Top 15 Franchise Startup Investors in Finland (October 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Business Finland
VC Fund
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6 | Finland, United States, Sweden | Grant, Seed, Debt Financing | Software, SaaS, Biotechnology | $50k–$10M |
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Vendep Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Finland, Denmark, United States | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $823k–$13M |
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Andreas Mihalovits
Angel
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2 | Spain, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, SaaS, Internet | $446k–$7.1M |
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Innovestor
VC Fund
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2 | Finland, Sweden, Denmark | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $204k–$5.1M |
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Cecily Drucker
Angel
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2 | Finland | Seed | B2B, SaaS, Content | $1.2M–$2M |
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HOWZAT Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United Kingdom, Germany, United States | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Travel, E-Commerce, Software | $393k–$11M |
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Digital Future
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Advertising | $50k–$11M |
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David Lottenbach
Angel
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2 | Finland | Seed, Angel | B2B, SaaS, Content | |
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Pekka Koskinen
Angel
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2 | Finland | Angel, Pre-Seed | SaaS, Advertising, B2B | $106k–$444k |
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Paul Melin
Angel
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1 | Estonia, Finland | Seed | B2B, SaaS, Content | $1.4M–$2M |
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Sampo Parkkinen
Angel
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1 | Finland | Pre-Seed | B2B, SaaS, Content | |
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Flyer One Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Cyprus, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Education, Artificial Intelligence | $200k–$10M |
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Alfabeat
VC Fund
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1 | Poland, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Marketing, SaaS | $199k–$15M |
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Murat Abdrakhmanov
Angel
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1 | United States, Kazakhstan, Finland | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $235k–$3.4M |
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Spring Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Estonia, Finland, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, E-Commerce | $426k–$9.1M |
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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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Biotechnology
- Stage:Grant, Seed, Debt Financing
- Geography: Finland, United States, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 241
- Round size: Seed $151k–$3.5M; Grant $50k–$10M; Debt Financing $252k–$6.5M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- STRGY AI — The strategy was never the problem. The evidence was correct, sitting in someone's hands, and it died anyway because nothing in the organization was built to carry that evidence from where it was seen to where it could be acted on, and keep it alive long enough to matter. Not a bad plan. Not bad people. A structural gap between signal andauthority that every existing tool — decks, dashboards, status meetings — is too static and too easy to ignore to actually close.STRGY exists because that gap is the default state of every organization above a certain size, and closing it has always required either a heroic individual repeating themselves for years or luck (the corporate pilot needed one person to remember "do not drop this" at the right moment, and no one did). That's not a strategy problem to solve with a better framework — it's an infrastructure problem. You need something that holds the signal, doesn't forget it, doesn't get bored repeating it, and resurfaces it automatically the moment the gap between evidence and action starts to widen. That's what a human can't do reliably at scale, and what software with real memory can.
- Coolbrook — Coolbrook is a manufacturer of naphtha cracking-based reactors. Their technology is intended to replace the conventional steam cracker furnace in existing and new olefins plants, enabling petrochemical clients to get improved product yield and lower energy consumption.
- Solar Foods — Solar Foods is a food-tech startup that specializes in testing a technology that uses electricity to produce hydrogen which is combined with carbon dioxide, water, vitamins, and minerals to feed and grow microbial biomass that can be used as edible protein. The industrial biotech startup develops a protein called Solein, a nutritious, sustainablesubstitute for animal-derived proteins. Solein is created using elements from the air—CO2, water, nitrogen—and electricity. This single-cell protein is cultivated through gas fermentation, essentially deriving edible calories from hydrogen-oxidizing microbes.
We back early-stage B2B SaaS founders in the Nordics & Baltics with capital, expertise, and long-term partnership. See how we invest and support growth.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Finland, Denmark, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Round size: Seed $823k–$5.4M; Series A $3.9M–$13M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.4M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 54% lead, 46% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $93M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Complir — Complir's AI agents map product data, analyse compliance risks, generate documentation and track regulations across every market you sell in.
- SmallClaims — SmallClaims is a LegalTech company that provides technology-enabled legal collection and representation services for civil claims up to 100,000 DKK. The company represents businesses and private individuals in small claims under the simplified court process and in enforcement court proceedings. SmallClaims uses automated workflows, algorithms, and machine learning to assess cases, initiate proceedings, and manage large volumes of lawsuits. Its team acts as a party representative rather than a law firm, handling communication with courts, debtors, and debtor representatives. The service covers steps from initial demand letters and payment orders to court filings, judgment enforcement, and administration of instalment plans. SmallClaims aims to make pursuing smaller monetary claims procedurally manageable and economically viable for its clients.
- EnforceShield — EnforceShield provides an agentic AI system designed to identify and eliminate stolen or misused content.
