Top 50 Hardware Angel Investors in Finland in May 2026
Top 50 Hardware Angel Investors in Finland in May 2026
| Investor | Hardware Finland investments |
|---|---|
| Ali Omar | 6 |
| Jyri Engestrom | 5 |
| Leena Niemistö | 4 |
| Mikael Hed | 3 |
| Risto Siilasmaa | 2 |
| Janne Jormalainen | 2 |
| Anssi Vanjoki | 2 |
| Mikko Kuitunen | 2 |
| Zach Shelby | 2 |
| Otto Hilska | 2 |
| John Lindfors | 2 |
| Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani | 2 |
| Jari Ovaskainen | 2 |
| Kari Ahola | 1 |
| Vladimir Ashurkov | 1 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1 |
| Teemu Jokinen | 1 |
| Jaakko Ollila | 1 |
| Kevin Lin | 1 |
| Will Smith | 1 |
| Steve Chen | 1 |
| Nicolas Dessaigne | 1 |
| Henric Suuronen | 1 |
| Esther Dyson | 1 |
| Jaan Tallinn | 1 |
| Mikko Silventola | 1 |
| Dave Morin | 1 |
| Joshua Schachter | 1 |
| Pekka Vartiainen | 1 |
| David Shuman | 1 |
| Luc De Vos | 1 |
| Taher Haveliwala | 1 |
| Kim Groop | 1 |
| Timo Kiravuo | 1 |
| Karl Magnus Troedsson Troedsson | 1 |
| Marten Mickos | 1 |
| Sasha Markvo | 1 |
| Peter Vesterbacka | 1 |
| Lance Armstrong | 1 |
| Arielle Zuckerberg | 1 |
| Jari Ovaskainen | 1 |
| Juha Paananen | 1 |
| Nicolas Brabeck-Letmathe | 1 |
| Jeremy Yap | 1 |
| Timo Syrjälä | 1 |
| Harpreet Rai | 1 |
| Ryan Rzepecki | 1 |
| Anton Gauffin | 1 |
| Sune Alstrup | 1 |
| Gil Penchina | 1 |
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Find investors — It's Free!Ali Omar is a Member of the Finnish Business Angels Network. He attended Aalto University and the University of Oulu.
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- Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Finland, United States, Estonia
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
Jyri Engeström is an Investor and Partner of Yes VC. He attended Lancaster University
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- Software, Apps, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Finland, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- Jow — Jow is a grocery shopping app that simplifies shopping and gives advice of what to eat. This app offers free and simple recipes that adapt to the customer's taste. It automatically creates a customized menu with delicious recipes and fills the cart with all the ingredients necessary for cooking.Jow was founded in 2017 and is headquartered inParis, France.
- Orchid Labs — Orchid Labs is an open-source project committed to ending surveillance and censorship on the internet. Orchid uses an overlay network built upon the existing internet, which is driven by a peer-to-peer tokenized bandwidth exchange, creating a more inclusive, liberated internet. Orchid Labs was founded in 2017 by Dr. Steven Waterhouse, Jay Freeman,Brian J. Fox, Gustav Simonsson, and Stephen Bell.
- Gyroscope Innovations — Gyroscope Innovations is a new OS for the human body. It was started by Anand Sharma in 2014 as a personal project called April Zero.
Leena Niemistö
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- Health Care, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Finland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- 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
- Finnadvance — Finnadvance is an Organ-On-Chip company developing high throughput biological barriers on chips to mimic human biology such as vascular, lung and the Blood-Brain-Barriers for small molecule, micro-nano-formulation permeability and toxicity testing with in-vivo like dynamic cell cultures.
Mikael Hed currently works as a Chairman for Yazen. He previously worked at Rovio Entertainment as a CEO. Mikael Hed attended Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business.
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- E-Commerce, Health Care, Consumer Electronics
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Finland, Sweden, Lithuania
Portfolio highlights
- Naava — Naava helps you to make safer and healthier indoor spaces - experience Naava green wall, a striking combination of nature and high-end technology.
- CGTrader — Join the fastest-growing 3D model marketplace today!
- Loupedeck — Loupedeck custom consoles offer analog control with digital precision for effortless creative workflow. Shop now with free shipping!
Risto Siilasmaa is based out of Helsinki, Southern Finland and is the Board of Direcctor of Donut Lab. He previously worked as Founder of F-Secure. Risto Siilasmaa attended Aalto University.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Finland, Sweden, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Donut Lab — Redefining Electric Mobility Across All Industries. World's First Complete Electric Vehicle (EV) Hardware Platform With Unified Software.
- The Upright Project — Upright enables smarter decision-making for investors, companies and governments by quantifying the net impact of companies.
Janne Jormalainen is a Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board at New Nordic School. He is also a serial entrepreneur and angel investor.
