# Metsa Spring

> Metsa Spring is a VC fund in Espoo backing GreenTech and Sustainability. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Espoo, Finland
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 58%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metsaspring/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/metsaspring
- Website: https://www.metsaspring.com/

Metsa Spring is a VC fund in Espoo focused on GreenTech and Sustainability. Metsä Spring is the venture capital arm of Metsä Group. We invest globally in promising startups that have a link to wood or forestry. In addition to financing, we also provide access to Metsä Group’s global network and expertise.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $395k–$5.9M |
| Series A | $4.4M–$8.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GreenTech | 3 | 25% |
| Sustainability | 3 | 25% |
| Chemical | 2 | 17% |
| Textiles | 2 | 17% |
| Cosmetics | 2 | 17% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 42% |
| Series A | 2 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 7 | 58% |
| Sweden | 2 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Niklas Weymarn | Chief Executive Officer | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niklas-von-weymarn |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adsorbi | Adsorbi develops a novel biomaterial based on cellulose. | $1M | Seed | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Fiberwood | Fiberwood is a new eco-friendly wood fiber insulation that can be used for a variety of purposes. Fiberwood has excellent insulating properties, is entirely bio-based, and thus contains no plastic or other fossil-based materials. | $8.3M | Series A | May 23, 2024 |  |
| FineCell | FineCell is a sustainable cellulose microfibers provider that enables manufacturers to make new products with reduced carbon footprints and differentiated properties.The company's cellulose microfibers possess physical and chemical properties that differ from competing products and provide differentiated benefits for the users. It has beensupported by Vinnova (Sweden’s innovation agency) and EIT InnoEnergy.The Linköping, Ostergotlands Lan-based company was established in 2015 by Jonatan Henschen, Jonas Engstrand, Monica Ek, and Kloce Dongfang Li. | $1.1M | Seed | Dec 14, 2023 |  |
| Montinutra | Montinutra develops and commercializes bioactive compounds from secondary material flows in forest industrial processes to be applied in developing novel solutions in cosmetics, food, and beverage and technical chemical industries. They produce sprucegum from sawdust, which is a commercially relevant, underutilized forest industry side stream. | $2.1M | Seed | Oct 26, 2023 |  |
| Adsorbi | Adsorbi develops a novel biomaterial based on cellulose. | $395K | Seed | Aug 28, 2023 |  |
| Fiberwood | Fiberwood is a new eco-friendly wood fiber insulation that can be used for a variety of purposes. Fiberwood has excellent insulating properties, is entirely bio-based, and thus contains no plastic or other fossil-based materials. | $3.2M | Seed | Feb 07, 2023 |  |
| Innomost | Innomost develops and produces high-value bioactive ingredients from forest industry side streams that enable customers to make innovations in the cosmetic beauty industry. Its current product portfolio consists of birch charcoal powder, birch bark powder, betulin, suberin, and azelaic acid, which can trigger innovation in all cosmetic productcategories including skincare, haircare, body care, decorative cosmetics, and oral care. | $5.9M | Seed | Aug 10, 2021 |  |
| Montinutra | Montinutra develops and commercializes bioactive compounds from secondary material flows in forest industrial processes to be applied in developing novel solutions in cosmetics, food, and beverage and technical chemical industries. They produce sprucegum from sawdust, which is a commercially relevant, underutilized forest industry side stream. | $1.2M | Seed | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| ExpandFibre | ExpandFibre accelerates the development of sustainable bioproducts. It upgrades pulp fibers, hemicellulose, and lignin from renewable and sustainable straw and northern wood sources into new bioproducts. The company is an R&D collaboration and an ecosystem launched by Fortum and Metsä Group. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 01, 2020 |  |
| Muoto | Muoto develops a three-dimensional fiber product made of wood fibers designed for packaging. It is a functional package that combines structure, functionality, and design. The product’s layer structure creates the possibility to customize according to the application – the repertoire of different forms of packaging is endless. The products arealways made fit for purpose according to the customer’s needs. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 13, 2020 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chalmers Ventures AB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chalmers-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jovitech Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jovitech-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Stephen Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-industries) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Finow](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finow) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovestor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovestor) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EIT InnoEnergy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kic-innoenergy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Metsa Spring invest in?

Metsa Spring invests primarily in GreenTech, Sustainability and Chemical startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Metsa Spring's check size?

Metsa Spring typically joins rounds of $395k–$5.9M at Seed and $4.4M–$8.3M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Metsa Spring participates in.

### How do I contact Metsa Spring?

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### Who are the partners at Metsa Spring?

The team at Metsa Spring includes Niklas Weymarn (Chief Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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