SanomaVentures
VC Fund
Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
SanomaVentures is a VC fund in Hoofddorp focused on Internet and E-Commerce. SanomaVentures is the venturing arm of European media company Sanoma Corporation (SAA1V), aiming to support innovative start-ups in digital information, entertainment and education by providing them with capital, media exposure, expertise and access to Sanoma’s business network.SanomaVentures focuses on early stage investments in start-ups activein online consumer services, e-commerce, mobile, video, online advertising and education. SanomaVentures has offices in Amsterdam and Helsinki.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
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Industries SanomaVentures invests in
Stages SanomaVentures invests in
Countries SanomaVentures invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $478k–$3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 2 (29%)
- E-Commerce 2 (29%)
- SEO 1 (14%)
- EdTech 1 (14%)
- Finance 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (71%)
- Series A 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Country
- Finland 4 (57%)
- The Netherlands 2 (29%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Venuu
|
Venuu is an event services company that provides solutions for parties, weddings, seminars, meetings and other events. To venue owners, it provides a cost-effective sales and marketing channel to find customers. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Southern Finland, Finland. | $477.9K / Seed / Aug 27, 2015 | |
Yogaia
|
Yogaia is the first live, interactive online yoga studio in the world. With Yogaia, the studio is where you are, allowing you to attend classes in the convenience of your home with professional teacher instructing you personally via webcam. Yogaia is available on desktop, iOS, Android and Apple TV in English, German and Finnish. | $3M / Seed / Aug 20, 2015 | |
SCOOL
|
They create ambitious learning formats that help teachers to teach 21st century skills – creativity, curiosity and co-operation. These formats are globally scalable and locally adoptable.At the moment they have 2 formats: Campus and Dreamdo Schools. However, their aim is to launch two new formats already this spring.They want to createa global network of forerunner teachers and serve them well with innovative formats. The key things for us are innovation, freshness, simplicity, pedagogic credibility and global scale. | $1M / Seed / Mar 15, 2015 | |
Sendcloud
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SendCloud is an all-in-one shipping platform that connects online retailers to shipping carriers to save them time and money.The platform is easy to implement and takes about five minutes of the webshops time. After integrating their module the webshop can connect with several shipping carriers.SendCloud was founded in 2012 and is based inEindhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands. | $772.4K / Seed / Jan 21, 2015 | |
Peerby Classic
|
Peerby is a Dutch startup that operates a peer-to-peer sharing service for products. Users can share or request items from people in their neighborhood online, via their mobile or via social media channels. The product was launched (beta) for Amsterdam in August 2012, but the team is rapidly expanding to other areas too. | $2.1M / Oct 30, 2014 | |
Nosto
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Nosto brings solutions for online marketing automation for the global e-commerce industry. The company’s platform-independent SaaS solution enhances customers’ online shopping experience by enabling personalized product recommendations in real time. Its plug and play solution makes the technology easily accessible to online stores of allsize, automating marketing activities and increasing conversion, customer retention and store revenues as a result. Nosto’s first customers include leading brands like Angry Birds, Intersport, JOY, Reima, Outnorth and Sanoma’s Huuto. | $5.5M / Series A / Jul 15, 2014 | |
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Nosto
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Nosto brings solutions for online marketing automation for the global e-commerce industry. The company’s platform-independent SaaS solution enhances customers’ online shopping experience by enabling personalized product recommendations in real time. Its plug and play solution makes the technology easily accessible to online stores of allsize, automating marketing activities and increasing conversion, customer retention and store revenues as a result. Nosto’s first customers include leading brands like Angry Birds, Intersport, JOY, Reima, Outnorth and Sanoma’s Huuto. | $2.8M / Seed / Apr 17, 2013 |
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FAQ
What does SanomaVentures invest in?
SanomaVentures invests primarily in Internet, E-Commerce and SEO startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is SanomaVentures's check size?
SanomaVentures typically joins rounds of $478k–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SanomaVentures participates in.
When did SanomaVentures last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for SanomaVentures closed in Aug 2015. Shizune tracks 7 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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