Andreas is a German serial entrepreneur and angel investor having invested in more than 150 international startups. Andreas co-founded his first internet company Omniga in 1999 and, after reaching profitability within 2 years, grew it to a venture builder focused on B2C subscription models with more than 200 employees when he stepped back from his active roles in 2012. In the same year Andreas started investing in startups and later also got engaged in the Spanish ecosystem as the founder of Marbella Tech Angels, a network of more than 160 investors, founders & mentors living around Marbella. Andreas is also co-founder of the Global Super Angels Club, a platform for angel investors usually investing six-figure euro amounts in startups, supporting its more than 70 members to improve their deal flow and speed up their search for like-minded co-investors. Andreas received several awards incl. the Best European Early Stage Investor 2018 award from the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) and the Best Business Angel 2020 award at the Spanish National Business Angel Conference.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 67
- Round size: Seed $446k–$2M; Series A $1.6M–$7.1M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.1M–$2.6M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- UMNAI — UMNAI helps organisations build, deploy and govern explainable AI decision systems for high-impact environments.
- Skarbe — Skarbe has officially wound down operations as of April 2026. Thank you for being part of our story.
- STAMP — STAMP redefines Tax-Free in Europe. Instant VAT exemption for travelers. More sales, transparency, and control for merchants.
Innovestor is an active Finnish investment manager, focusing on venture capital, real estate, and energy storage. We also offer corporate venturing services.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Finland, Sweden, Denmark
Investor stats
- Total investments: 98
- Round size: Seed $477k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $204k–$2M; Venture - Series Unknown $529k–$5.1M
- Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $33M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Khoy — Khoy Company is a furniture company focused on designing and developing comfortable, user-friendly, and sustainable sofa beds. It combines functionality, comfort, and modern design to create versatile furniture for everyday living, with an emphasis on sustainability and space efficiency.
- AnaCardio — AnaCardio develops drugs targeting a novel mechanism that improves cardiac contractility and aims to improve clinical outcomes in heart failure.
- Bahn Express — Bahn Express is a global car transportation company that supports independent contractors while offering quick and easy auto shipping throughout Europe.
Ms. Drucker, one of Peter and Doris Drucker’s four children, is the founder and CEO of Start-Up Strategies, a San Francisco consultancy. Ms. Drucker is also an attorney who has focused her practice in the areas of real-estate tax planning and financing, as well as other business and commercial transactions. She has specialized, in particular, onstructuring and implementing complex 1031 tax-deferred exchanges. She is the co-author of Real Property Exchanges, published by the California Continuing Education of the Bar.
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- Industry: B2B, SaaS, Content
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PromoRepublic — Unify social, listings, reviews, and analytics in one agentic platform built for multi-location and franchise brands. Improve visibility, protect your brand, and lift same-store sales.
Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start up, growth capital, early stage, and mid venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in digital businesses with a focus on internet, digital media, e-commerce companies. It invests globally. It acts as as sounding board. The firm also makes co-investments. Howzat Partners was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg and London.
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- Industry: Travel, E-Commerce, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 95
- Round size: Seed $393k–$2.5M; Series A $1.6M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.7M–$9.8M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- Wingly — Wingly is a flight sharing platform. Find pilots or passengers for your trip.
- Quoroom — A single intelligent platform to manage capital raising,equity, debt and employee options
- Mymoria — MYMORIA offers an one-stop-online-shop for full configuration and complete commissioning of funerals. Mymoria is able to offer its services significantly cheaper than traditional mortician homes. The company is offering its services nationwide and work hard to organize our processes efficiently while maintaining thehigh service standards.
Digital Future is a leading Ukraine-born VC firm. We provide late seed and early stage funding to revenue-enabled companies with initial traction, scalable business model, indefatigable team and global ambition. Our portfolio includes companies from Ukraine, Europe, Israel, and United States.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Advertising
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 38
- Round size: Seed $50k–$3M; Pre-Seed $250k–$1.2M; Series A $5M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Streamline — GMDH is a global innovative provider of supply chain planning and predictive analytics solutions. GMDH solutions are built on a 100% proprietary technology and handle every part of the demand and supply planning process, providing complete transparency across the entire supply chain.
- WorkUgo — WorkUgo is a staffing and recruitment based workforce mobility platform offering to resolve the issues of labor shortage.
- GetOrder — GetOrder is an online ordering system for managing delivery orders, marketplace integrations, QR menus, POS integration, customer reviews, and last-mile delivery in one platform.
David Lottenbach - Owner and CEO @ Strategy Consultancy
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- Industry: B2B, SaaS, Content
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PromoRepublic — Unify social, listings, reviews, and analytics in one agentic platform built for multi-location and franchise brands. Improve visibility, protect your brand, and lift same-store sales.
Founder at Leadfeeder
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- Industry: SaaS, Advertising, B2B
- Stage:Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Pre-Seed $106k–$444k
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PromoRepublic — Unify social, listings, reviews, and analytics in one agentic platform built for multi-location and franchise brands. Improve visibility, protect your brand, and lift same-store sales.
- Cuutio — What if you knew your exact positions and their development on Google? And search engine market shares between you and your competitors? Find out!
Paul Melin is the Chairman Of The Board at Silcube Software.
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- Industry: B2B, SaaS, Content
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Estonia, Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Warren.io — Warren is a complete self-service cloud platform for regional infrastructure service providers. Functionally rich, technologically modern and architecturally reliable turnkey commercialisation solution packaged as a service and driven by your success to compete in the global landscape.
