# Barona

> Barona is a VC fund backing Consulting and Career Planning. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Barona is a VC fund focused on Consulting and Career Planning.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Barona. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Barona. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/barona?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consulting | 1 | 100% |
| Career Planning | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Markus Oksa | Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-oksa |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fuzu | Fuzu is a mobile-first career development platform for users in emerging economies, from Africa and Middle East to Asia and Latin America.Fuzu takes a fresh approach to job-seeking, recruitment and learning - with focus on testing and developing one’s skills and competencies.Fuzu keeps the users engaged by continuously offering high qualitycontent and news and by maximizing the power of social networks in career management. | $3.9M | Series A | Mar 10, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [aucfan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aucfan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cornerstone Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cornerstone-enterprises) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Finnfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finnfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kepple Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kepple-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Polkuni — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seedstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Barona invest in?

Barona invests primarily in Consulting and Career Planning startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Barona?

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### Who are the partners at Barona?

The team at Barona includes Markus Oksa (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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