# Hannu Vaajoensuu

> Hannu Vaajoensuu is a seed investor in Helsinki backing SaaS, Software and Information Technology. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannu-vaajoensuu-5389433

Hannu Vaajoensuu is a seed investor in Helsinki focused on SaaS and Software. Hannu Vaajoensuu - Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Nervogrid

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$1.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 50% |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 3 | 75% |
| Sweden | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claims Carbon | Claims Carbon is climate and insurtech startup that helps insurance industries in reaching out the net zero emissions targets. | $1.1M | Seed | Nov 18, 2022 |  |
| HappySignals | HappySignals develops an experience management platform that helps improve employee experience. The company helps businesses improve their internal services by shifting the focus to employee experience by measuring and analyzing employee happiness and productivity. The right balance between service costs, lost worktime, and satisfaction translatesinto a happier bottom line. | $1.1M | Seed | Mar 25, 2019 |  |
| 3DBear | 3DBear is a game that runs on a tablet. Unlike any other application, 3DBear hides all the complexity of 3D printing and makes it a child’s play.can explore different worlds, 3D print the most fascinating objects, and learn about history, natural sciences, mathematics – or practically speaking almost any school subject – in a way never seenbefore. | $1.1M | Seed | Nov 30, 2017 |  |
| Frosmo | In a highly oversimplified sentence: Frosmo enables companies to modify any aspect of their online business, regardless of complexity. With our technological approach, you can develop your website faster than ever before.On a bigger scale, we can all agree the Internet has a big impact on humanity, in both our personal and professional lives.But to be frank, our online experiences aren’t always enjoyable. Companies struggle to keep up with modern web design principles and consumers’ shifting expectations, among other things.At Frosmo, our mission is to transform those experiences, and take the web to a whole new level, benefiting both businesses and consumers. We believe that together we can make the Internet a better place. |  | Angel | May 01, 2009 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [astorya.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astorya-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Start Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-start-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Claesson & Anderzén](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claesson-anderz%C3%A9n) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First Fellow Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-fellow-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Keski-Pohjanmaan Kirjapaino](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keski-pohjanmaan-kirjapaino) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KOIA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hannu Vaajoensuu invest in?

Hannu Vaajoensuu invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Hannu Vaajoensuu's check size?

Hannu Vaajoensuu typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$1.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hannu Vaajoensuu participates in.

### When did Hannu Vaajoensuu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hannu Vaajoensuu closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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