Top 15 EdTech Angel Investors in Finland (July 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Ali Omar
Angel
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2 | Finland, United States, Estonia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence | $53k–$2.1M |
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Marten Mickos
Angel
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2 | Finland, United States, Sweden | Seed, Series A, Convertible Note | Software, Enterprise Software, Internet | $550k–$4.5M |
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Leena Niemistö
Angel
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2 | Finland, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Software, E-Commerce | $480k–$3.2M |
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Omar Rebhan
Angel
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1 | Finland, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Internet, Apps, Coffee | |
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Dirk Freise
Angel
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1 | Germany, Finland | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Education, Software, Health Care | $680k–$3.6M |
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Martin Ostermayer
Angel
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1 | Germany, Spain, Finland | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Education, Apps, Software | $1.1M–$5.3M |
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Timo Hentunen
Angel
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1 | Finland | Pre-Seed | Training, Education, Human Resources | |
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Ria Parppei
Angel
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1 | Finland | Pre-Seed | Training, Education, Human Resources | |
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Markko Vaarnas
Angel
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1 | Finland | Convertible Note | Internet, Software, Education | |
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Jukka Tapaninen
Angel
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1 | Finland | Seed | Medical, Software, Education | |
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Tomi Hilvo
Angel
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1 | Finland | Convertible Note | Internet, Software, Education | |
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Ali Ömer Horzum
Angel
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1 | Finland | Seed | EdTech, Education, Primary Education | |
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Reetta Rajala
Angel
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1 | Finland | Pre-Seed | Training, Education, Human Resources | |
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Juha Harju
Angel
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1 | Finland | Convertible Note | Internet, Software, Education | |
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Bryant Chou
Angel
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1 | United States, Canada, Finland | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS | $550k–$17M |
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Ali Omar is a Member of the Finnish Business Angels Network. He attended Aalto University and the University of Oulu.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Finland, United States, Estonia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 62
- Round size: Seed $263k–$2.1M; Angel $53k–$1.6M; Pre-Seed $163k–$724k
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MÖ Foods — MÖ Kaurajogu is domestic, completely herbal and above all delicious. All our products are manufactured in Central Ostrobothnia, Lohtaja.
- React & Share — High volume, high quality feedback directly from your customers. React & Share helps digital comms teams improve their websites and satisfy their customers.
- Plain Complex — VUOROX IS AN AI-POWERED ROSTER SCHEDULING APP FOR HEALTHCARE
Marten Mickos is the CEO of HackerOne, Inc. the leading vulnerability coordination and bug bounty platform. Previously Marten was the CEO of Eucalyptus Systems, acquired by Hewlett-Packard where he served as head of the cloud business. As the CEO of MySQL AB from 2001 to 2008, Marten grew that company from a garage start-up to the second largestopen source company in the world. Marten holds a M.Sc. in technical physics from Helsinki University of Technology in his native Finland.
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- Industry: Software, Enterprise Software, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Geography: Finland, United States, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $550k–$4.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Queer Spaces — Spaces is a group chat platform for building queer communities, and the first app to serve the entirety of the LGBTQ+ spectrum.
- Tangled — The next-generation social coding platform.
- Pandatron — With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. We do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every employee, which also allows us to measure change.
Leena Niemistö
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Finland, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $480k–$3.2M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vapaus — A circular economy startup Vapaus provides sustainable mobility solutions – Employee benefit bicycles and shared electric vehicles as a ready-to-use serviceWith its services, Vapaus supports customers’ to create and strengthen a better experience of the work community, to save on the costs of commuting and business travels, and to move towardssmarter and more environmentally friendly modes of transport, both at work and in employees’ leisure time.Every kilometer traveled by the Vapaus mobility solution removes carbon dioxide from the air, helping not only the environment but also customers on their way to carbon neutrality. The mission of Vapaus is to be a global leader when it comes to sustainable Corporate Mobility.
- ADESANTE — SurgeryVision is a Virtual Reality solution for Surgeons. Product is intended to be used for planning surgical procedures.
- Maire — Maire - AI co-pilot for industry leading B2C E-commerce brands. From Industry Trends to Market Research and Search Intent Analysis
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- Industry: Internet, Apps, Coffee
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Finland, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Coffinado — Coffinado is an e-Commerce platform providing a variety of coffee beans to customers & coffee shops from self-owned roasters.
- PerchPeek — PerchPeek is the easiest way to relocate your employees to hundreds of destinations around the world. With support globally from the USA, UK, Canada, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, AND MORE!
- Space Nation — Space Nation is a Finnish startup aimed at encouraging public participation in the burgeoning commercial space industry, has raised more than 2.2 million Euros in a crowdfunding campaign launched Feb. 2 for the Space Nation Astronaut Training Program, including one million Euros pledged in the first 43 minutes for the smartphones application forcitizen astronauts. Space Nation is an official partner of NASA and has lab space at the International Space Station. Space Nation has partnership agreements with a number of space tech companies, including Axiom Space for access to the ISS and spaceflight training experiences, and IceXtech in Iceland for astronaut field training in the extraterrestrial looking landscapes of the geothermal regions of North East Iceland. Space Nation is the first space travel company to become an affiliate of UNWTO, the United Nation World Travel Organisation.
