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Top 50 Manufacturing VC Funds in Finland

Last updated: Apr 2024 A list of 50 VC funds that invest in Manufacturing startups based in Finland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Manufacturing companies from Finland. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Manufacturing VC Funds in Finland

Investor	Manufacturing Finland investments
Tesi	18
Butterfly Ventures	11
Finnvera Venture Capital	11
Inventure	10
Lifeline Ventures	9
Business Finland	7
Redstone	7
Innovestor	6
VTT Ventures	4
VNT Management	4
Visionplus	4
Voima Ventures	3
Taaleri	2
Maki.vc	2
CapMan	2
Nordic Option	2
LähiTapiola	2
Ventech	2
Nidoco	2
VIA Equity	2
Aura Group	2
Innovations Kapital	2
Leaguer Venture Capital	1
C2 Ventures	1
Ecolab	1
Qualcomm	1
Norsepower Oy	1
LIFTT	1
Viventures	1
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund	1
Secto Design	1
Nicoya	1
Nina Capital	1
Vendep Capital	1
Building Ventures	1
Pontos Group	1
CMPC Ventures	1
Logispring	1
Emerald Technology Ventures	1
Invus	1
Redbird Ventures	1
Infosto	1
Suffice International	1
Übermorgen Ventures	1
Valve Ventures	1
Google	1
Vantaan Energia	1
Ascend Capital Partners	1
ITOCHU International	1
FIH Mobile	1

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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

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
Funding Round, Series A, Series B
Finland, United States, Argentina

Portfolio highlights

Measurlabs — We provide testing services for any material, product, or chemical, helping product developers and quality managers get the information they need about their products.
Algorithmiq — Algorithmiq utilizes its expertise in quantum information, complex systems, and computational physics to develop algorithms to develop new and effective drugs, solve problems in life sciences, and discover new materials.
Carbo Culture — We are a project developer with proprietary climate technology. We are building a rapidly scalable biochar carbon removal solution.

Butterfly Ventures is a seed-stage focused VC in the Nordics, investing in deep tech, hardware, and hardware interfacing software. The company prefers to get involved with companies early on; 80% of Butterfly Ventures portfolio companies don't have any revenue at the time of their entry. Butterfly Ventures was founded in 2012 and ever sincethen it has been one of the most active early stage VCs in the region. The company has offices in Oulu, Helsinki and Stockholm.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Finland, Sweden, Norway

Portfolio highlights

RiACT — Software for robots. Real-time development platform for creators and users of flexible robot applications.
Embedl AB — Efficient Deep Learning by Deep Learning model optimization
EmbeDL — Efficient Deep Learning for Embedded Systems

Finnvera makes direct investments in early-stage enterprises through Seed Fund Vera Ltd. Finnvera's goal is to cover shortcomings existing on the market between product development funding and private equity investments. Finnvera does not compete with private financiers; instead, it strives to supplement the financial market.Finnvera'sinvestments enable, start and accelerate growth and internationalisation among investment targets. Enterprises are developed to make them attractive targets for further financing by other investors and industrial actors. Investments are made in technology enterprises at an early stage and in technology-intensive or innovative service enterprises that have potential for developing into international growth enterprises.Finnvera is also known as a specialised financing company owned by the State of Finland. It provides its clients with loans, guarantees, venture capital investments and export credit guarantees.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Finland, United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Enfuce — Enfuce is a cloud-based financial services provider that specializes in card issuing and payment processing services. It helps banks, fintech, and financial institutions become and remain fully PSD2 compliant, and helps them give third-party service providers access to digital accounts.The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered inEspoo, Finland.
Nordcloud — Nordcloud is a European leader in public cloud infrastructure solutions and cloud-native application services. Since 2011 we have completed more than 500 deployments to help our enterprise customers gain the maximum benefits of the cloud, including security, agility, scalability and overall cost-savings.
Aurealis Pharma — Multi-target cell and gene therapies for unmet medical needs. Developing therapies for chronic wounds, cancer and inflammatory diseases.

Since 2005, Inventure has backed over 90 companies including Wolt, Swappie, Jobbatical, aiMotive, and more.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Mobile
Seed, Series A, Series B
Finland, Sweden, Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Leya AI — Feel and sound like an English native in 3 months
UltiHash — Data powers breakthroughs. UltiHash is the storage foundation to accelerate them: blazing fast, highly efficient, and built for sustainable long-term growth.
Reveel — Say goodbye to paper maps, brochures, and outdated audio guides. Reveel offers digital solutions for destinations such as UNESCO sites, sights, museums, cities, hotels and parks, taking the visitor experience to the next level. Become part of the smart destination movement, enhance the visitor experience, and discover the future of travel.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Finland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Mjuk — Marketplace for pre-owned, unique design furniture
Risk Ledger — Risk Ledger ensures your supply chain security by providing tools to run and respond to cyber security-led, third-party risk management programmes at scale.
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.

