# Failup Ventures

> Failup Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 44%
- Fund size: $34M
- Last fund: Nov 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/87384991/
- Website: https://failup.com

Failup Ventures is a Finnish-American venture capital fund based in New York and Helsinki. We invest in early-stage startups with strong, mission driven teams. Typical initial investment is $200K-$1M with capability to follow up with larger tickets. Failup is founded by three young exited founders and angel investors, with experience of buildingand investing in over 40 startups.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$18M |
| Pre-Seed | $500k–$2.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 11% |
| Power Grid | 2 | 11% |
| Electric Vehicle | 2 | 11% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 5 | 28% |
| United States | 4 | 22% |
| Sweden | 1 | 6% |
| Portugal | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jesse Heikkilä | General Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesse-heikkil%C3%A4 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Optivian | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Kidre | 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 | Seven Stars is a startup for creating captivating mobile games with a talented, diverse team. |  | Seed | Feb 25, 2025 |  |
| Seven Stars | Seven stars specializes in IT consulting, recruiting, training, staffing, payrolling, and human resource services. |  | Seed | Feb 25, 2025 |  |
| Ever | Ever is a technology and automotive company that helps its customers buy and sell high-quality electric vehicles. The company is based out of San Francisco, backed by leading investors, and led by former tech & automotive professionals from Uber, Lithia, Penske, Rivian, Carvana, Tesla, Lucid, TrueCar, Longo Toyota, Boston Consulting Group, J.P.Morgan, Lyft, Shopify, Flexport, Golden Gate Capital, and more. | $17.5M | Seed | Dec 31, 2024 |  |
| Bracket | 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 | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Dec 20, 2024 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Failup Ventures invest in?

Failup Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Failup Ventures's check size?

Failup Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$18M at Seed and $500k–$2.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Failup Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Failup Ventures?

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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.

### 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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