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- B2B, SaaS, Hardware
- Pre-Seed, Angel
- Finland, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- UMNAI — UMNAI's neuro-symbolic AI learns, explains and enforces policy in real time, with built-in governance. Intelligence you can trust. Decisions you can defend.
- Loupedeck — Loupedeck custom consoles offer analog control with digital precision for effortless creative workflow. Shop now with free shipping!
- NurseBuddy — Meet Nursebuddy: a smart, intuitive platform engineered in Finland and built to help tomorrow's homecare businesses thrive.
As Executive Vice President and General Manager of Multimedia, Nokia, Anssi Vanjoki heads a business group that is responsible for developing Nokia Nseries multimedia computers and associated experiences and services. This fast growing segment of consumer electronics will shape our lives in a fundamental way. A highly respected brand authoritywith over 25 years of marketing experience, Anssi has been a driving force in Nokia's efforts to address the mobile markets. His work has focused on developing Nokia's brand durability, loyalty and continuity, while, at the same time, advancing Nokia's vision of a mobile world. Anssi joined Nokia in 1991 and was named Vice President, Sales, Nokia Mobile Phones, before his promotion in 1994 to Senior Vice President, Nokia Mobile Phones Europe and Africa. In 1998 he was made Executive Vice President, Nokia Mobile Phones Europe and Africa and became a member of the Group Executive Board of Nokia. In addition, in 1999, Anssi took responsibility for Nokia's Digital Convergence Unit and, in 2002, also headed up the Business Unit Management. He was appointed to his present position on January 1st 2004. Prior to joining Nokia, Anssi held a variety of management positions at 3M Corporation. Anssi is the Chairman of the Board of Amer Group, and was a member of the Governing Committee of the European Foundation for Quality Management 2001 - 2003. He is a Knight, 1st Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland. Anssi holds a master's degree in economics from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration.
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- Medical, Hardware, Health Care
- Angel, Series A
- Finland
Mikko Kuitunen is the Founder and Executive Chair at Vincit. He attended Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018.
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- Mobile, Hardware, Software
- Angel, Pre-Seed, Series C
- Finland, Poland
Portfolio highlights
- Tylko — Tylko offers uncompromising quality at a fair price, while perfectly fitted to your space & easily ordered online.
- Loupedeck — Loupedeck custom consoles offer analog control with digital precision for effortless creative workflow. Shop now with free shipping!
- The Planet Company — PlanetAI transforms sustainability from a compliance requirement into a strategic sales and market intelligence capability.
Zach Shelby is the Co-Founder & CEO at Edge Impulse.
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- Hardware, Software, Wearables
- Seed
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Augumenta — We develop intuitive and easy-to-use AR apps and tools that help companies improve their operational efficiency, quality, and safety.
Otto is a serial entrepreneur who started his first software company at the age of 18. His second company Flowdock raised money from Silicon Valley and got acquired by Rally Software in 2013. After that he spent four years scaling Smartly.io from 30 to 350 people as the Chief Product Officer.After leaving Smartly.io, Otto started working on yetanother startup. Founded in November 2019, Swarmia is building a B2B SaaS product to help self-organizing software teams to continuously improve their ways of working based on data from development tools.Otto has served as the chairman of Startup Foundation, that’s behind the Slush conference, Junction hackathon, Maria 0-1 startup space, and many other ecosystem projects.
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- E-Commerce, Advertising, Electronics
- Seed, Series A
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Solu — Solu.co is a Fastest Growing hub for Technology, How-to, Gadgets, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Digital Marketing And Business Ideas.
- Swappie — Buy refurbished iPhones at an affordable price - Swappie offers refurbished and cheap iPhones with a free 12-month Swappie warranty.
- Smartly.io — Smartly.io automates every step of social advertising to unlock greater performance and creativity on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.
<p>Stoic Venture Capital is an early-stage venture fund investing in emerging science and deep technology.
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- Education, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Finland, South Korea, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Yolk.fm — Yolk.fm is a social platform that allows users to chat rather than send text messages.
- IXI — Discover adaptive glasses with autofocus lenses that adjust to your viewing needs, providing seamless clarity at any distance.
- IXI — Discover adaptive glasses with autofocus lenses that adjust to your viewing needs, providing seamless clarity at any distance.
Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani is the Chief Executive Officer at DAAL. He attended Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University.
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- E-Commerce, Internet, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Finland, Egypt, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Sana — Sana is an AI company building the next generation of knowledge tools. Designed and engineered in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Yolk.fm — Yolk.fm is a social platform that allows users to chat rather than send text messages.
- IXI — Discover adaptive glasses with autofocus lenses that adjust to your viewing needs, providing seamless clarity at any distance.