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.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Grant, Funding Round
Finland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Teamspective — Teamspective's SaaS solution helps companies create culture of performance and wellbeing in their organization through - Actionable and real-time visibility to employee wellbeing and effectiveness of teams' collaboration - Replacing heavy 360 feedbacks with timely collection of high quality feedback that activates personal development -Modernizing performance evaluations with a process that takes only minutes per employee and eliminates rater bias - Understanding organization's dynamics through ONA surveys that are 10x faster and cheaper than consulting-driven versionsTeamspective's customers have 2x higher amount of employees satisfied with the feedback they receive.
Supersight — 100% privacy preserving mobile app for people counting, revolutionising real world business process automation. A Finnish high-tech product is most efficient method on the market for counting the number of people in a space with our AI technology, ensuring complete privacy and a productive environment for all. Customers in Finland and France.
Linio Biotech Ltd — Science by nature, Inspired by biology, driven by curiosity. We redefine skin regeneration.

The Redstone team is an international and diverse group of serial entrepreneurs, investors, investment professionals, tech analysts and data scientists.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Germany, Finland, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Hiboo — Hiboo is data infrastructure platform that helps you collect, control, and visualise your equipment data.
Chipmetrics — Test chip, test elements and test wafer business concept builder for advanced materials and microelectronics manufacturing. Expert in thin film conformality characterization. Mission is to accelerate applications of conformal 3D thin films. Main product line: PillarHall test chips.
Multiverse Computing — World leaders in quantum computing for the financial industry. The first quantum & quantum-inspired toolbox for finance.

Welcome to Innovestor! We are a Finnish investment company focusing on venture capital, corporate venturing services, and real estate.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Manufacturing
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Finland, Denmark, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Capalo AI — We maximize the value of your energy storage systems. Now and in the future.
Kausal — Kausal helps cities turn their climate goals into action through a digital platform that enables smarter collaboration around key data.
Teitur Trophics — Teitur Trophics is a biotech company developing circular peptides for neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.

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?

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Biotechnology, 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.

VNT Management is a venture capital management company that offers its services to investors and entrepreneurs.The company offers investors with 3 venture capital funds, all of which focus on clean technology. Furthermore, it offers an IRR of 25% and a position in the top quartile of European venture capital funds. Entrepreneurs are offered withsupply management, business idea, application, and product concept development, and technology scanning and evaluation services.VNT Management was founded in 2002 and is based in Finland.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Electronics, Information Technology
Funding Round, Series B, Seed
Finland, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Visedo — Danfoss Editron specializes in hybrid and electric powertrain systems for off-highway and marine markets.
WeSustain — WeSustain develops and sells web-based software for enterprise sustainability management. The company’s ESM software is a management support system that helps companies go green and manage products, processes, and technologies in an environment-friendly manner.WeSustain’s ESM software enables the clients to establish a software-supported ESMsolution, as well as manage, improve, and report their ESM performance on a global basis while mitigating sustainability risks. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Buxtehude, Germany.
Cajo Technologies — Our turnkey laser marking solutions for traceability and product markings are easy to use and optimized for industrial production processes.

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Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Finland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Pebble — Pebble is a electric vehicle manufacturing startup.
Transfluent — Professional translations for all business needs. Fast. Easy.
BetterDoctor — BetterDoctor helps validate and deliver accurate provider data to health plans, health systems, and hundreds of other companies via its API — from startups to publicly traded ones. This ultimately helps achieve the mission of helping consumers find the healthcare they need.Today, BetterDoctor's data platform and APIs power 9 health plans,350 companies, 1,500 developers, helping millions of people find the right doctor each month. Health Plans BetterDoctor uses multi-modal outreach to drive providers to attest their information on BetterDoctor's online portal. API PartnersBetterDoctor brings transparency to doctor data. Their real-time platform, master database and API services enable everyone to add doctor data to their systems, websites and applications. Today, BetterDoctor API and data tools power health insurance companies, healthcare startups and doctor search tools. https://betterdoctor.com/developers

Voima Ventures’ mission is to solve major global problems by combining science, entrepreneurship, and value adding capital. They shed light on the ideas and technology which require time and courage to build. Industry domains include bio and new materials, medical technologies and life sciences, imaging and optics, IoT and electronics, robotics,software & ICT and AI. In addition, Voima Ventures has invested in more than 30 deep tech startups, including companies like Solar Foods, Infinited Fiber Company, and Dispelix. Cornerstone investors are VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and European Investment Fund (EIF), backed by Finnish private and institutional investors.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Finland, Sweden, Norway

Portfolio highlights

n-Ink — n-ink provides n-type ink formulations compatible with solution-deposition processes for Printed Electronics, Internet of Things and Bioelectronics.
Kuva Space — Kuva Space improves life on Earth through daily, space-borne hyperspectral imaging and AI. We offer Earth observation solutions for more sustainable business.
The Human Touch Robotics — Automating online grocery and food related goods picking with single-item picking robots, through adaptive gripping and AI vision system.

Taaleritehdas Wealth Management is helping all Finns see the advantages of ownership and find their own way to own.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Lending
Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
Finland, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Rester — Rester is a Finnish company enabling the recovery of business textiles into a new textile fibre and quality raw material.
Betolar — Betolar is a new materials startup specialized in new geopolymer-based carbon-neutral construction materials for the construction industry and circular economy.
Woodly Oy — Woodly® is an entirely new type of wood-based packaging material that can be used to substitute traditional fossil-based plastics. Woodly is recyclable can be made into transparent and flexible packaging, and the material mimics the best qualities of traditional plastics.

