# Maria Wasastjerna

> Maria Wasastjerna is a seed investor at Kvanted Ventures (Helsinki) backing Internet and Printing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kvanted Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kvanted-ventures)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-wasastjerna-3bb026a/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=fi

Maria Wasastjerna is a Founding Partner at Kvanted.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Printing | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 1 | 33% |
| Finland | 1 | 33% |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| QMill | QMill, with its innovative quantum algorithms for the noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) era, will usher in the era of practical quantum advantage. | $4.4M | Seed | Sep 17, 2024 |  |
| Cozero | Cozero believes that reducing the environmental impact of businesses alone is not possible. This represents an exciting opportunity for positive, collective change. Their Climate Action Platform presents their vision for a managed transition to a low-carbon economy, offering their confidence in helping companies take the necessary steps. | $6.9M | Series A | Apr 16, 2024 |  |
| Buddywise | Buddywise is a software platform that uses computer vision and machine learning to automate and improve industrial safety monitoring and workplace injury mitigation. | $3.8M | Seed | Mar 25, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NewAlpha Asset Management VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newalpha-asset-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aligned Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aligned-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EnBW New Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enbw-new-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [J12](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j12-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maki.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maki-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kvanted Ventures

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

Kvanted ventures focus on companies building new software and hardware solutions to disrupt the industrial value chain.

3 contacts available at Kvanted Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eerik Paasikivi | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eerik-paasikivi |
| Axel Ahlström | Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-ahlstr%C3%B6m |
| Maria Wasastjerna | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maria-wasastjerna-30a2 |

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Maria Wasastjerna invest in?

Maria Wasastjerna invests primarily in Internet, Printing and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Maria Wasastjerna last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Maria Wasastjerna closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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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