Top 25 Fashion Startup Investors in Finland in January 2026
A list of 25 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Fashion startups based in Finland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Fashion companies from Finland. We update this investor list every month.Top 25 Fashion Startup Investors in Finland in January 2026
| Investor | Fashion Finland investments |
|---|---|
| Lifeline Ventures | 5 |
| Business Finland | 3 |
| Superhero Capital | 3 |
| Reaktor Ventures | 3 |
| VTT Ventures | 2 |
| Harwick Overseas | 2 |
| Nuard Ventures | 2 |
| Peter Vesterbacka | 1 |
| Begin Capital | 1 |
| Marianne Vikkula | 1 |
| 3M New Ventures | 1 |
| Kari Vatanen | 1 |
| Mavaconsult | 1 |
| Mikko Silventola | 1 |
| Sami Marttinen | 1 |
| Vaens | 1 |
| Tesi | 1 |
| Siena Holding | 1 |
| Nutshell Invest OU | 1 |
| Nicolas Brabeck-Letmathe | 1 |
| Partner Up Finland | 1 |
| Impulse VC | 1 |
| Anniina Sulku | 1 |
| Annika Sjoberg | 1 |
| Royal Majestics | 1 |
Lifeline Ventures Oy is a venture capital firm specializing in startups, growth capital, and early stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in healthcare, games, web based and general high technology sectors. It seeks to invest in Finland with a few investments made outside Finland as well. The firm targets investing between €0.5 million ($0.66million) and €1 million ($1.32 million). It seeks make inception to Series A investments. Lifeline Ventures Oy was founded in November 2009 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Finland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Swarmia — Build better software faster with insights that power your whole engineering organization. Get started with a demo or a free 14-day trial.
- Inven — Save time by using AI to find companies. Inven scans millions of websites to provide comprehensive data on companies similar to your search criteria.
- Ovido — Ovido company specialises in supply chain and product data automation, with a focus on providing full product traceability and the establishment of Digital Product Passports (DPPs).
Business Finland finances business R&D projects and public research projects at universities, research institutes and universities of applied sciences. Read more about R&D and business funding.
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- Software, SaaS, Biotechnology
- Seed, Grant, Funding Round
- Finland, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- AIATELLA — Automating medical image analysis
- SparkReceipt — AI-powered Receipt Scanner and Expense Tracker for Freelancers and Small Businesses. Get started for free now!
- University of Eastern Finland — The University of Eastern Finland is a multidisciplinary university which offers teaching in more than 100 major subjects. The university comprises four faculties: the Philosophical Faculty, the Faculty of Science and Forestry, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies.
Some call you founders. We call you Superheroes. Seed stage VC investing in insight-driven startups in Finland and the Baltics.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Finland, Estonia, Lithuania
Portfolio highlights
- Renow — Grow your business with Renow's AI powered recommerce platform for returns, trade-in and resell.
- ZioSec — ZioSec is at the forefront of innovation in cybersecurity, creating Zio, an ethical AI hacker designed to empower cybersecurity professionals, such as penetration testers. Zio utilizes cutting-edge artificial intelligence to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in web applications and critical infrastructure. By automating and enhancing securityassessments, Zio enables security teams to respond faster and more effectively to potential threats, ultimately contributing to a safer and more secure digital world.
- Hamina Wireless — Fast and simple wireless network design and site survey tools for network engineers and IT admins - For better Wi-Fi, Private 5G, and wireless IoT. Get started in just 2 minutes!
Reaktor Ventures has moved to the next phase by focusing its efforts to actively supporting current portfolio companies. This means that the fund has ended its investment period and is not investing into new companies. Between 2013 and 2018 we have invested into 42 different companies and one early stage fund. We will naturally keep makingfollow-up investments to current portfolio companies.
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- Software, Internet, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Finland, Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Valpas — Valpas is the hygiene protocol that reassures your future guests and keeps your hotel clean from the most uncontrollable: bed bugs
- Swappie — Buy refurbished iPhones at an affordable price - Swappie offers refurbished and cheap iPhones with a free 12-month Swappie warranty.
