Nordic Foodtech VC
VC Fund
Helsinki, Finland
Nordic Foodtech VC is a VC fund in Helsinki focused on Biotechnology and Food and Beverage. Nordic FoodTech VC is the first fund in the Nordics investing explicitly in the future of food.
- Total investments:
- 32
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 59%
- Fund size:
- $42M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Nordic Foodtech VC invests in
Stages Nordic Foodtech VC invests in
Countries Nordic Foodtech VC invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $610k–$5.6M
- Pre-Seed
- $880k–$1.9M
- Series A
- $6.8M–$18M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 6 (19%)
- Food and Beverage 4 (13%)
- Life Science 3 (9%)
- Aquaculture 2 (6%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 12 (38%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (13%)
- Series A 4 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (9%)
- Series B 1 (3%)
Country
- Finland 11 (34%)
- Denmark 3 (9%)
- Sweden 2 (6%)
- Estonia 1 (3%)
- Germany 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jari Tuovinen
Partner, Founder
|
Partner, Founder | Total investments: 39 | Find email | |
Lauri Reuter
Partner, Founder
|
Partner, Founder | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Mika Kukkurainen
Partner, Founder
|
Partner, Founder | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
|
Pekka Siivonen-Uotila
Partner, Founder
|
Partner, Founder | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| OlsAro produces salt-tolerant crops. | $5.6M / Seed / Oct 14, 2026 | ||
| AquaNab is a biotechnology startup developing precision immunotherapies for aquaculture. The company's core platform uses alpaca-derived nanoantibodies (called AquaNabs) formulated directly into fish feed. This approach allows the therapeutic molecules to cross the fish's intestinal barrier and target pathogens from the bloodstream. | Seed / Aug 11, 2026 | ||
| Fiberdom develops sustainable materials from wood fibers, focusing on plastic-free solutions. The company offers a range of compostable cutlery designed for food service and take-away applications. These products are fully recyclable and comply with European regulations, making them suitable for environmentally conscious consumers. Fiberdomemphasizes innovation in transforming wood fibers into high-performance materials, contributing to sustainability efforts in various industries. The commitment to creating eco-friendly alternatives positions Fiberdom as a key player in the materials innovation sector. | $3.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 01, 2025 | ||
| Endless Food Co is a food innovation firm focusing on the junction of pleasure and sustainability. Endless Food Co was pulled together by a common idea that the transition to a greener and more egalitarian future food system will be driven by flavor, and having spent the last decade pioneering sustainable gastronomy | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Dec 06, 2024 | ||
| Happy Plant Protein develops a plant protein technology. | $1.9M / Pre-Seed / Nov 12, 2024 | ||
| ÄIO develops sustainable alternatives to animal fats, palm and coconut oil. ÄIO introduce environmentally friendly microbial lipid products to the market. | $6.8M / Series A / Sep 24, 2024 | ||
| EvodiaBio is a bio-industrial firm that creates natural, sustainable scents for the food and beverage industries. Founded in 2021 and is based in Copenhagen, Capital Region. | $7.2M / Series A / Jun 07, 2024 | ||
| Enifer Bio is an expert at squeezing every last drop of value from biorefining operations. The solution is built on decades of Finnish expertise to allow the production of valuable protein-rich feed from streams previously considered worthless. The company has developed a new, sustainable production process for high-quality fish feed raw material.The company's method enables the efficient production of a single cell protein from fish by-products as a raw material for fish feed. The protein can replace soy, which is commonly used in fish feed and whose cultivation poses ecological challenges, such as deforestation in South America. | $16.2M / Series B / May 23, 2024 | ||
| NPHarvest is a company with expertise in organic waste management, wastewater treatment, and nutrient recovery. NPHarvest is a research project aiming to enable efficient and profitable nitrogen recycling from waste flows to the fertilizer market, utilizing energy-efficient hydrophobic membrane stripping and ballasted sedimentation of phosphoruswith lime. | $1.4M / Seed / Apr 16, 2024 | ||
| Ironic Biotech is a biotech company that develops specific and effective remedies for iron deficiency and other health conditions. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Apr 04, 2024 | ||
| See all 32 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Nordic Foodtech VC invest in?
Nordic Foodtech VC invests primarily in Biotechnology, Food and Beverage and Life Science startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 32 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Nordic Foodtech VC invest in?
Nordic Foodtech VC typically joins rounds of $610k–$5.6M at Seed, $880k–$1.9M at Pre-Seed and $6.8M–$18M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Nordic Foodtech VC's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Nordic Foodtech VC took part in.
How do I contact Nordic Foodtech VC?
Public channels for Nordic Foodtech VC include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Nordic Foodtech VC?
The team at Nordic Foodtech VC includes Jari Tuovinen (Partner, Founder), Lauri Reuter (Partner, Founder) and Mika Kukkurainen (Partner, Founder). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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