# Moomin Characters

> Moomin Characters is a VC fund in Helsinki backing Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.moomin.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Moomin/

Moomin Characters is a VC fund in Helsinki focused on Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering. The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Environmental Engineering | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Origin by Ocean | Origin by Ocean, founded in 2019, is a platform-based algae refining company from Finland. Their patented biorefining process makes it possible to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from harvested invasive algae and ecologically farmed seaweed.The organic algae-based products can substitute conventional chemical ingredients in food &beverage, cosmetics, hygiene, textiles and many other goods and materials. Their algae harvesting platform can provide livelihoods to coastal entrepreneurs across the world, starting with the Baltic Sea and the Caribbean, while clearing eutrophied oceans of polluting nutrients. | $2.2M | Seed | May 20, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Moomin](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-things-commerce) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kiilto Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiilto-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KPMG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kpmg) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [maze impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maze-b4a7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Moomin Characters invest in?

Moomin Characters invests primarily in Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering 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 Moomin Characters last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Moomin Characters closed in May 2020. 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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