- Videoly — The easiest way for online retailers to get hand-picked and automatically embedded product videos.
VTT is a powerhouse of technology development and scientific research. Many of the most significant Finnish technology start-ups were brought to life at VTT. Do you want to invest in ongoing ventures?
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Manufacturing, 3D Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Dispelix — See-through, full color waveguide combiners for a wide range of XR applications. From near-eye to head-up.
- Solar Foods — The Finnish company Solar Foods Oy produces an entirely new kind of nutrient-rich protein using only air and electricity as the main resources. The goal of the company is to start commercial production of the environmentally revolutionary protein in 2020.Solar Foods’ concept redefines the basics of food production, as it is not dependent onagriculture, the weather, or the climate. The price of the protein product is also competitive compared to sources such as soy protein.
- Infinited Fiber Company — Infinited Fiber Company is a Finnish biotech founded in 2016 to commercialize a breakthrough recycling technology that can turn cellulose-rich raw materials – like cotton-rich textile waste, used cardboard, or wheat or rice straw – into high-quality textile fibers with the look and feel of cotton. The patented technology has been validated byleading brands and is ready to be scaled. Infinited Fiber Company won the Europas 2020 Hottest Sustainability Tech Award, and was listed on the Global 50 to Watch by Cleantech Group in 2019. In 2016 Infinited Fiber Company was selected into WWF’s Climate Solver network. The company is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.
Harwick Overseas is an investment company managed by Jari Ovaskainen.
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- Fashion, E-Commerce, Marketplace
- Seed, Funding Round
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Stylewhile — Stylewhile creates next generation fashion shopping experience on mobile. With Stylewhile, users can try and buy outfits instead of just clothes. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Stylewhile targets the US apparel e-commerce with a strong team with backgrounds in games, e-commerce and apps.Stylewhile was launched on iOS in September 2013 togetherwith Saks Fifth Avenue. The company is backed by Lifeline Ventures, Harwick Overseas and Reaktor Polte.
Nuard Ventures invests in innovative early stage companies.
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Investment focus
- IaaS, Real Time, Predictive Analytics
- Seed, Funding Round
- Finland, Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
- WARD — WARD is a fantasy sport game, where fans can watch their favourite eSports matches and predict what will happen in real time.WARD is a startup out of Berlin which has created a “pick and predict” real-time prediction smartphone game, where players can win real prizes. People love to watch e-sports. We believe on these occasions they still want tobe able to participate.However, until now no product has offered anything other than the ability to watch. There’s been no way for fans to spectate, participate, analyse and predict the outcomes of their favourite games.
- MVision AI — AI-powered solutions that automate repetitive tasks, enable efficient radiotherapy workflows, and promote consistency across clinical processes.
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Peter Vesterbacka served as the Chief Marketing Officer and Mighty Eagle of Rovio Entertainment Oy. Vesterbacka manages the Rovio Entertainment’s business strategy, including expanding Angry Birds into broader entertainment franchise. He serves as Senior Advisor of Transfluent Oy. Previously, he has founded Some Bazaar, he has held severalcommunications industry related positions at Hewlett Packard and founded the Hewlett Packard Mobile E Services Bazaar and he is the co-founder and original initiator of MobileMonday. He serves as a Director of Star Wreck Studios, Start Up Sauna, BlueGiga Technologies Oy, Oy Filmkompaniet Alpha Ab and American Chamber of Commerce in Finland. He served as a Director of F-Secure Oyj since 2014 until April 7, 2015. Vesterbacka has studied marketing at Åbo Akademi.
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- Fashion, Computer, Education
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Estonia, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Edumus — We empower students with the skills they need to succeed in today's world and future careers #edumusschool
- Polka Dot Studio — Kalian Bisa Memasang Taruhan Online Dengan Sangat Mudah Dan Nyaman Di Situs DEWAHOKI Yang Sudah Resmi Di Indonesia
UK-based VC fund that backs sharp entrepreneurs. Statistically, 0.015% website visitors get funding!
