# Ari Korhonen

> Ari Korhonen is a seed investor at Lagoon Capital (Lappeenranta) backing Internet and Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lagoon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lagoon-capital)
- Location: Lappeenranta, Finland
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/arikorhonen
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/arikorhonen
- Website: https://x.com/arikorhonen

Ari Korhonen is a seed investor at Lagoon Capital in Lappeenranta focused on Internet and Software. Ari Korhonen - Angel investor and entrepreneur @ Lagoon Capital

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$2.2M |
| Series A | $5.5M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 29% |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| Computer | 1 | 14% |
| Analytics | 1 | 14% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 3 | 43% |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Videobot | People spend hours every day watching videos from different sources. Long walls of text can be tiresome to read, and images don’t show the whole picture. With Videobot, you can showcase your products, services, or anything you like with short and easily digestible video clips.Videobot is a revolutionary tool for creating leads and improvinginteraction on your website. It eases purchasing and finding information while making navigation a breeze. At the same time, Videobot makes collecting visitors’ contact information more straightforward than ever, so you don’t need to worry about missing any potential leads. | $2.2M | Seed | Aug 29, 2023 |  |
| Laserhub | Laserhub is the leading procurement platform for industrial metal parts in Germany, Austria and France |  | Series B | Jun 14, 2022 |  |
| Klevu | Klevu Oy is a self-learning search engine that helps online retailers turn visitors into customers. Its search for SMEs focuses on fast, relevant search with actionable insights into shoppers’ search and easy self-service integration.Klevu Oy’s enterprise edition provides natural language search with ease of catalog maintenance and insights intoshopping experience. It is based in Helsinki, Southern Finland. | $12M |  | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| Klevu | Klevu Oy is a self-learning search engine that helps online retailers turn visitors into customers. Its search for SMEs focuses on fast, relevant search with actionable insights into shoppers’ search and easy self-service integration.Klevu Oy’s enterprise edition provides natural language search with ease of catalog maintenance and insights intoshopping experience. It is based in Helsinki, Southern Finland. | $12M | Series A | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| Klevu | Klevu Oy is a self-learning search engine that helps online retailers turn visitors into customers. Its search for SMEs focuses on fast, relevant search with actionable insights into shoppers’ search and easy self-service integration.Klevu Oy’s enterprise edition provides natural language search with ease of catalog maintenance and insights intoshopping experience. It is based in Helsinki, Southern Finland. | $5.5M | Series A | Nov 22, 2019 |  |
| Flashnode | Flashnode is an integration service connecting the most popular, cloud-based softwares in the world. Our goal is to automate and optimize our customers’ businesses with the help of automation. | $2.2M | Seed | Jun 28, 2017 |  |
| Surveypal | Use Surveypal to design beautiful, cross-device surveys that boost response rates. | $1M | Seed | Mar 12, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acton-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alfvén & Didrikson](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alfv-n-didrikson) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jerry Pruttz Holding Ab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerry-pruttz-holging-ab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accounting EMU](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accounting-emu) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angelma-Mäkelä Oy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelma-makela-oy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Expon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Lagoon Capital

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

Lagoon Capital is a global investment firm that finances high-growth companies.

1 contacts available at Lagoon Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ari Korhonen | Angel investor and entrepreneur | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ari-korhonen |

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## FAQ

### What does Ari Korhonen invest in?

Ari Korhonen invests primarily in Internet, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ari Korhonen's check size?

Ari Korhonen typically joins rounds of $1M–$2.2M at Seed and $5.5M–$12M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ari Korhonen participates in.

### When did Ari Korhonen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ari Korhonen closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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