Jari Ovaskainen - Business Development Director @ Modulight
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- Mobile, Gaming, PC Games
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Finland, Switzerland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Invstr — Invstr is an award-winning investment app that helps you invest smarter. Invstr gives you the confidence, knowledge and expertise to start investing to build your wealth. Unlike other investing apps, Invstr is committed to educating you before you even make your first trade. Because we believe that investing isn’t just about buying and sellingstocks. It’s about understanding the markets and making more informed investing decisions before risking real money. Invstr lets aspiring investors learn and practice with Fantasy Finance, a virtual portfolio management game. Get smart with our huge wealth of educational resources, including an in-app investing course, daily podcasts, and live news and updates. When you’re ready, invest from just $5 with our commission-free brokerage and banking platform. Track and improve your performance with Stats, and get personalized investment picks with Portfolio Builder. It’s everything you need to invest confidently and take charge of your financial future today. Invstr also boasts a huge community of over 800,000 members. The social aspect of the app makes it unique in that our members can share updates and post to their feeds, send group or private messages, create private leagues to compete against friends and socialize all within the app, forming the first active investing community of its kind. Invstr was founded in 2013 by Kerim Derhalli, who created Invstr after seeing first-hand how a lack of knowledge and confidence bars individuals from starting to invest.
- CREAL — CREAL makes Hi-Fi light-field projector for smart eyewear which ultimately everyone will use everyday for everything from cooking to neurosurgery.
- Kizy Tracking — Kizy Tracking provides global supply chain visibility with real-time IoT data. Benefit from small size, long autonomy, low cost. Start tracking now!
Kari Ahola is the Senior Vice President at Nokia.
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- Mobile, Software, Telecommunications
- Series A
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Iptune — Iptune is a global provider of Mobile Service Solutions with a proven track record in the telecom industry. They have developed a broad portfolio of solutions and services to help there customers to overcome the complexity of modern Mobile Service environment and maximize the revenues of their investments.
Vladimir Ashurkov
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- Electronics, Cloud Computing
- Seed
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Solu — Solu.co is a Fastest Growing hub for Technology, How-to, Gadgets, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Digital Marketing And Business Ideas.
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is an American retired basketball player and NBA Hall of Fame member since 2016. Shaq is also a former rapper, actor, fashion trend setter, investor and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA
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- Wearables, Health Care, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Edsoma — Edsoma is an EdTech company with a subscriber based revenue model. Our product is a literacy tool that uses data to keep users engaged.
- Limbo — Lose 12 percent of your bodyweight in 3 months using wearable tech. No calorie counting, no complicated rules.
- Bored Ape Yacht Club — Bored Ape Yacht Club develops a series of cartoon ape characters for auction in exchange for cryptocurrency. BAYC is a collection of 10,000 Bored Ape NFTs, which are digital collectibles on the Ethereum blockchain.
Experienced founder, board member, advisor and investor. Currently in 20+ companies (early stage) angel / pre-seed investor. Focus on SaaS, platforms, marketplaces and deep tech.
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- Software, SaaS, Marketplace
- Pre-Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- Finland
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- Agenton AI — AI-powered phone agents for auto dealership service departments. Answer every call 24/7, book repair orders into your DMS automatically.
- Shook — Shook Digital helps performance advertisers drive incremental results with TikTok ads by optimizing creative operations.
- Builderhead — Builderhead is an easy-to-use construction management software that helps owners, developers and general contractors complete construction projects on time and within budget.
Jaakko Ollila - VP of International Sales @ Booxmedia
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- SaaS, Hotel, Events
- Seed, Funding Round
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Naava — Naava helps you to make safer and healthier indoor spaces - experience Naava green wall, a striking combination of nature and high-end technology.
- MeetingPackage — Intuitive, automated venue sales management for all venues. Use smart automation to boost efficiency, grow revenue, and improve the guest experience.
Kevin Lin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metatheory. He previously worked at Everyday Ventures as an Owner and Manager. Kevin Lin attended Yale University.
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- Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Catena Labs — Catena is a product studio where we transform complex computing advancements into accessible, practical tools for users and developers. Leveraging AI and web3 technology our aim is to turn innovative ideas into real-world applications that are easy to use.
- Asterix — Asterix offers digital ownership and unlocks new possibilities.
