# Jarno Vanhatapio

> Jarno Vanhatapio is a seed investor at NA-KD.com backing E-Commerce and SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: NA-KD.com
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://se.linkedin.com/in/jarno-vanhatapio-45ab6827

Jarno Vanhatapio is a seed investor at NA-KD.com in Gothenburg focused on E-Commerce and SaaS. Jarno Vanhatapio is the CEO and founder of NA-KD.com in Sweden, a disruptive online fashon retailer that has shipped to over 100 countries 4 months from the start in December 2015.He also founded ZooZoo.com and that became the second biggest petfood supplier online in Sweden after two years. Previously, he founded Nelly.com, the leading e-tailer infashion in the Nordics and one of the biggest fashion e-commerce sites in northern Europe with sales exceeding 180 million USD in 2015 and the company staffed 450 people. He has in depth knowledge of professional e-commerce, viral & social shopping, social shopping etc. Mr. Vanhatapio was in 2010, nominated for The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. In 2012, he received the "Söderbergska Handelspriset" from the Swedish Retail & Commerce association, the biggest individual prize in Nordic retail. He is also a Module Leader at Hyper Island, since January 2011.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$2.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brink Commerce | Brink Commerce is a MACH Alliance certified commerce API (SaaS) for mid to large brands and retailers looking to reduce cost and complexity to increase speed of innovation and efficiency. | $2.4M | Seed | Jun 28, 2021 |  |
| Juni | Juni is a fintech company that develops a banking app and platform for e-commerce and online marketing entrepreneurs. It empowers digital entrepreneurs to make better decisions, enables them to scale up their operation, and unleash the full potential of digital commerce in their favor. | $2.4M | Seed | Nov 19, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cherry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovation Nest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-nest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wellstreet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wellstreet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NA-KD.com

VC Fund · Gothenburg, Sweden

NA-KD.com is the next generation of fashion marketplaces. A predominantly mobile-based online shopping sanctuary for fashion addicts all over the world. Combined with a unique merchant service that unleashes the e-commerce power of digital brands and social influencers. Funded by the original founder and team behind Nelly.com (170 million USDonline fashion store).

5 contacts available at NA-KD.com.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jarno Vanhatapio | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jarno-vanhatapio |
| Anders Kristiansen | CEO | — |
| Daniel Hakansson | E-commerce & Online Marketing Manager | — |
| Ivana Vrbenski | Creative Marketing Manager | — |
| Klas Hedsta | Founder & CEO | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Jarno Vanhatapio invest in?

Jarno Vanhatapio invests primarily in E-Commerce, SaaS and Banking startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Jarno Vanhatapio's check size?

Jarno Vanhatapio typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$2.4M 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 Jarno Vanhatapio participates in.

### How do I contact Jarno Vanhatapio?

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### When did Jarno Vanhatapio last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jarno Vanhatapio closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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