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- Streamkap — Streamkap is the modern real-time data exchange to sync data between systems as well as between companies
- IVM Markets — IVM is a content creation and product optimisation technology partner for players in the structured products industry. Our impartial nonconflicted technology helps democratise structured product content and allows for the design of the ideal investment idea for any situation. Unlike an aggregator, IVM doesn't just search products, it helps youdesign and refine the ideal products and then gain access to them at the right price.
- Runware — Runware provides lightning-fast text-to-image and image-to-image generation speeds—0.3 seconds for SD 1.5 and 0.9 seconds for SDXL, all through one powerful API.
Marianne Vikkula
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- Wholesale, E-Commerce, Marketplace
- Seed
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Bought — Everything you've bought, automatically ready for resale.
- Droppe — Order work equipment directly from manufacturers. Support small businesses and source more responsibly from local and European manufacturers. Order from several suppliers at the same time with one shopping cart. Test samples for free and order products for your workplaces without extra hassle. Find nitrile gloves, protective clothing, work gloves, work accessories, disposable gloves, disinfectants, sanitizers and other supplies in one place.
3M New Ventures was created to strengthen 3M's position at the leading edge of global innovation by complementing 3M's holistic innovation strategy with a focus on disruptive, early stage innovations outside of the company's existing portfolio. 3M New Ventures identifies and invests in the most promising new-to-3M technologies,services and business models with long term strategic relevance to 3M.
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Investment focus
- Software, Medical Device, Electronics
- Series B, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Germany, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- TactoTek — Set your imagination free and create user experiences with the help of sustainable smart molded structures.
- Voltiris — Unlock renewable energy in your greenhouse with Voltiris' spectral filtering technology.
- Ayar Labs — Ayar Labs solves bandwidth and power bottlenecks by moving data using light. We built the world's first optical I/O chiplets.
Kari Vatanen
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- Fashion, Computer, Lifestyle
- Seed
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Polka Dot Studio — Kalian Bisa Memasang Taruhan Online Dengan Sangat Mudah Dan Nyaman Di Situs DEWAHOKI Yang Sudah Resmi Di Indonesia
Mavaconsult
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- Fashion, Computer, Lifestyle
- Seed
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Polka Dot Studio — Kalian Bisa Memasang Taruhan Online Dengan Sangat Mudah Dan Nyaman Di Situs DEWAHOKI Yang Sudah Resmi Di Indonesia
Mikko is an active investor, with over 50 investments globally. Besides Europe, he is also active in Southeast Asia, Middle East, and Lat Am. He is the first investor of Bolt (Estonia), an investor of Rappi (Colombia), and of Hugo (El Salvador). He has founded 3 international media companies which in total have generated over €35M in sales overjust a few years. He has helped companies with internationalization, fundraising and M&As in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
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Investment focus
- Transportation, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Estonia, United States, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Bought — Everything you've bought, automatically ready for resale.
- Droppe — Order work equipment directly from manufacturers. Support small businesses and source more responsibly from local and European manufacturers. Order from several suppliers at the same time with one shopping cart. Test samples for free and order products for your workplaces without extra hassle. Find nitrile gloves, protective clothing, work gloves, work accessories, disposable gloves, disinfectants, sanitizers and other supplies in one place.
- Tab — Tab is the API-first company that enables smart receipts to arrive straight to your mobile bank app, all linked to your payment card. We help merchants deliver a seamless checkout experience and to unlock new avenues for post-sale engagement, banks to offer better user experiences & reducing customer support costs and consumers can wave goodbyeto lost receipts, tedious expense reporting processes and a more engaging banking experience.
Sami Marttinen is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Swappie.
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- Fashion, Shopping, Marketplace
- Pre-Seed
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Bought — Everything you've bought, automatically ready for resale.
Vaens is a family investment office focused on b2b software and software-as-a-service companies.