Maki.vc is an early-stage venture capital firm partnering with deep tech & brand-driven startups obsessed with challenging category norms.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Finland, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Enfuce — Enfuce is a cloud-based financial services provider that specializes in card issuing and payment processing services. It helps banks, fintech, and financial institutions become and remain fully PSD2 compliant, and helps them give third-party service providers access to digital accounts.The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered inEspoo, Finland.
CardioSignal — Access information about your heart health in just one minute using your phone.
Magic Feedback — Magic Feedback is an AI business creating a platform that compiles user reviews into one location and analyzes everything automatically using its own AI.

CapMan is a leading Nordic private assets management and investment company. They have built value in unlisted businesses, real estate and infrastructure for 30 years. They serve investors in the private assets class on a broad scale. Their roots are Nordic but their handprint and their networks are international.At CapMan, they build betterorganised, managed, and financially stable companies, because this contributes to overall economic well-being. More jobs and innovations equal better conditions for the society. Similarly, they invest in real estate and infrastructure, because they believe that functional high-quality environments and utilities are cornerstones for functioning societies.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Private Equity, Funding Round, Series B
Finland, Russian Federation, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Napier AS — Napier in the terms of the fish offers sustainable transportation for the entire globe. Napier provides for farmers that require lucrative, environmentally friendly transportation of farmed fish from the cage to the slaughterhouse.
Serverius — The company Serverius provides supporting IT infrastructure services.
fuZion A/S — Datacenter and infrastructure provider

Nordic Option is a private equity fund focusing its investments on growth companies. It provides capital investments in small and medium-sized growth companies that have already established themselves in Northern Finland. The fund's investment strategy includes the possibility to make up to 5 early-stage growth investments with one millioneuros.The firm's value of investments in portfolio companies is approximately EUR 10 million and the value of loans granted is approximately EUR 1 million.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, 3D Technology
Funding Round, Seed, Series C
Finland

Portfolio highlights

Haltian — End-to-end IoT solutions and world-glass product design services from Haltian
SensorFu — SensorFu detects new network leak paths before they are exploited. If you're required to operate isolated networking environments, SensorFu helps you to anwer question: is my network isolation working as intended? Leaks from isolated network segments can be a result of human error or malice, and they may violate security policies orcontractual obligations. SensorFu automates previously manual audit checks, and it empowers IT- and IT security ops to ensure continuous network, and network segment isolation that meets their mission specific policies and regulatory requirements. SensorFu Beacon is available as virtual appliance, software application and as hardware appliance.
Brightplus — Brightplus is an innovative renewable materials manufacturing company from Finland. We specialise in design and development of new functional properties for industrial biomaterial solutions. We cater for industries like packaging, construction, cosmetics and consumer goods. Our expertise is based on developing solutions to multiple industries andproviding fast prototyping and full fit for customers’ production lines. Our deep chemical BrightBio® technology creates an optimal fit between coatings, barriers and plastic replacing materials to help you in raising your material functionality to the next level.

LähiTapiola is based on mutual company form, a group of companies owned by its customers, serving the personal, farm, entrepreneurial.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Apps, Health Care
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
Finland

Portfolio highlights

Enfuce — Enfuce is a cloud-based financial services provider that specializes in card issuing and payment processing services. It helps banks, fintech, and financial institutions become and remain fully PSD2 compliant, and helps them give third-party service providers access to digital accounts.The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered inEspoo, Finland.
OVObots — AI Robots Oy designs, manufactures and sells social assistant robots, software, services and related intangible rights.Business Sectors EduTech (2018) OVObots - Assistant Robots for teachersHealth tech (2019) OVObots - Assistant robots for elderly people.ServTech (2020) OVObots - Assistant robots for customer service.----Our firstproduct on sale is OVObots - robot assistant for teachers.It ask math related questions from kids.Teaching and observing utilizing speech recognition, NLP and intelligent question processing.We have developed and manufactured robot and software. Our own teaching program is developed in co-operation with Finnish teachers and it follow the Finnish curriculum that is best in the world.The product is intended for preschools and elementary schools.It can adapt to the child's skill level and the teacher can track progress on their computer.
Altum Technologies — Minimize production stops and expenses due to fouling and scaling. Discover Altum's ZPD ultrasound fouling mitigation solutions for zero process downtime.

On-the-ground expert investors in early-stage digital. Ready to meet you, wherever you are.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
France, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Treon — The foundation for massive IoT
Farmitoo — Farmitoo is an online purchase of farm equipment directly from manufacturers.
Firecell — Firecell enables industrial companies to deploy and operate their own Open RAN 5G Private Network solutions.

Nidoco AB is a Swedish investment company whose strategy is to create long-term value through active ownership of public and private companies.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Funding Round, Series B
Finland, Sweden, Estonia

Portfolio highlights

Anocca — Anocca AB provides services like Biotechnology, Immunotherapeutics, Drug Discovery, Drug Development, Immunology.
Spiral — Easily make a difference every day
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.

