# Artturi Tarjanne

> Artturi Tarjanne is a Series A investor at Nexit Ventures (Helsinki) backing Linux and Mobile. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nexit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nexit-ventures)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2013
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artturitarjanne/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/artturitarjanne
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artturi.tarjanne

Artturi Tarjanne is a Series A investor at Nexit Ventures in Helsinki focused on Linux and Mobile. Artturi Tarjanne – Activist VC with business angel and serial entrepreneur background Artturi has over 30 years of international IT industry experience and is well known and referenced in Finland for his track record as one of the pioneering successful software entrepreneurs and organizers of industry interests at large. He is also a sought aftermentor and adviser for high growth technology enterprises and entrepreneurs and has had board and chairman positions on dozens of companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Linux | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Real Time | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rightware | Rightware Oy provides graphical user interface solutions for in mobile, automotive, and other embedded industries worldwide. It offers Kanzi to solve the implementation and differentiation problems of 3D user interfaces; and enable UI designers and engineers to focus on the creation, testing, and deployment of 3D user interfaces. The company alsoprovides Kanzi Studio to provide a what-you-see-is-what-you-get editor for the user interface designers and embedded engineers for creation and customization of embedded user interfaces. In addition, it develops Basemark system performance analysis tools for OpenGL ES, OpenVG, OpenCL, Android, Linux, and Windows Mobile performance measurement. Rightware Oy was founded in 2009 and is based in Espoo, Finland with additional offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Palo Alto. | $5.2M | Series B | May 14, 2013 |  |
| Rightware | Rightware Oy provides graphical user interface solutions for in mobile, automotive, and other embedded industries worldwide. It offers Kanzi to solve the implementation and differentiation problems of 3D user interfaces; and enable UI designers and engineers to focus on the creation, testing, and deployment of 3D user interfaces. The company alsoprovides Kanzi Studio to provide a what-you-see-is-what-you-get editor for the user interface designers and embedded engineers for creation and customization of embedded user interfaces. In addition, it develops Basemark system performance analysis tools for OpenGL ES, OpenVG, OpenCL, Android, Linux, and Windows Mobile performance measurement. Rightware Oy was founded in 2009 and is based in Espoo, Finland with additional offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Palo Alto. | $3.3M | Series A | Jan 07, 2010 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Inventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inventure-oy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Nexit Ventures

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

Nexit Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on digital disruption. We invest in disruptive and scalable Nordic companies in early growth and more mature stages of their development. Nexit Ventures has its home bases in the Nordic countries and Silicon Valley creating a transatlantic bridge. Our continuous and active presence on both sides ofthe Atlantic connects technologies, markets, partners, resources, and exit opportunities, creating significant value for our portfolio companies.Nexit has offices in Helsinki and Silicon Valley.

5 contacts available at Nexit Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artturi Tarjanne | General Partner and Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artturi-tarjanne |
| Sami Karppinen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sami-karppinen |
| Michel Wendell | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michel-wendell |
| Pekka Salonoja | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pekka-salonoja |
| Risto Siilasmaa | Co-Founder & Special Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/risto-siilasmaa |

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## FAQ

### What does Artturi Tarjanne invest in?

Artturi Tarjanne invests primarily in Linux, Mobile and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Artturi Tarjanne last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Artturi Tarjanne closed in May 2013. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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