- Cosmology — Cosmology is building a unified developer experience for interchain dApps
Will Smith is an actor, producer and musician, two-time Academy Award® nominee four-time Grammy nominee and winner Will Smith has enjoyed a diverse career encompassing films, television and multiplatinum records.Smith’s vast filmography includes transformative portrayals of true-life icons in “Ali,” “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “Concussion.” Hehas headlined an extraordinary list of films, including “Hitch,” “I am Legend,” “I, Robot,” “Independence Day,” “Men in Black I, II, and III” and “Suicide Squad".Currently, Smith can be seen in Walt Disney Pictures “Aladdin” in the iconic role of the Genie. The movie was directed by Guy Ritchie and has made over $1 billion worldwide since its release on May 24, 2019. Smith will next be seen staring in Ang Lee’s action/thriller, “Gemini Man” out this fall. Next year, he’ll grace the screen once again in the beloved franchise, Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life,” premiering around the world in January 2020, in which he will once again reprise his iconic role as Detective Mike Lowrey opposite Martin Lawrence. Smith will next go into production on Warner Brother’s “King Richard” where he will star in the titular role of Richard Williams, the father of renounced tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.Recently, Smith created the daring Facebook Watch series, “Will Smith’s Bucket List” where he challenges himself to a different item from his bucket list each week, including performing standup comedy with Dave Chappelle, skydiving in Dubai, swimming with sharks, and racing a Formula 1 car in Abu Dhabi. The show was a massive success for the platform. He began his career as a musician selling millions of records worldwide before crossing over into television with the beloved “Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” In 1998 he and partner James Lassiter founded production and management company Overbrook Entertainment, which has produced numerous top film and television projects.In addition to his artistic achievements, Smith is a successful business owner. Along with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, he launched a new media venture, Westbrook Inc. This is a cross-platform holding company formed to execute the Smith Family’s global content and commerce business strategy. Westbrook Inc. will encompass subsidiary companies including the existing Overbrook Entertainment, Red Table Talk Enterprises and the recently formed Westbrook Studios, Westbrook Media, and Good Goods, the latter an elevated merchandise business. Additionally he and Jada founded the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation. WJSFF is a nonprofit, philanthropic organization committed to improving lives and investing in organizations and initiatives that empower traditionally overlooked communities.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Series A, Seed, Series C
- United States, United Kingdom, Japan
Portfolio highlights
- HempNFibers — Growing hemp. Making a bio fuel to start. Than also an insulation out of it as well. Will look at doing more as company grows. I also know a way to power a whole warehouse by just the plants it’s self but I need funding to get this started. I’m building the transportation side just so I can gain an income to try and get this started.
- Mesh — Mesh enables safer, easier crypto transfers and payments from 300+ leading exchanges and wallets, all without leaving your platform
- Invisible Universe — Invisible Universe is an internet-first animation studio that develops original character IP on social media and web3 platforms. Its mission is to create the next household name animated franchises faster and more economical than traditional models. We believe the next generation of animated franchises will be born on the internet.
Steve Chen was an internet entrepreneur and the co-founder and previous Chief Technology Officer of YouTube. Born in August 1978 in Taiwan. Raised in Taiwan, Chen and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 15.After graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chen worked at PayPal, where he met Chad Hurley andJawed Karim. In 2005, the three founded YouTube, a website designed to simplify video sharing online.Chen was named one of the "The 50 people who matter now" by Business 2.0 magazine in 2006. That year, he and Hurley sold YouTube to Google, Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock.Chen most recently co-founded AVOS Systems with YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, Taiwan
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- Artue — Artue is pioneering the art industry's digital transformation.
- E-Pal — E-Pal connects high-caliber gamers worldwide, offering you supportive gaming companions anytime, anywhere. You'll never battle alone!
- Beaubble — beauty + bubble = beaubble [byoo-buhl] playground for beauty enthusiasts
Nicolas is a firm believer of “culture-first” companies and am focused on building just that at Algolia where team empowerment is how they accomplish their goals. Prior to co-founding Algolia with Julien, he spent over 12 years working on information retrieval at Exalead and Thales.At Algolia they believe every website and app deserves greatsearch! they offer a hosted Search API that helps developers deliver an instant and relevant search experience. We’ve seen that search is a great touch point to optimize – they regularly see double digit increases in engagement on sites when they improve their search UX.When they founded Algolia in 2012 it was originally going to be a local SDK for mobile app search. They changed direction and realized that they needed to offer search as a hosted SaaS service, but it was those early mobile optimizations that gave us their unique advantage. They are one of the few search solutions that has been developed from scratch, and they never would have gone that direction if they hadn’t originally been focused on mobile search.His focus has been first and foremost on making Algolia a great place to work. They have a unique culture here that values ownership as its pillar. They want to create a company where every team member takes initiative, gets out of their comfort zone, is empowered to make decisions; in short: be free to be their best.He is recently spoken at SaaStock on the challenges of running a company based in both Paris and San Francisco. His priority lately has been on scaling their growth and ramping up their team size.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- United States, France, Germany
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- Decima2 — Stop wasting money on Google Ads that don't convert. Decima2 finds what actually works, tests new approaches, and scales your winners.
- Rerun — Iterate faster on robotics learning with unified infrastructure. Ingest, visualize, annotate, query, and transform - from collection to training.
