Failup Ventures
VC Fund
Helsinki, Finland
Failup Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies in the Nordics and the United States. With offices in Helsinki and San Francisco, it backs technical founders building for the AI era. Its investment themes are AI for Work, AI Advancement and AI for Life. Typical initial investment: USD 500K-1M. Its website lists Failup Fund I Ky's current size as EUR 35M.
- Total investments:
- 20
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 45%
- Fund size:
- $33M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Failup Ventures invests in
Stages Failup Ventures invests in
Countries Failup Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.4M–$18M
- Pre-Seed
- $500k–$2.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 5 (25%)
- Software 4 (20%)
- Apps 2 (10%)
- SaaS 2 (10%)
- E-Commerce 2 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (35%)
- Funding Round 1 (5%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (5%)
Country
- Finland 7 (35%)
- United States 5 (25%)
- Sweden 1 (5%)
- Portugal 1 (5%)
- United Kingdom 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jesse Heikkilä
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itselectric is a curbside EV charging system designed especially for urban areas and to advance the adoption of electric vehicles. They increased access to public charging, which encourages the adoption of EVs and leads to cleaner air and healthier communities. | Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 15, 2026 | ||
| B6 Labs Oy is a cybersecurity research company based in Helsinki, Finland. Its website reports a €1.2 million pre-seed round in September 2026, led by Failup Ventures and backed by FR8. The specific announcement day is not publicly stated; September 15 is an approximate date used in the funding record. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Sep 15, 2026 | ||
| Optivian is an AI sales execution system for the agentic era that uses autonomous AI agents to oversee complex B2B trade workflows. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Feb 03, 2026 | ||
| Bracket is a digital platform that sits between corporates and providers, it delivers complete transparency and minimises financial risk for any business with exposure to FX | $7M / Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Nvelop is a pioneer in AI-powered, automated IT sourcing, delivering more efficient procurement, faster time-to-market, and enhanced compliance. Nvelop develops an AI-native SaaS platform for sourcing supporting end-to-end IT sourcing processes including solution exploration, requirements gathering, RFP generation, proposal evaluation, andcontracting. Nvelop was founded in 2024. The company is based in Helsinki, Finland. Learn more at www.nvelop.ai. | $1.4M / Seed / Jun 18, 2025 | ||
| Studio 555 operates as a tech company, that creates a category where interior design meets gaming and social apps. | $4.6M / Seed / Jun 15, 2025 | ||
| OSCAR offers a variety of fixed-price home services, including maintenance, cleaning, laundry, and beauty services, all accessible through a user-friendly app. Customers can easily schedule appointments for these services, with options available for immediate bookings. Additionally, OSCAR provides repair services for household appliances likewashing machines and boilers, ensuring convenience for users. The platform streamlines the process of finding and scheduling necessary home services, catering to the needs of busy individuals and families. Through its comprehensive service offerings, OSCAR simplifies home management for its users. | $6.8M / Seed / May 02, 2025 | ||
| At Kidre, we are redefining sustainability in children's fashion. Our mission is twofold: to provide the easiest way to buy and sell kids' clothing through kidre.com and to transform the second-hand clothing industry with our innovative Twice Cared™ software. Our proprietary Twice Cared™ software streamlines the entire process ofmanaging second-hand clothing, from intake and sorting to pricing and inventory management. Resulting into clothes that were cared about by the previous owner and cared for by us. Twice cared. | $649.1K / Pre-Seed / Mar 31, 2025 | ||
| Seven Stars is a startup for creating captivating mobile games with a talented, diverse team. | Seed / Feb 25, 2025 | ||
| Seven stars specializes in IT consulting, recruiting, training, staffing, payrolling, and human resource services. | Seed / Feb 25, 2025 | ||
| See all 20 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Failup Ventures invest in?
Failup Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Failup Ventures invest in?
Failup Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$18M at Seed and $500k–$2.5M at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Failup Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Failup Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at Failup Ventures?
The team at Failup Ventures includes Jesse Heikkilä (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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