Dirk Freise - Managing Director @ non olet
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- Industry: Education, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$3.6M; Pre-Seed $680k–$1.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- heyData — heyData is a legal tech company. HeyData offers a digitized data protection officer for companies.
- Mindsurance — At Mindsurance, we believe that a thriving workforce starts with prioritizing mental health. Our range of evidence-based solutions empowers businesses to create a supportive environment that nurtures employee well-being. From targeted training programs to confidential counseling services, we offer a holistic approach that addresses the unique needs of your organization. Join us in fostering a healthier, happier, and more engaged workforce.
- Pandatron — With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. We do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every employee, which also allows us to measure change.
CEO of Shortcut Ventures GmbH in Hamburg, Germany.Martin Ostermayer is one of the CEOs of the venture capital firm, Shortcut Ventures, located in Hamburg, Germany. After graduating in Business Administration from the University of Hamburg, Ostermayer received his MBA from the University of San Francisco in 1998, majoring in telecommunicationsand business strategy.In 1999, he set up handy.de, which became Europe’s largest provider of mobile entertainment services with business partners Thorsten Rehling and Dirk Freise. They also created blau.de, the first independent wireless service discounter in Germany, in 2005. They led the company until 2011.
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- Industry: Education, Apps, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, Spain, Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$3.6M; Series A $4.8M–$5.3M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AUDAVIS — AUDAVIS is developing the most innovative approach that will revolutionize auditing. With data-driven full automation by AUDAVIS and a new AI-based approach, every financial statement becomes a breeze with unprecedented efficiency.
- heyData — heyData is a legal tech company. HeyData offers a digitized data protection officer for companies.
- Graswald AI — Graswald engages in the creation of natural and digital 3D worlds for the entertainment industry.
Timo Hentunen
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- Industry: Training, Education, Human Resources
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pandatron — With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. We do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every employee, which also allows us to measure change.
Ria Parppei
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- Industry: Training, Education, Human Resources
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pandatron — With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. We do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every employee, which also allows us to measure change.
Markko Vaarnas is specialized in internationalizing B2B software and service companies. His experience accumulates from Global Intelligence Alliance Group (GIA), a company he co-founded in 1995 and successfully exited in late 2014. At the time that the company was sold, GIA had 10 offices across 4 continents, and a vast majority of the 15 mEURrevenue came from outside its home market, Finland. In January 2015, Markko co-founded Takeoff Partners with the mission to create positive impact to people and the society by helping business owners to grow their businesses internationally. He executes this mission through serving as a part-time advisor, coach and angel investor for growth companies, as well as a consultant and interim leader for targeted internationalization projects and programs.In his various roles, he wants to share his experiences on how to internationalize B2B software and service business, and more specifically help companies to build strategic business plans, conceptualize offerings, improve customer experiences, raise finance and facilitate the implementation of new market entries.During his time at GIA, Markko became one of the global thought leaders in Market Intelligence. He is the author of the book “The Handbook of Market Intelligence” published by Wiley in September 2011, and has presented and facilitated workshops in numerous international conferences. http://bit.ly/HandbookMIMarkko graduated from the Helsinki School of Economics with a Master's degree (International Business). He is married with three children, and speaks fluent English and Finnish, and is also able to converse in German and Swedish. In his free time he enjoys playing soccer and coaches a junior soccer team.
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- Industry: Internet, Software, Education
- Stage:Convertible Note
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Howspace — Howspace is an AI-powered online platform that brings digital collaboration and social learning to the forefront of your process & development initiatives.
Jukka Tapaninen is an experienced IT business executive and a board member at Fimmic. Jukka also holds board positions at weVision, Addoro Ab, Findity and MeshWorks Wireless Oy.Jukka has a strong background in the IT industry on managing companies and business units globally. His leadership experience, from large companies like SAP and HP, aswell as from strong midsize companies has given him industry knowledge and excellent network within the strategic ecosystem and major customers. Jukka has experience in working in the United States, Singapore and multiple locations in Europe that have given him a good understanding on how business is done in different parts of the world.Jukka holds a M.Sc. degree from the Helsinki School of Economics.
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- Industry: Medical, Software, Education
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Aiforia — Aiforia provides software and services for pathologists, scientists and healthcare professionals to use artificial intelligence for image analysis.
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Tomi Hilvo
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- Industry: Internet, Software, Education
- Stage:Convertible Note
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Howspace — Howspace is an AI-powered online platform that brings digital collaboration and social learning to the forefront of your process & development initiatives.
Ali Ömer Horzum
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- Industry: EdTech, Education, Primary Education
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- New Nordic School — New Nordic Schools is transforming current systems of education. Our K-12 educational system empowers all students to explore their natural creativity.
Reetta Rajala
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- Industry: Training, Education, Human Resources
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pandatron — With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. We do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every employee, which also allows us to measure change.
Mr. Juha Harju is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Woolman. He is an angel investor.
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- Industry: Internet, Software, Education
- Stage:Convertible Note
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Howspace — Howspace is an AI-powered online platform that brings digital collaboration and social learning to the forefront of your process & development initiatives.
Bryant Chou - Co-founder & Chief Architect @ Webflow
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: United States, Canada, Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $550k–$12M; Series A $8M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Gumloop — The no-code platform to build and host AI-powered business automations.
- Scrunch — Monitor brand presence in AI search, analyze and optimize your website, and deliver content directly to AI agents with Scrunch.
- Supernova —
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