series B | — | Jun 2024 |
 Onego Bio | Series A | $14M | Apr 2024 |
 Griffin | Series A | — | Mar 2024 |
 Griffin Bank | Series A | $24M | Mar 2024 |
 Starship Technologies | Unknown | $90M | Feb 2024 |
 CorPower Ocean AB | Series B | — | Jan 2024 |
 Tozero | Seed | — | Jan 2024 |
| VSParticle | Unknown | — | Jan 2024 |
| Onego Bio | Series A | $40M | Jan 2024 |
| LiveEO | Series B | — | Jan 2024 |
 Arbonics | Seed | — | Dec 2023 |
| VSParticle | Unknown | $15.8M | Jul 2023 |
 Mavenoid | Series B | $30M | Aug 2022 |
 Sensible 4 | Series A | — | Aug 2022 |
| Starship Technologies | Series B | $42M | Mar 2022 |
| AAnnotell | Series A | $24M | Feb 2022 |
 Starship | Series B | $42M | Jan 2022 |
 Kognic | Series A | $24M | Jan 2022 |
 Climateview | Unknown | — | Sep 2021 |
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Last updated: 7 October 2026