VIA equity is a leading Northern European Multi-stage private equity firm with an excellent track record of building and transforming their investments into national and international industry leaders. Their core investment focus is within a broad definition of the TMT/ICT and Services industries but they consider investments in a wide rangeof sectors.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Funding Round, Private Equity
Finland, Denmark, Iceland

Portfolio highlights

Nets — We help financial institutions, businesses and merchants make tomorrow easier for their customers while delivering unrivalled security and stability.
Advania — Advania is a leading company in the field of information technology and provides customers with reliable advice and services. They have solutions in all areas of information technology and customers can apply to their individual solutions or integrate its services. Among their customers are large companies and institutions. They're in closecooperation with many international IT companies, such as Dell EMC, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP Business Objects and VeriSign. Their business is certified under ISO 27001 is an international standard for information security. They are proud of Their professionalism, clear communication and the mutual benefits created in collaboration with their customers and suppliers.
Dolphin Software — I found a great domain name for sale on Dan.com. Check it out!

Aura Group is a financial services company operating out of Australia and Singapore that provides tailored wealth and funds management solutions across the Asia Pacific region. Our vision is to build trust that lasts generations.

Investment focus

iOS, Blockchain, Information Technology
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
Australia, Finland

Portfolio highlights

InStitchu — InStitchu is an online custom clothier specializing in tailor made menswear. Customers are able to design custom made garments online which are then made to their exact measurements.InStitchu provides tailor made, high quality menswear through a simple online ordering process. Once a customer has added measurements to their profile, a suit orshirt can be ordered in a few minutes and on its way in two weeks. There are multiple ways for a customer to get their measurements perfected and enjoy that “perfect fit” InStitchu customers keep coming back for - our measurement guide will take you on a journey from your living room to the hustle and bustle of our tailor’s studio. Customers can choose from a wide range of globally sourced high quality wool and cotton fabrics, and when you’ve chosen, we’ll deliver your design right to your door. This new approach to shopping is stress free and cuts out the middleman, allowing us to deliver customers luxury tailor made suits and shirts without the high price tag.
Lygon — Lygon operates as a blockchain banking start-up. The Lygon platform is an industry solution that streamlines the bank guarantee process for everyone.
Global Reviews — Prioritised, enterprise-wide decision making, based on digital intelligence and customer centric research. Learn how Global Reviews can help your business here.

InnovationsKapital was founded in 1994 and is a leading independent venture capital firm for innovative growth companies in the Nordic region. The business, carried out from offices in and Stockholm, Gothenburg and New York, is focused on investments within ICT and Healthcare & Life Sciences, dynamic sectors that are rapidly expanding and whereNordic research plays an important role. The capital is provided by highly reputable Swedish and international institutional investors.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Funding Round, Series B, Series C
Sweden, Denmark, United States

Portfolio highlights

Silecs — PiBond manufactures materials used in electronic devices, including patterning materials for semiconductors and optical materials. We also develop complete solutions that allow our clients to focus on creating innovative products.
SantoSolve — SantoSolve is developing topical analgesic products based on non-radioactive strontium as the active substance. The Development program was initiated based on experimental clinical use of strontium-based products showing evidence of strong local analgesic effects on several localized pain conditions of both nociceptive and neuropatic origin. Nosignificant adverse effects associated with the treatment was reported.The companyâ€™s lead product, 2PX, is topically administered, utilizing dermal penetration enhancers for delivery of the active agent to its subdermal site of action. Phase I safety and pharmacology studies showed the active agent to have low systemic bioavailability, and only few and minor adverse effects were observed at the site of administration. In open label Phase II clinical trials, the product has shown strong analgesic effect in both nociceptive and neuropatic pain conditions. In follow up, placebo controlled trials, the analgesic effect of the product has been further documented. In the companyâ€™s most advanced pain indication under study, osteoarthritis, the company has recently completed the Phase II program.These trials supports the open label results and document statistically that the analgesic effect in patients treated with 2PX is superior to that observed with placebo treatment.
Action Pharma — Action Pharma A/S operates as a research and development focused biotechnology company. It discovers and develops new drugs and treatment concepts to treat cardiovascular disease and inflammatory diseases, as well as metabolic diseases, such as type-II diabetes and obesity. The company's product pipeline includes AP214, a modifiedÃMSH-peptide analogue for the treatment of post-surgical kidney injury associated with cardiac surgery; and AP1030 and AP11 series, oral anti-diabetic (OAD) for the treatment of type-II diabetes associated with overweight/obesity. Its product pipeline also comprise AP1189, an oral anti-inflammatory compound for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis; and AP405, a modified MSH peptide analogue for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Holte, Denmark.

