# ELY Center

> ELY Center is a VC fund in Needham backing Automotive, Electronics and 3D Technology. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Needham, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ely-center-llc/
- Website: http://elycenter.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elycenter

ELY Center is a VC fund in Needham focused on Automotive and Electronics. Speech and Language therapy center with a special concentration and expertise in social cognitive development.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Grant | $30k–$91k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |
| Electronics | 1 | 33% |
| 3D Technology | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Product Design | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 1 | 33% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pole Bicycles | Pole Bicycles is a Finnish mountain bike brand. We make our bikes sustainably in Finland for an unrivaled riding experience. All our CNC-machined bikes are made in-house in our factory in Finland. | $29.9K | Grant | Mar 04, 2021 |  |
| TactoTek | TactoTek develops and licenses injection-molded structural electronics (IMSE®) technologies. Automotive, aviation, connected home, industrial control, and medical brands use TactoTek innovations to create next-generation user experiences that are compelling, differentiated, and more sustainable. Designers use TactoTek IP to integrate circuits andcomponents directly into plastic parts, transforming conventional structures into smart interactive surfaces. TactoTek licenses its intellectual property, including over 280 patents and critical know-how developed over a decade of intensive R&D and quality testing, to global manufacturers who use reliable, standardized manufacturing processes to produce curved-shape and conformal electronics | $8.4M | Debt Financing | Feb 15, 2018 |  |
| Pole Bicycles | Pole Bicycles is a Finnish mountain bike brand. We make our bikes sustainably in Finland for an unrivaled riding experience. All our CNC-machined bikes are made in-house in our factory in Finland. | $91.4K | Grant | May 30, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Business Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-finland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nordea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nordea-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ELY Center invest in?

ELY Center invests primarily in Automotive, Electronics and 3D Technology startups, most often at Grant and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is ELY Center's check size?

ELY Center typically joins rounds of $30k–$91k at Grant. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ELY Center participates in.

### When did ELY Center last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ELY Center closed in Mar 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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