- Twelve Labs — Twelve Labs helps developers make programs that can see, listen, and understand the world as we do by giving them the most powerful video search API
Founding Partner of Play Ventures. He previously co-founded Nonstop Games which was acquired by King for US$32m+ earnout.Henric has over 16 years of experience building mobile games and studios around the world. Before co-founding Nonstop Games in Singapore, Henric was Product Management Director at Digital Chocolate (Helsinki and Barcelona) andHead of Studio at Wooga (Berlin). After King’s acquisition of Nonstop Games, Henric served as Senior Creative Director at King.Henric also has a successful portfolio of angel investments in gaming including Huuuge Games, Futureplay Games, Traplight Games, Matchmade, Omniata (acquired by King), DataTiger (acquired by Apple) and Astralis Group (IPO on Nasdaq). In total, his investments have raised >$125M of venture financing and made 5 exits + 1 IPO. Henric is based in Singapore and frequently travels to the main gaming hubs in Europe and the US. He holds double masters’ degrees in Computer Science and Business.
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- Gaming, Video Games, Mobile Apps
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Finland, India, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- Kasaz — Buying and selling properties in Spain is a daunting task. Low-quality listings, inaccurate location and painful visits-scheduling combined with dated portals makes for a bad user experience.Kasaz' one-stop real-estate portal reduces time to purchase by connecting buyers and sellers in a platform where the quality of the experience is key.The company was founded by Sebastien Marion, a serial entrepreneur who sold his previous startup Comufy to king.com.
- Matchmade — Matchmade is the leading influencer marketing agency for YouTube and Twitch. Connect with top creators and drive impactful campaigns. Elevate your brand today!
- Hipfire Games — VIVAMASTER78 adalah situs game online yang sempurna bagi siapa saja yang mencari variasi permainan yang luas, pengalaman bermain yang aman, dan promosi yang menguntungkan
Esther Dyson - Founder @ Way to Wellville
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- Health Care, Software, Medical
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Russian Federation
Portfolio highlights
- Ezra AI — Ezra provides full-body MRI screening for potential early cancer and abnormalities in up to 13 organs. Book a scan today.
- NextSense — Introducing NextSense Smartbuds: EEG-powered earbuds that go beyond sleep tracking. Backed by science, Smartbuds provide real-time insights to help you achieve deeper, more restorative sleep. Comfortable, intuitive, and easy to use, Smartbuds empower you to wake up your best self.
- Openwater — OPENWATER - THE FUTURE OF NEURAL DIAGNOSTICS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.
Jaan Tallinn is the Co-Founder of the Centre for Study of Existential Risk and Future of Life Institute.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Estonia, United Kingdom
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- LawZero — LawZero is committed to advancing research and creating technical solutions that enable safe-by-design AI systems.
- TENYX — Discover innovative solutions for digital transformation at Tenyx. Explore our cutting-edge technology services designed to drive business growth and elevate your digital presence.
- Lightyear — Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest your money globally without unnecessary barriers and fees.
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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- E-Commerce, Software, Transportation
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Estonia, Finland, United States
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- Corner Renovation — Volume Hiring AI Automator
- Awesomic — Get matched with the best-fit designer on a fixed budget with no stress. Place a design task and see the first results on the next business day. Start today!
- Montonio — 10x lower fees and the most customer-friendly financing solution.
Dave is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Offline Ventures.He was Founder & Partner Emeritus of Slow Ventures. A leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm that champions long term thinking and innovation. Slow serves a community of over 200 of the most innovative entrepreneurs and companies in the world. Including Slack, Pinterest,Evernote, NextDoor, Postmates, Blue Bottle and more.He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Path which was acquired by Kakao in 2015. He co-founded Path with the mission of being a source of happiness, meaning, and connection through simplicity, quality, and privacy in technology and design. Path continues to serves tens of millions of people each month to this day.Dave has had a lifelong passion for technology, entrepreneurship, culture, design, photography, nature, skiing, and improving society. He served both Apple and Facebook for several years during periods of rapid innovation and growth. Today, he serves on the Board of Directors of Eventbrite, Dwell, and Hinge. And, on the Boards of three Non-Profit Organizations, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and Montana ExplorationWorks. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He grew up under the big sky of Montana where he was ranked as one of the top downhill ski racers in America. Today, he lives and works in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Brit, son Ansel, and dog Pixel.
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- Mobile, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, France, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Zeel — Zeel delivers Massage On Demand:registered: - top-quality massages from licensed, vetted massage therapists to homes, hotels, workplaces, and events in as little as an hour, or up to a month in advance. With Zeel, customers enjoy a massage in the comfort, convenience, safety, and privacy of the place and time of their choosing, 7 days a week, 365days a year, with start times as early as 8 am and as late as 10:30 pm. Services by app for iPhone or Android . Our first service offering is Massage On Demand:registered:. Zeel has been offering Massage On Demand since December 2012, launching the app on April 2, 2013. Massage On Demand:registered: is disrupting the $15B US and $80B global massage market.The Zeel app allows customers to get massage at their home, hotel, workplace or event in as little as an hour, or up to a month in advance. They choose between a soothing Swedish and invigorating deep tissue massage. Customers pay a set price (including tax & tip), charged to their credit card on file. All therapists are fully vetted in person, licensed in their state of practice, insured (minimum of $1M), background-checked and trained by the Zeel team to reach the highest levels of customer service and experience. In September 2013, Zeel launched Massage Zeelot, the first-ever same-day, on-demand massage subscription service. Customers receive at least one in-home, on-demand Zeel Massage per month at a preferred rate, along with a free professional-grade massage table, theirs to keep.