Shenzhen Leaguer Venture Capital Co., Ltd. is a high-tech venture capital company founded by Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen (RITS) in August 1999. Its current registered capital is RMB 333.3333 million, managing assets amounted to RMB 1.5 billion. With solid capital strength, rich experience of investment and flexiblemechanism, Leaguer VC has invested more than 50 portfolio companies, ranging from IT, new material, medicine, electronics to optomechatronics and hi-tech incubators, etc. The average IRR for the current investments exceeds 30%. Leaguer VC has successfully finished its fund-raising of RMB 160 million in 2009 and set up fund management companies and venture capital companies located in Changzhou and Wuxi.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductor
Series A, Seed, Series B
China, United States, Finland

Portfolio highlights

OSMicro — OSMicro is an automotive millimeter-wave radar SoC and car-grade ultra-wideband (UWB) chip design firm. OsiMicro's other key product line, automotive-grade UWB chip devices, is undergoing rapid mass production development. The intelligence of autos has generated a lot of interest in UWB technology.
Guoke Tanmei — Guoke Tanmei is a visionary enterprise focused on developing materials for carbon-based energy storage. It directs at application scenarios including base stations, two-wheelers, electric cars, industrial cars, and energy storage.
Hongde New Materials — Hongde New Materials produces thermoplastic composite materials with fiber reinforcement. It offers energy storage and auxiliary components for solar and automobile power and steering systems.

Bridging the gap between founders and capital through content, connections and experience.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Canada, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Medmo — Patients frequently have to wait longer, travel farther, and pay more for medical imaging than is necessary. That's something we're here to change.
ePallet — ePallet is a technology and logistics startup that makes it easy and efficient to buy and sell wholesale food by the pallet.ePallet makes it easy for Vendors to sell more and customers to save more. ePallet provides an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform that allows customers to directly access to manufacturers’ products in full-palletincrements.
Surf Protocol — Surf Protocol is a decentralized platform for trading perpetual contracts. The company's goal is to make trading more transparent and secure.

Ecolab is a global leader in water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services that provide clean water, safe food, and abundant energy.A trusted partner at more than one million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With 2016 salesof $13 billion and 48,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.

Investment focus

SaaS, Software, Biopharma
Series A, Series B, Corporate Round
Israel, Finland, United States

Portfolio highlights

Paptic — Paptic is manufacturing company that revolutionizes environmental new material, wood-based renewable and recyclable products replacing paper and plastic. Paptic Ltd was April 2015. The company is based in Espoo, Finland and employs today 10 persons.
EcoPlant — The platform monitor, alert, control and recommend, by connecting directly to the machines (PLC) and other sensors that installed on the output lines. A unique algorithm designed to learn on real-time the current machine status and act towards energy efficiency.
Inspectorio — We allow Brands, Retailers, Vendors and Factories to improve Quality, Compliance and Delivery operations with tangible insights and data-driven collaboration.

Qualcomm is an American fabless semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services. It produces processors and connectivity solutions, displays, software, and charging products.The company is focused on various industries: automotive, education, healthcare, Internet ofEverything, mobile computing, networking, smart cities, smart homes, and wearables.Qualcomm’s products include Gobi, Hy-Fi, IPQ, IZat, Powerline, Snapdragon, Small Cells, VIVE, Wi-Fi platforms, Mirasol, Pixtronix, AllPlay, 2net, Brew, HealthyCircles, QChat, QLearn, RaptorQ, Vuforia, Halo, and WiPower.SnapTrack, Trigenix Ltd, Elata, Berkana Wireless, Qualphone and Airgo Networks are some of the companies that Qualcomm has so far acquired.Qualcomm was co-founded by Irwin M. Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi, Harvey White, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, and Franklin Antonio in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California with worldwide presence. It has offices in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, U.A.E, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Wireless
Series B, Funding Round, Series A
United States, China, Israel

Portfolio highlights

TRIPP — Eyes open. Mind Open. World open. Experience a world of awe and wonder with TRIPP.
uMobile — UMobile is an application developing company. They develop applications for mobile users. Few of their applications developed for iOS users are Block Puzzle Extrem
Hugging Face — Hugging Face is an open-source and platform provider of machine learning technologies. Their aim is to democratize good machine learning, one commit at a time. Hugging Face was launched in 2016 and is headquartered in New York City.

Norsepower Oy is a Finnish clean technology and engineering company pioneering the generation of renewable wind energy for the global maritime industry. Norsepower is a provider of low-maintenance, software operated, and data verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems. Since its establishment in November 2012, Norsepower has gathered more than $6million USD of funding, which has enabled development, testing and piloting of the Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution. The main investors behind Norsepower are Power Fund III, Lifeline Ventures Oy, Finnvera Oyj, and Wate Oy. Norsepower is also funded by Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Electric Vehicle, Public Transportation
Funding Round
Finland

Portfolio highlights

Visedo — Danfoss Editron specializes in hybrid and electric powertrain systems for off-highway and marine markets.

A not-only-profit operating investment company, eager to create a bridge between innovative ideas, territory and capital.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland

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NeoPhore — NeoPhore targets the dynamics of cancer neoantigen evolution and makes effective medicines that will become a key part of the next-generation of cancer immunotherapies.
SteerLight — SteerLight is a startup that develops LiDAR-based optical sensors, also known as laser-based optical systems, to aid with mobility.
ALKemist Bio — ALKemist Bio provides cell treatment to cancer patients.

