Louhe
Founders: Jukka Laakso, Hannes Huotari, Eira Hurskainen
We are a sector agnostic early-stage (pre-seed and seed) investor that wants to partner with founders from the very beginning of their journey and support them throughout their growth. Our team has global experience in building and scaling companies both as founders and in various CxO roles. We invest in ambitious and determined teams that can one day become industry leaders.
Oura Health acquires Veri to continue and accelerate their work of creating a more comprehensive preventative health solutions.
Read moreBlood sugar is the most vital metric in your body. Each and every day your blood sugar levels affect your thoughts, mood, health, and longevity. The Veri app is the easiest way to track and stabilize your blood sugar. Veri’s mission is to empower others to take health into their own hands.
CEO: Anttoni Aniebonam
Founders: Anttoni Aniebonam, Verneri Jäämuru, Frans Lehmusvaara
Calectra raised a $1.6M pre-seed round led by Lifeline Ventures with participation from Aera VC, Security Trading (the investment company of Antti Herlin’s family), Orca Climate Fund, Wave Ventures, Prodeko Ventures, and Justin Brodie-Kommit. Calectra has also been awarded over $400,000 in grants primarily from the US government and New York State.
Read moreCalectra is developing a novel thermal storage technology to provide low-cost, zero-carbon, up to 1600°C process heat for manufacturing industries like cement and steel. Its thermal storage system converts electricity from the grid or on-site renewables into high-temperature heat within its patent-pending bricks, stores the heat, and then delivers it to industrial manufacturers on demand. Backed by the US Department of Energy and New York State.
CEO: Pauliina Meskanen
Founders: Pauliina Meskanen, Nate Weger
Droppe announced their latest funding round of 3.9M€, which was led by OpenOcean, and with participation of Lifeline Ventures and others.
Read moreThe company has built an online wholesale marketplace to bulk order industrial equipment and protective workwear from Europe’s top manufacturers all with a single invoice.
CEO: Johannes Salmisaari
Founders: Johannes Salmisaari, Henrik Helenius
ICEYE raises oversubscribed growth funding round to expand Global SAR Leadership. Finnish sovereign wealth fund, Solidium Oy, leads the round.
Read moreIceye empowers others to make better decisions in governmental and commercial industries by providing access to timely and reliable satellite imagery. Iceye is the first organization in the world to successfully launch synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites with a launch mass under 100 kg.
CEO: Rafal Modrzewski
Founders: Pekka Laurila, Rafal Modrzewski