- Oura — Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker is all about you: it measures the physiological signals of your body, understands your lifestyle, and guides you to make your own optimal daily choices. The ring features scientifically validated sleep tracking and personalized guidance.
- Dash Radio — 100% Free Music. More Variety. Zero Commercials. The Best DJ's & Stations. No BS
Joshua Schachter is an organizer at Self Racing Cars. He was the CEO of Tasty Labs and the founder of Joshua has also worked for directory, and was a co-creator of Memepool.
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- Software, Mobile, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Japan, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Arrows — Arrows is a customer onboarding checklist. Send every customer a personalized onboarding plan, with automated email reminders, due dates, assigned tasks, and a lot more.One of the hardest things about onboarding is getting everybody on the same page. Using Arrows, you can get "mutual buy-in" from your customers to build trust throughoutthe onboarding process. Plus, with due dates and automated email reminders, they'll always know what should be done next. Arrows is the place for you to collaborate, strategize, and coordinate together.Every customer is different... so why are you giving them the same onboarding plan? With Arrows, personalizing onboarding for your customers is a cinch. Start with a template, so your team never misses important steps. Then customize your plan for each customer, so you can get mutual buy-in on a plan perfectly structured for their goals and timeline.
- Urban Machine — Urban Machine pioneers sustainable wood reclamation. The Machine leverages robotics and AI technology to transform the construction industry by reducing wood waste and promoting circular practices.
- Hidden Door — An immersive adventure game set in the worlds of your favorite books, movies, and shows.
Pekka Vartiainen - Board Member @ Inbot
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- Mobile, Software, Apps
- Seed, Series A
- Finland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Inbot — Inbot makes business a more emotionally intelligent activity. We built technology that maps trust in a global scale. We then created a community of caring business people to make trusted connections. We offer a better alternative to hustling, spamming and cold calling. Inbot algorithms find trusted connections to relevant customers, andprovides entrepreneurs warm introductions to customers. It is a simple solution to a complex problem that removes all the unnecessary steps between creating a lead and meeting a customer. Inbot was founded by veteran entrepreneurs to help B2B companies do more emotionally intelligent business. The company operates in 8 cities across the planet, including San Francisco, Berlin, Copenhagen and Helsinki.
- Singa — Turn your computer, mobile or smart TV into a karaoke machine. A huge song library: pop, rock, hip hop and more. Get the free Singa karaoke app today!
- Linko Inc. — Linko Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, California and has the main development studio in Berlin, Germany. Linko Inc. was founded by veteran entrepreneurs Mikko Alasaarela and Vesa Per
David Shuman
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- Wellness, Fitness, Wearables
- Pre-Seed, Series A
- Finland, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Alyte — Alyte Social Fitness App is a new way to hang out online. Think yoga and pilates, on demand, on your schedule with your mates. Get launch notification.
- Oura — Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker is all about you: it measures the physiological signals of your body, understands your lifestyle, and guides you to make your own optimal daily choices. The ring features scientifically validated sleep tracking and personalized guidance.
- Tin Can — Far Homes makes to find, buy and manage homes abroad.
Luc De Vos is the non-executive director at Hybrid Software Group PLC. Luc De Vos attended KU Leuven.
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- Analytics, Consulting, B2B
- Seed, Series A, Private Equity
- Belgium, Finland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Apirium — Apirium acts as your ICT architect for the digital economy.
- Husky Marketing Planner — Marketing planning & marketing calendar tool for marketing teams. Makes the complete marketing planning clear on one central digital platform.
- DataStories International — DataStories a Partners in Performance Company, is an end-to-end prescriptive analytics provider for your operations. Real-time optimisation for better quality, yield and energy efficiency.
Taher Haveliwala - Co-Founder @ Scalar Labs
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- Software, Analytics, Business Intelligence
- Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Pulsa — Pulsa: The most innovative & affordable telemetry- wireless differential, weight & high pressure sensors for bulk, cryo, cylinder gas & hard goods.
- Deepen AI — We are an industry-leading computer vision tools & services company for autonomous vehicles & robotics. We improve labeling speed and accuracy of multi-sensor data from any sensor -2D, 3D, LiDAR, and more.
