# Jupe Arala

> Jupe Arala is a seed investor at Vendep Capital (Helsinki) backing Information Technology and SaaS. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vendep Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vendepcapital)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jupearala/
- Website: https://x.com/Jupinho
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jupe.arala

Jupe Arala is a seed investor at Vendep Capital in Helsinki focused on Information Technology and SaaS. Jupe Arala is based out of Helsinki, Southern Finland and is the Partner of Vendep Capital. Jupe previously worked at Vendep Startup Fund as a Founding Partner. Jupe Arala attended the Inholland University of Applied Sciences.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 4 | 67% |
| SaaS | 2 | 33% |
| Information Services | 2 | 33% |
| B2B | 1 | 17% |
| Video | 1 | 17% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 3 | 50% |
| Denmark | 2 | 33% |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eyeball | Eyeball operates as a digital platform for youth football. | $5.4M | Seed | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Mazepay | Mazepay is a payment and process integration solution. The global go-to-market strategy of the company is centered on strategic collaborations with leading commercial banks and Mastercard. | $1.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 29, 2024 |  |
| Cluby | Cluby is a technology platform that provides restaurants with the best tools for managing and communicating with loyal consumers. | $3.1M | Seed | Jul 02, 2024 |  |
| PatentRenewal.com | Patentrenewal.com is a hassle-free and cheap platform for payments of patent annuities in all 230+ jurisdictions. | $2.2M | Seed | Mar 22, 2023 |  |
| Trustmary | Trustmary helps companies gather feedback, measure NPS, get reviews and use social proof to improve conversion rates. | $1.3M | Seed | Sep 14, 2021 |  |
| Utopia Analytics | Founded in 2014, Utopia Analytics is built up of text analytics, artificial intelligence and software development experts. With several doctors and master-level professionals in our team, their heritage is solidly rooted on academic research background.Their vision is to change the way user-generated content is utilized and managed. | $1.3M |  | Dec 13, 2017 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Founderment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founderment-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heartland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heartland-22c5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sportlogiq](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sportlogiq) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekes) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vendep Capital

VC Fund · Espoo, Finland

Vendep Capital is a B2B SaaS specialist VC operating in Nordics and Baltics. We invest in the best early-stage software entrepreneurs. Our first ticket is 0.1–3M euros depending on the company’s stage. e support the brilliant startup founders by leveraging our extensive SaaS expertise and global networks to expedite their growth.

5 contacts available at Vendep Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jupe Arala | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jupe-arala |
| Sakari Pihlava | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sakari-pihlava |
| Sami Ahvenniemi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sami-ahvenniemi |
| Timo Felin | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/timo-felin |
| Hannu Kytölä | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hannu-kyt%C3%B6l%C3%A4 |

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## FAQ

### What does Jupe Arala invest in?

Jupe Arala invests primarily in Information Technology, SaaS and Information Services startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jupe Arala last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jupe Arala closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 6 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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