Set up in September 1998, Viventures is a venture capital fund with a presence in the United States (San Mateo) and in Europe (Paris). The Fund was established to provide capital for innovative telecommunications and Internet businesses. Viventures invests in start-ups or expanding businesses with innovative Internet and telecommunicationsstrategies. The Fund provides seed capital and supports these newly founded companies in order to ensure their long-term development in Europe as well as in the United States. Viventures' investors include Vivendi, British Telecom, Mannesmann, Siemens, Nokia and Cisco.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, E-Commerce
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
United States, France, China

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HaoStay — Found in late 2015 with investment from one of Tencent's Founder. An education one-stop technology platform service company that provide online homestay reservation, post-education service and technology solution that target at parents/students who plan to study in USA and education consultant/company who provide service to theseparents.
Epic Sciences — Epic Sciences develops clinical solutions that accelerate drug development and guided therapy across cancer drug indications. Epic's new AR-V7 CTC liquid biopsy test is the first clinically proven predictive test for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Tactiva Therapeutics — Tactiva Therapeutics is an immuno-oncology company specializing in potent cancer immunotherapy using a dual T cell receptor approach.

European Circular Bioeconomy Fund invest and partner with entrepreneurs to accelerate late-stage circular bioeconomy companies.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, AgTech, Agriculture
Series B, Series A, Series C
The Netherlands, France, Belgium

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MOGU — By employing one of its finest technologies, mycelium, Mogu delivers responsible products for interior design. Mycelium design with Mogu.
watttron — Watttron invents a revolutionary heating system that can heat up surfaces heterogeneously.Watttron develops an innovative heating technology that can be used in various industrial processes. It is superior to current heating systems in many ways and offers a number of advantages. On the following pages, you will find information about possibleapplications and opportunities.The company is located in the Technologie- und Gründerzentrum Freital – a technology and start-up center on the outskirts of Dresden, the state capital of Saxony.
RED Horticulture — RED Horticulture specializes in horticulture LED lighting systems, photobiology research, and indoor and greenhouse lighting.

Timeless wooden lighting collection with a Scandinavian feel. Handmade in Finland.

Investment focus

Product Management, Paper Manufacturing
Seed
Finland

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Woamy — Woamy produces edible, non-toxic, recyclable cellulose-based foam with a directional strength that mimics wood. Based on a decade of scientific research, we make sustainable foam in Espoo Finland.

Nicoya is a business-accelerating investment company focusing on foodtech.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Grocery, Leisure
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Sweden, Finland

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Foodiq — Foodiq is a one-of-a-kind food manufacturer that can both develop and manufacture plant-based products.
Kavall — Kavall is a grocery delivery startup.
JULIENNE BRUNO — Julienne Bruno made with naturally plant-based ingredients like fermented legumes & slow roasted vegetables.

We deploy early stage capital to fuel the growth of need-driven health technology companies.

Investment focus

Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, Austria

Portfolio highlights

Ryver — We provide software to generate synthetic medical images and assess their privacy as well as quality
CryoCloud — CryoCloud Accelerate your protein structure determination - Bring your cryo-EM data analysis to the next level by using our cloud-based image analysis workflow.
Zetta Genomics — Zetta Genomics unleashes the power of genomic data to improve health outcomes for millions of patients around the world - and realise the potential of

B2B SaaS specialist VC operating in the Nordics and Baltics. We invest in the best early-stage software entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

SaaS, Software, Analytics
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Finland, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Agileday — Connect your business elements in one tool and manage your entire operations with Agileday. Match sales, projects, and talent together and optimize your business.
Happeo — This intranet keeps your teams informed, aligned, and productive with a template-based page builder, integrations, and universal search across all company tools.
My Telescope — My Telescope is the Share of Search analytics tool marketers use to track campaigns and build data-driven branding strategies.

Building Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Boston, MA. We partner with Built Environment entrepreneurs and early-stage startups.

Investment focus

Software, Construction, Architecture
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Parspec — Empower your organization with AI-powered solutions from Parspec. Bid more jobs, increase revenue, and improve profitability in today's dynamic market.
Clearstory.build — Construction's leading Change Order Communication Platform. We help Subs, GCs, and Owners communicate T&M Tags and Change Order Requests in real-time.
Skillit — We've got you. Free membership for construction workers. The top ENR contractors trust us with their skilled trade hiring needs.

Pontos is a family owned Finnish private equity and real estate investment company operating in Finland, the Baltic States, and Portugal.

Investment focus

Genetics, Hospital, Automotive
Funding Round
Finland

Portfolio highlights

Valmet Automotive — Valmet Automotive, a Uusikaupunki, Finland-based electric vehicle developer and manufacturer. Valmet Automotive provides engineering, manufacturing and business services for the automotive industry. In 2009, the company generated net sales of â‚¬56m and employed some 800 people. It manufactures Porsche Cayman sports cars, electric Garia golf carsand THINK City urban cars in Uusikaupunki, Finland. Cuca
Blueprint Genetics — We offer complete genetic testing and genetic diagnostics to medical professionals worldwide. Learn more about our winning clinical-grade NGS offering!

CMPC Ventures invest in entrepreneurship in an agile and determined way.