- PromoRepublic — Unify social, listings, reviews, and analytics in one agentic platform built for multi-location and franchise brands. Improve visibility, protect your brand, and lift same-store sales.
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Browse database — It's Free!Co-founder @Revieve. General Partner @LandInChicago. Co-founder & COO @ RapidBlue Solutions (acquired in 2013). Member of Board @PromoRepublic. Mentor, advisor and early stage angel investor in startups.
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- Industry: B2B, SaaS, Content
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PromoRepublic — Unify social, listings, reviews, and analytics in one agentic platform built for multi-location and franchise brands. Improve visibility, protect your brand, and lift same-store sales.
Flyer One Ventures is an international early-stage venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups from CEE region. The fund invests in future-proof startups, founded by exceptional teams, and operating on global markets worth more than $10 billion. Flyer One Ventures funds startups in Mobile, Health Tech, EdTech, Fitness & Wellness, B2BSaaS, Gaming, FoodTech, and AI/ML industries and helps them scale on international markets. Founded by the co-founder of BetterMe and supported by Genesis Tech, Flyer One Ventures has deep expertise in Digital Marketing, Product, PR, Branding, and Recruiting. Along with the financial investment, Flyer One Ventures actively supports its portfolio companies, helping them optimize Digital Marketing campaigns, hire R&D staff, build user-friendly products, and fundraise Series A and Series B rounds. Flyer One Ventures' ultimate goal is to support early-stage startups in the geographies with low access to early financing and help them become global leaders by mentorship and daily support.
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- Industry: Software, Education, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Cyprus, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 43
- Round size: Seed $500k–$5.4M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.3M; Series A $500k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 99math — 99math is e-sports in school math! Global online tournaments for kids. They get excited and start achieving in math.
- Peech — text to speech
- Cooper Pet Care — Just Russel honden- en kattenvoeding op maat. Op basis van ras, leeftijd, gezondheid en gewicht. Makkelijker voor jou, beter voor je huisdier!
Welcome to Alfabeat, a specialist seed and early stage venture capital fundfocused on Enterprise SaaS companies from Central and Eastern Europe,backed by successful enterprise software founders.
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- Industry: Software, Marketing, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Poland, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Seed $199k–$4M; Pre-Seed $300k–$1.2M; Series A $2.5M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Andiamo — See what people are saying. Andiamo gives me full control over my prescription. I can achieve outcomes I didn't think
- SunRoof — Roof of the future
- Druid AI — DRUID is an AI platform that allows companies to automate processes by designing and deploying UiPath RPA integrated chatbot virtual assistants.
Murat Abdrakhmanov is a co-investor at 2C2P. Attended Fuqua Executive school of bussines.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Kazakhstan, Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $500k–$3.4M; Pre-Seed $235k–$700k
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zeely — Zeely is a website development platform designed to assist businesses in marketing their web pages. The company's platform allows businesses to create and promote websites without using codes or UI/UX designs, and these codes can be linked with Google Ads or other social media platforms to increase reach, allowing businesses to create awebpage based on AI and expand their audience network.
- Kwaaka — Kwaaka is a subscription-based service that integrates Food Delivery services like Glovo, Wolt, Bolt Food, Deliveroo direct into restaurants’ point-of-sale systems, streamlining order taking processes and menu management through a single interface and eliminating the requirement for restaurant staff to monitor multiple devices and manually repunchorders into their existing system.
- Yope — Salo is a discussion platform that erases the borders for people with diverse opinions to let anyone speak up and be heard.
Investments in exceptional teams in the Baltics & Nordics.Our two main focuses include: 1. Startups with a technological edge. Seed stage. Our check size is from €50K up to €200K. With a vast experience in startup building, we typically get hands-on with our advice and help the founders achieve operational excellence. 2. Innovators oftraditional sectors. SMEs with a proven track and strong market position. Clear plans to accelerate the growth. Our investment ticket can be from €300K to €700K to support these aspirations. If you think we have a match, reach out through invest@springcapital.ee.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Estonia, Finland, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $426k–$2.5M; Pre-Seed $500k–$2.5M; Series A $7.4M–$9.1M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $7.4M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Uniify — Uniify is a no-code customer onboarding software that makes it fast, easy and secure for financial companies to onboard their customers. Save your business time and money, and build onboarding flows for your customers in minutes instead of months.
- Crisp — Crisp leverages the power of the cloud to connect and analyze disparate retail data sources, providing the supply chain with real-time insights and trends. Food suppliers, retailers, distributors and brokers use Crisp's open-data platform to manage supply more efficiently, reduce waste and skyrocket profitability.
- Salesforge — Salesforge is an all-in-one sales execution super app that gives every sales team the highest probability to hit their target by tackling email deliverability and the need to personalize cold email outreach at scale.We do that by enabling real-time AI & machine learning to decision critical sales activities, enhance messaging and eliminatethe need for various sales point solutions, therefore driving superior conversion rates.
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