- Hypersonix — The ProfitGPT generative AI platform provides rapid insights and recommendations on pricing, promotions, inventory, and competition to drive revenue growth.
Kim Groop - Managing Partner & co-founder @ First Fellow Partners
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- Software, SaaS, Machine Learning
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Finland, Sweden, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Mendor — Mendor is a Finnish company, committed to the design, development and marketing of advanced diabetes management products. Mendor has launched a revolutionary, discreet, easy to use, portable all-in-one blood glucose meter and web-based software application for the daily management of diabetes. Mendor has designed its products together with usersand diabetes experts to address the needs of people with diabetes requiring regular blood glucose monitoring.
- Youredi — Youredi is the leading integration solution provider for the Supply Chain and Logistics industries.
- Detectify — Detectify's external attack surface management tool - assess, prioritize, remediate continuously growing external attack surfaces.
Timo Kiravuo - Researcher @ Aalto University
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- Electronics, Cloud Computing
- Seed
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Solu — Solu.co is a Fastest Growing hub for Technology, How-to, Gadgets, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Digital Marketing And Business Ideas.
Karl Magnus Troedsson Troedsson
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- Virtual Reality, Information Technology
- Seed
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- 3rd Eye Studios — Building groundbreaking tech & tools and atmospheric games
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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- Software, Enterprise Software, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Finland, United States, Sweden
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.
- ArcticStartup — ArcticStartup is the leading startup news publication covering the Nordics and Baltics delivering the latest insights on the hottest startups in the region
- 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.
Sasha Markvo
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- Electronics, Cloud Computing
- Seed
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Solu — Solu.co is a Fastest Growing hub for Technology, How-to, Gadgets, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Digital Marketing And Business Ideas.
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
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- 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
Lance Armstrong is the Managing Partner and Founding Partner at NEXT VENTŪRES.
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- Food and Beverage, B2B, Video
- Series A, Series C, Funding Round
- United States, Israel, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Throne — Throne is a health company that focuses on individual gut wellness and hydration maintenance.
- Rev Energy Gum — Rev Energy Gum - The #1 caffeine gum in the US bringing you the best source of on-the-go energy! The best tasting sugar free gum and coffee alternative that is equal to a shot of espresso in every piece - like having the energy of 6 energy shots in your pocket!
- Athletic Brewing — Athletic Brewing Company is revolutionizing beer for the modern adult by proudly brewing great-tasting, craft non-alcoholic beer & hop-infused sparkling water.
Arielle Zuckerberg the youngest sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is joining Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in October 2015, in a bid by the firm to inject youth and diversity into its line-up of partners. (TechCrunch)
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- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, France, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
- Partender — Partender: Bar inventory, Online Ordering, and Accounting Software in 15 min. Save $1,200-$5,000 in time, labor, and reduced inventory loss.
- Juni Learning — Achieve your target score faster with Acely. Get a personalized study plan, an AI tutor, and 50+ practice tests for the SAT, ACT, and PSAT.
- The Ticket Fairy — Discover amazing events and buy tickets online. Find concerts, festivals, and experiences near you. Plus, powerful event ticketing platform for organizers with transparent fees.
Jari Ovaskainen
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- Digital Media, Search Engine, Visual Search
- Seed, Angel
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Valossa — Valossa turns video to text and conversational AI chat worklows. Transcribe, generate captions and metadata, find scenes, and clip highlights with AI.
- VieLoco —
Juha Paananen - CEO & Co-Founder @ Soba
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- Health Care, Gaming, Wellness
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Finland, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Talewind — Talewind specialises in creating immersive brand experiences on Roblox, helping businesses engage with audiences through custom-built virtual worlds and interactive games.
- Revery — The team at Revery is on a mission to make access to wellness affordable and accessible to anyone with a mobile phone, through the medium of gaming.
- Fondo — Fondo is an all-in-one accounting platform for startups. We'll handle your bookkeeping, tax, and tax credits so you can focus on building your startup.
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
Jeremy is a full time angel from Singapore who invests across North America and Europe.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Snaplet — Snaplet gives developers production-accurate data and preview databases they can code against, so they can focus on shipping. Ditch the seed script forever!
- Dust — Break down knowledge silos and amplify team performance with data-augmented, customizable and secure AI agents. Deploy in minutes, no coding required.
- Terminal 3 — We empower an equitable digital future
Timo Syrjälä
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- Sensor, Manufacturing
- Series A
- Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Spectral Engines — Spectral Engines brings the power of material sensing and spectral sensors to process, portable and consumer measurement applications.
Harpreet Singh Rai is the chief executive officer of Oura and a member of its board. He was previously at Eminence Capital, a L/S Equity Hedge Fund where he was a TMT Portfolio Manager. Previously he was at Morgan Stanley in their M&A Group in New York.