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- InsurTech, Environmental Consulting
- Seed
- Sweden, Finland
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- Ninyes — Re-commerce solutions for quality fashion brands
- Synergi — Synergi app features smart charging, smart climate, solar charging, and more to help you use electricity when it's cheap and good for the planet. Start saving and earning with smart electricity use!
- Nordic Umami Company — Developing all-embracing sustainable flavours to accelerate plant-based eating.
Finnish Industry Investment Ltd is a government-owned investment company. It invests the proceeds accrued from the privatisation of state-owned companies in stimulating the growth and internationalisation of Finnish businesses.Finnish Industry Investment invests in venture capital funds and directly in growth companies, together with privateco-investors. The targets are in all sectors. Capital investments are needed for financing the growth of investee companies, and for spin-offs, major industrial investments, and sector and corporate restructurings.The investments of Finnish Industry Investment amount to over MEUR 570
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Investment focus
- Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- Finland, United States, Switzerland
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- IQM Quantum Computers — IQM is the leading European quantum hardware company in superconducting circuits. We build quantum computers.
- IXI — Discover adaptive glasses with autofocus lenses that adjust to your viewing needs, providing seamless clarity at any distance.
- DataCrunch.io — DataCrunch is a cloud service provider which facilitates utilization and integration of state of the art AI/ML models
Holding company
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- Music, Events, Sports
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Finland, United States
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- FanSifter — FanSifter is a fan data management platform that leverages machine learning to help rights holders in music, entertainment, and sports increase tickets, music, merch, experiences, and sponsorships sales.
- Polka Dot Studio — Kalian Bisa Memasang Taruhan Online Dengan Sangat Mudah Dan Nyaman Di Situs DEWAHOKI Yang Sudah Resmi Di Indonesia
Nutshell Invest OU
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- Fashion, Computer, Lifestyle
- Seed
- Finland
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- Polka Dot Studio — Kalian Bisa Memasang Taruhan Online Dengan Sangat Mudah Dan Nyaman Di Situs DEWAHOKI Yang Sudah Resmi Di Indonesia
Nicolas Brabeck-Letmathe
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- Fashion, Computer, Lifestyle
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Finland
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- Heyhoods —
- Polka Dot Studio — Kalian Bisa Memasang Taruhan Online Dengan Sangat Mudah Dan Nyaman Di Situs DEWAHOKI Yang Sudah Resmi Di Indonesia
Partner Up Finland
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- Fashion, Computer, Lifestyle
- Seed
- Finland
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- Polka Dot Studio — Kalian Bisa Memasang Taruhan Online Dengan Sangat Mudah Dan Nyaman Di Situs DEWAHOKI Yang Sudah Resmi Di Indonesia
Fund for technological internet companies
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- Advertising, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Russian Federation, United States, Germany
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- Abc Doc — Abc Doc is a web-based service that recognizes bureaucratic letters, provides a summary, and suggests next steps.
- GuestReady — Premium Airbnb Management Service for your vacation rental. Maximise your revenues and become a Superhost with GuestReady's 5* property management service.
- Vecna Robotics — Vecna Robotics is the leading autonomous mobile robot (AMR) company that provides logistics automation and workflow optimization solutions.
Anniina Sulku is a Angel investor.
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- Fashion, Shopping, Marketplace
- Pre-Seed
- Finland
Annika Sjöberg is a Principal Consultant at Anthesis Group.
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- Fashion, Shopping, Marketplace
- Pre-Seed
- Finland
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- Bought — Everything you've bought, automatically ready for resale.
Royal Majestics is a venture firm and business accelerator for fashion, design and lifestyle consumer goods.
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Investment focus
- Fashion, E-Commerce, Marketplace
- Funding Round
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Stylewhile — Stylewhile creates next generation fashion shopping experience on mobile. With Stylewhile, users can try and buy outfits instead of just clothes. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Stylewhile targets the US apparel e-commerce with a strong team with backgrounds in games, e-commerce and apps.Stylewhile was launched on iOS in September 2013 togetherwith Saks Fifth Avenue. The company is backed by Lifeline Ventures, Harwick Overseas and Reaktor Polte.
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