# Kari Vatanen

> Kari Vatanen is a seed investor backing Fashion, Computer and Lifestyle. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karivatanen/

Kari Vatanen is a seed investor focused on Fashion and Computer. Kari Vatanen

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 1 | 100% |
| Computer | 1 | 100% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Polka Dot Studio | PolkaDot, based in Helsinki, Finland, is a female led mobile games studio that creates fashion and lifestyle games for women. This is highly underserved audience with big spending potential and demand for new experiences. Our first game is a social mobile game where female players can interact with the brands they know, and influencers theyidolize, through fashion, in a fun and rewarding way. | $650K | Seed | Jan 17, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mavaconsult](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mavaconsult) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nuard Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nuard-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nutshell Invest OU](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nutshell-invest-ou) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Partner Up Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/partner-up-finland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Siena Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/siena-holding-ou) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekes) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kari Vatanen invest in?

Kari Vatanen invests primarily in Fashion, Computer and Lifestyle startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kari Vatanen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kari Vatanen closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 1 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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