First Fellow Partners
VC Fund
Helsinki, Finland
First Fellow Partners is a VC fund in Helsinki focused on Software and SaaS. A private investment firm run by Risto Siilasmaa and Kim Groop. Grounded in a deeply held set of values around entrepreneurship, trust, integrity and helping solve the world’s problems. We partner with strong and ambitious technology entrepreneurs driven by a mission to fix or build something important in the world.
- Total investments:
- 76
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 24%
Last updated:
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Industries First Fellow Partners invests in
Stages First Fellow Partners invests in
Countries First Fellow Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $500k–$8M
- Pre-Seed
- $256k–$1.7M
- Series A
- $2.3M–$26M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 23 (30%)
- SaaS 9 (12%)
- Information Technology 7 (9%)
- Artificial Intelligence 7 (9%)
- Cyber Security 5 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 24 (32%)
- Series A 15 (20%)
- Pre-Seed 12 (16%)
- Series B 7 (9%)
- Funding Round 5 (7%)
Country
- Finland 38 (50%)
- United States 5 (7%)
- Sweden 3 (4%)
- Estonia 2 (3%)
- Norway 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kim Groop
Managing Partner & co-founder
|
Managing Partner & co-founder | Total investments: 16 | Find email | |
Risto Siilasmaa
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 24 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quanscient develops multiphysics simulation software utilizing quantum computing algorithms to improve simulation technology. Its Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) platform integrates a unique combination of cloud-native multiphysics solvers, advanced cloud computing, and future quantum integration. The platform also offers engineers over ahundredfold increase in simulation throughput to enable fully digital R&D processes, addressing complex technology challenges in industries like fusion energy, 6G/7G, advanced semiconductors, biomedical, automotive, and aerospace. | $11.6M / Series A / May 26, 2026 | ||
| CRACI is a platform that automates EU Cyber Resilience Act compliance for product and service companies. It also secures software supply chains against attacks and vulnerabilities. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / May 19, 2026 | ||
| Endform is a software development firm specializing in solutions for test automation, with a primary focus on web applications and websites. | $1.7M / Pre-Seed / Mar 12, 2026 | ||
| Hamina Wireless is a tool for designing wireless networks, from Wi-Fi 6E to 4G, 5G, BLE, Zigbee, and more. | Seed / Jul 18, 2025 | ||
| Pixieray modernizes traditional eyeglass optics by introducing a pioneering adaptive solution giving anyone perfect vision. | Series A / Apr 28, 2025 | ||
| Elva wants to make recruiting internationally as straightforward as hiring domestically so businesses can easily add the greatest people to their teams. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Mar 10, 2025 | ||
| FinanceKey is a software company making APIs that integrate multiple banks and treasury for real-time payments and automate workflows. | $3.1M / Seed / Jan 15, 2025 | ||
| Quanscient develops multiphysics simulation software utilizing quantum computing algorithms to improve simulation technology. Its Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) platform integrates a unique combination of cloud-native multiphysics solvers, advanced cloud computing, and future quantum integration. The platform also offers engineers over ahundredfold increase in simulation throughput to enable fully digital R&D processes, addressing complex technology challenges in industries like fusion energy, 6G/7G, advanced semiconductors, biomedical, automotive, and aerospace. | $5.7M / Series A / Nov 05, 2024 | ||
| Louhe provides data driven security culture with explainable AI. | $3.3M / Seed / Oct 14, 2024 | ||
| Cadentia enables direct and personal relationships between B2C companies and customers. Cadentia's software toolkit empowers B2C companies to create AI powered brand companions that engage with the customers in conversational customer journeys. Conversational, dialog-based customer journeys enable you to listen to, understand, and meet everysingle customer's needs individually. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Jun 01, 2024 | ||
| See all 76 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does First Fellow Partners invest in?
First Fellow Partners invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 76 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 First Fellow Partners invest in?
First Fellow Partners typically joins rounds of $500k–$8M at Seed, $256k–$1.7M at Pre-Seed and $2.3M–$26M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not First Fellow Partners's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds First Fellow Partners took part in.
How do I contact First Fellow Partners?
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Who are the partners at First Fellow Partners?
The team at First Fellow Partners includes Kim Groop (Managing Partner & co-founder) and Risto Siilasmaa (Co-Founder). 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 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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