# Nordic Foodtech VC

> Nordic Foodtech VC is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Food and Beverage. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 57%
- Fund size: $49M
- Last fund: Oct 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nordic-foodtech-venture-capital/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/foodtechvc
- Website: https://www.nft.vc/nordic-foodtech-venture-capital

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $610k–$5.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $880k–$1.9M |
| Series A | $6.8M–$18M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 17% |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 13% |
| Life Science | 2 | 7% |
| Water | 1 | 3% |
| Retail | 1 | 3% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 13% |
| Series A | 4 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 11 | 37% |
| Denmark | 3 | 10% |
| Sweden | 2 | 7% |
| Estonia | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jari Tuovinen | Partner, Founder | 37 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jari-tuovinen-2 |
| Lauri Reuter | Partner, Founder | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lauri-reuter |
| Mika Kukkurainen | Partner, Founder | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mika-kukkurainen |
| Pekka Siivonen-Uotila | Partner, Founder | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pekka-siivonen-uotila-3a27 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fiberdom | 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 | 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 | Happy Plant Protein develops a plant protein technology. | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| ÄIO | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Kuva Space | Kuva Space improves life on Earth by using the world's most extensive hyperspectral satellite constellation and artificial intelligence. The company's GREEN DATA® platform will address some of the world's most important concerns, including climate change, disaster response, food demand, and safety and security. | $17.6M | Series A | Nov 02, 2023 |  |
| PaRAS Aqua | PaRAS Aqua is an aquafarming company that offers solutions for various challenges in air-driven recirculating fish farming. |  | Seed | Oct 11, 2023 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Voima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/voima-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Blue Horizon Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-horizon-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Export and Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-and-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Novo Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novo-a-s) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [PINC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pinc-0786) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Thia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thia-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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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 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nordic Foodtech VC's check size?

Nordic Foodtech VC typically joins rounds of $610k–$5.3M at Seed, $880k–$1.9M at Pre-Seed and $6.8M–$18M 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 Nordic Foodtech VC participates 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.

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