Investment focus

Product Management, Paper Manufacturing
Seed
Finland

Portfolio highlights

Woamy — Woamy produces edible, non-toxic, recyclable cellulose-based foam with a directional strength that mimics wood. Based on a decade of scientific research, we make sustainable foam in Espoo Finland.
Strong by Form — Strong by Form bonds nature and technology to build a sustainable future. Our Woodflow technology allows to produce high-performance lightweight biocomposites that are strong enough to become an alternative to materials such as aluminum or fiber reinforced plastics on vehicles and steel and concrete used on buildings. Emulating trees’ structuralefficiency, we’ve developed a design-to fabrication technology that combines the latest optimization tools and AI with a proprietary additive manufacturing process. This allows us to create timberbased composites capable of matching the performance other structural materials at a fraction of their weight and environmental impact.We tackle the sustainable lightweight materials market. These enable vehicles to reach longer distances and buildings to use less raw material. We expect Woodflow’s combination of high-performance, sustainability and productivity to become a game changer for the new generation of sustainable construction and mobility.

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Investment focus

Security, Supply Chain Management, iOS
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Confidex — Confidex is supplier of high-performing contactless ticketing and RFID tag solutions and services to make supply chains, transactions and authentication of goods and people more efficient and secure. Today, we are innovating and exploring with our customers how our solutions can help people and companies to address their problems and challenges byfusing strong combination of RFID tag design competence, RF engineering and customization to manufacturing experience.
Exaprotect — facilitate meeting regulatory and audit compliance and mitigate security risks.
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation — As a global logistics provider, Odyssey offers multimodal services for intermodal, rail, warehousing, LTL & LCL, managed services & consulting

We provide venture capital for companies with cutting-edge technology that solves key issues in the transition to a net zero emissions world.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Energy, Software
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
United States, Germany, Canada

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sewts — Founded in 2019 and based in Munich, sewts GmbH provides cutting-edge perception software, pushing the boundaries of robotics in processing of easily deformable materials. sewts has developed and demonstrated a unique technology that uses high-precision finite element method (FEM) simulations to efficiently train machine learning algorithms. Theintelligent software solution enables countless applications in industrial automation like the handling of textiles in industrial laundries or the manufacturing of garment. sewts is backed by APEX Ventures, Bayern Kapital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, UnternehmerTUM Initiative for Industrial Innovators and a couple of highly experienced business angels.
INDRA — Smart and decentralized Water Treatment Systems
Colibri Energy — Colibri Energy - Lithium Batteries produces battery solutions for GSE & Logistics to reduce costs of operations and provide sustainable alternatives.

Invus recognizes that every company is unique and that extraordinary business performance cannot be achieved by following a formulaic approach. Due to their unique structure, they have a great deal of flexibility in the types of companies and situations where they can get involved.Perhaps most importantly, they know that real transformationtakes time and that itâ€™s never a straight line. They fully align their incentives with their partners and have the wherewithal and long-term commitment to see through any bumps along the way.They have been successfully empowering owner-managers since 1985. They have been reinvesting the same pool of money from the same group of European families (through their Artal investment vehicle) since their founding. Today they manage over $4 billion in an evergreen fund and work out of offices in New York, London, Paris and Hong Kong.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series B, Series C, Series A
United States, France, China

Portfolio highlights

PayJoy — Looking for a phone or a cash loan? PayJoy gives you credit with few requirements and in minutes. No late fees charged.
Tisento Therapeutics — Tisento Therapeutics is a MA-based developer of novel medicines to treat diseases with significant unmet medical needs.
ADARx Pharmaceuticals — ADARx is a genetic medicine company focusing on the editing of Messenger RNA Targeting transcripts and oligonucleotide-based therapeutics.

We're dedicated to building strong relationships and successful businesses. Redbird Ventures is an on-the-ground investment group with an eye on the sky.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Supply Chain Management
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, Finland, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Akahu — Akahu provides open banking and open finance infrastructure. We make it simple for people to connect their financial accounts to trusted third parties.
Emrgy — Emrgy empowers customers to generate on-site clean energy using innovative hydropower systems that integrate directly into slow or shallow water flows.
Protein Evolution — Decarbonizing plastic production

Infosto is a Finland-based venture capital firm that specializes in early stage investments.

Investment focus

Sensor, Organic, Automotive
Series A, Series B, Series C
Finland

Portfolio highlights

Canatu — We create the most advanced carbon nanotubes for industry-transforming products. Discover more!

Suffice International

Investment focus

Electric Vehicle, Battery, Manufacturing
Funding Round, Debt Financing
Finland

Portfolio highlights

Visedo — Danfoss Editron specializes in hybrid and electric powertrain systems for off-highway and marine markets.
Akkurate — Sandvik Battery Electric Loaders and Trucks TH550B LH518B Mobile Charging Station Battery as a Service

We are an early stage VC for climate tech startups.

Investment focus

Energy, Software, Renewable Energy
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Germany, Switzerland, Finland

Portfolio highlights

InPlanet — Our vision is to to remove gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere while regenerating soils in the tropics.
Openvolt — A developer friendly API for unlocking access to smart meter data across Europe. Build more impactful apps in Energy Efficiency, ESG, EV Charging, Demand Response and a host of other use cases.
E-mobilio — E-mobilio is a consulting and mediation platform for electromobility.