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- Wellness, Health Care, Mobile Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, India, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Arya — Arya is building the Couples Wellness category, poised to become the next billion-dollar cornerstone in the global wellness market.Couples are falling into routine and many are experiencing increased loneliness. While billions are spent on fitness, mindfulness, and sleep, emotional and physical intimacy is often neglected. We invest in swipingfor the right partner and then trying to fix it (or spend a fortune divorcing them)... but not much in between.Arya's AI concierge makes it radically easy for couples to invest in their relationship and love life, both inside and outside the bedroom - a crucial ingredient to a successful relationship.
- Explorex Technologies, Inc. — The Indian restaurant industry has already adopted technology to adapt to the growing demands and match the expectations of today's customers but the absence of a full-stack cloud-based software is extremely frustrating to business owners today. The existing systems lack modularity, lack the ability to integrate with services, and hencearen't plug and play. Also, Restaurants are extremely frustrated with all the 5-6 independent systems that don't talk to each other. We are solving these problems by building a full-stack solution for the 30 million+ restaurants in India, by solves order management, operations management, online delivery, payment processing, reports & analytics, and guest identification and re-engagement all using one system - Explorex.
- Function Health — Test your whole body and own your health. Function, co-founded by Dr. Mark Hyman, is a lifelong routine of 100+ lab tests for the whole body including thyroid, hormones, fertility, autoimmunity, heart, kidney, liver and more. Lab results direct to you with insights from top doctors.
Ryan Rzepecki was the founder and CEO of NYC-based JUMP Bikes (acquired by Uber in 2018), focused on developing innovative solutions for urban transportation. Early in his career, Rzepecki worked as a planner in the bikes division of New York City’s Department of Transportation. During that time, he worked extensively to bring bike facilities tomore New Yorkers. It was this experience that led him to design a high-tech bike share model that he entered in the Copenhagen Design Competition. By 2010, he founded the company under its original name Social Bicycles, and set out to realize his vision of using bicycles as a smarter, cleaner, and more fun mode of urban transportation. His company pioneered "smart bike" technology, allowing bike share to go dockless and become more accessible and convenient for riders.In 2013, Rzepecki was named one of the 100 Coolest People in Tech by Business Insider and one of the Top 100 City Innovators Worldwide by UBM’s Future Cities. He received his master’s degree in urban planning from Hunter College of the City University of New York and his bachelor’s degree in marketing and international business from Pennsylvania State University.
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- EdTech, Education, E-Learning
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- United States, Turkey, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Bümo — BumoCare offers on-demand weekday and weekend child care for busy parents. We provide educare -- care powered by our globally recognized curriculum.
- Soar — Soar is a real-time streaming platform for volumetric video
- Subject — Subject provides high school learners access to premium, on-demand courses for credit or study support
Anton Gauffin is the Founder of Sumoing.
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- Gaming, Mobile Apps, Video Games
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Finland, United States, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- Gotiva — Play thousands of jigsaw puzzles for free on Android and iOS
- Odeeo — People play casual games to relax and have fun. So it’s no wonder the world’s 2.7bn free2play mobile gamers find aggressive full-screen ads annoying. Odeeo’s audio ad platform gets gamers. It’s built to amplify the in-game experience by overlaying contextual audio ads that players actually want to hear. For game developers, that meansmonetizing untapped in-game real estate and boosting incremental ad revenue—without hurting retention.For leading brands, it means cutting through the noise to target an attentive audience at ultra scale in an immersive brand-safe environment. And gamers? They can just play on!
- Benjamin — Start saving more money with our cash back app that automates the cash back earnings for people and businesses.
Tech Investor and Entrepreneur, former Founder & CEO at The Eye Tribe
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Denmark, Sweden, France
Portfolio highlights
- Rerun — Multimodal log handling and visualization for spatial and embodied AI. Managed infrastructure to ingest, store, analyze, and stream data at scale with built-in visual debugging. Fast, flexible, and easy to use.
- Hybird Energy — Discover how Hybird's intelligent electrical panels can save up to 30% in energy consumption. With source-level transparency and enhanced control, manage your electricity usage efficiently. Invest in Hybird for sustainable energy management.
- Doublepoint — Doublepoint provides smartwatches, wristbands, and other wearables with gesture recognition technology. This provides future computing platforms more comfortable, robust and intuitive interactions.
Gil Penchina is retired
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- Software, Mobile, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, France, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Fairy — Fairy offers 30 minute daily “hotel like” cleanings and is a great service for busy professionals and families -- their mission is to deliver happiness to every home in the world. Their team has started and sold venture-backed startups and have helped scale companies like Instacart, NextDoor, Box, and LinkedIn through their IPOs.
- Airstack — Every day there are millions of blockchain transactions. Airstack makes sense of them.
- Origin Protocol — Origin Protocol is bringing NFTs and DeFi to the masses
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