Valve Ventures is a Helsinki-based angel and early-stage venture investor.

Investment focus

Energy, CleanTech, Oil and Gas
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Finland

Portfolio highlights

Betolar — Betolar is a new materials startup specialized in new geopolymer-based carbon-neutral construction materials for the construction industry and circular economy.
Woodio — Woodio is a digital designing agency.
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.

Google is a multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. Their products address a wide range of use cases, including email, navigation, cloud computing, web browsing, video sharing,productivity, operating systems, cloud storage, language translation, photo storage, video calling, smart home, smartphones, wearable technology, music streaming, and more.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Grant, Funding Round, Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

CharacterX — CharacterX is a Stanford-led decentralized synthetic social network that blends AGI technology with blockchain to change the social networking landscape. It is building a sophisticated multi-modal AI architecture that inputs and outputs multi-sensory data, including 3D and AR experiences, in conjunction with a next-generation computationalplatform.
AST SpaceMobile — AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global broadband cellular network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio. The company's team of engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today's five billion mobilesubscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected. The company was founded on May 31, 2017 and is headquartered in Midland, TX. The listed name for ASTS is AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A Common Stock.
Atheists Helping the Homeless DC — Welcome to Atheists Helping the Homeless DC (AHHDC) As Humanists, the mission of AHHDC is to help people experiencing homelessness in Washington DC and nearby areas by making life easier. Our goals are to help our community, to give, to learn, and to respect ourselves by respecting others. Why Donate? Our goal is to help

Vantaan Energia is one of Finland's largest urban energy companies.

Investment focus

Automotive, Electronics, Mobile Apps
Seed, Private Equity
Finland

Portfolio highlights

Myrspoven — Myrspoven turns gray buildings green while reducing cost and emission. Our AI predicts a building's behavior in order to increase its energy efficiency.
Virta — The Virta platform for electric vehicle charging gives you an accelerated and cost-effective channel to launch, operate, and grow an EV charging business.
Carbonaide — Carbonaide provides award winning technology to utilize and store carbon dioxide in the precast concrete industry. Our mission is to turn concrete from a large emission source into a carbon sink.

Founded by two Wall Street professionals in 2002 with the goal of making companies successful by helping them raise capital and improve their management standards. This was done by taking an active role in running these companies (at the Board level and operationally) and helping to secure strategic partnerships.Over USD 100 million in assetsgenerated from successful investments in China, and more recently in Europe. All invested funds come from our partners; no 3rd party money is managed. Since the partners are investing their own capital, they are dedicated to making their investments successful.Led by Monita Mo, one of the founders and a serial entrepreneur. Our partners have decades of experience across a wide range of industries and geographical regions. All investment partners have done business in Asia and bring an extensive network of contacts for our investments. Additionally, they have started, managed, and sold businesses and understand the challenges involved.See the need to share more developed technology to other markets, especially in China, where growth opportunities may be greater. That is why we are currently focusing on companies in Europe and other developed markets that have unique technologies that can be commercialized in their home markets, Asia, and the US.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical Device, Automotive
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Finland, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Battlesnake — Controlled by a web server you build, and the code you write, Battlesnakes move to find food, avoid others, and stay alive.
Inflection.io — Marketing technology for product-led companies
Nanoflex Robotics — Nanoflex Robotics develops a soft robotic system that precisely inserts specially made guidewires and catheters deep into the brain. The company provides patented magnetic navigation technology but also the necessary surgical devices. Nanoflex Robotics was established in May, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland.

The North American flagship company of ITOCHU Corporation, ITOCHU International provides trading services for more than 20,000 items and manages a portfolio of more than 20 subsidiaries and affiliates as well as a diversified range of investments. Headquartered in New York and operating in the US, Canada and Mexico, the company is involved in a wide variety of businesses, with particular strength in the machinery, aerospace and electronics, food, forest products, chemicals, energy and alternative energy sectors.

Investment focus

Recycling, Manufacturing, Wood Processing
Series A
Finland

Portfolio highlights

Paptic — Paptic is manufacturing company that revolutionizes environmental new material, wood-based renewable and recyclable products replacing paper and plastic. Paptic Ltd was April 2015. The company is based in Espoo, Finland and employs today 10 persons.

FIH Mobile is a handset manufacturing and Integrator services company.

Investment focus

Apps, Consumer Electronics, Augmented Reality
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
United States, China, India

Portfolio highlights

Lingxi AR — Lingxi AR is an AR optical display technology provider, providing optical solutions for partners developing AR glasses. It is committed to the development of lightweight glasses with large field of view. The optical modules are equipped with nano-scale coupling gratings and optical waveguide technology. AR 3D imaging can be achieved with an angleof view of up to 36 degrees.
HMD — HMD designs and markets a range of smartphones and feature phones targeted at a range of consumers and price points. With a commitment to innovation and quality, HMD is the proud exclusive licensee of the Nokia brand for phones and tablets.
Journey Technology — An augmented reality technology company.

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