# Takeoff Partners

> Takeoff Partners is a VC fund in Helsinki backing Software and CRM. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/takeoff-partners?trk=top_nav_home
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/takeoffpartners
- Website: http://www.takeoffpartners.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/takeoffpartners

Takeoff Partners is a VC fund in Helsinki focused on Software and CRM. Takeoff Partners are experienced growth advisors and private investors that focuses on internationalizing B2B software and services.Takeoff Partners provide advisory and coaching services that leverages their experiences in growing businesses. The portfolio businesses of the company are Meetingpackage.com, LATO Tools, Tellybean, Enbrite.ly,Cuckoo Workout, and Havusport.Takeoff Partners is located in Finland and the company was founded in 2014 by Markko Vaarnas.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$823k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 43% |
| CRM | 1 | 14% |
| Sales | 1 | 14% |
| Internet | 1 | 14% |
| Marketing | 1 | 14% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kim Väisänen | Senior Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-vaisanen |
| Markko Vaarnas | Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markko-vaarnas |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CollectiveCrunch | CollectiveCrunch is an AI leader in the forestry industry. We collect and analyze a wide range of information, including climate, geo and process data, to bring best-in-class forest inventories and accurate carbon storage calculations to our customers. The largest forest owners the Nordics and Baltics are already using using our solution, LindaForest.With Linda Forest, our customers gain actionable insights, leading to improved forest management, informed forest investments and up-to-date carbon storage analytics. Overall, Linda Forest can reduce forest planning costs while increasing accuracy. We are currently focused on the Nordic and Baltic countries but are soon adopting the solution to Northern America, Russia and other forestry markets. Moreover, we are working with insurance companies to apply our expert analytics to new opportunities such as prediction of forest risk. |  | Seed | Sep 20, 2017 |  |
| Humap | Humap Software is based on 20 years of change management consulting experience. Our product, REAL, is a web-based engagement and collaboration platform designed to replace in-person workshops across distributed teams and drive productivity. REAL helps you to quickly and efficiently tailor processes and content to individual clients, and engagelarge organizations through seamless one-click participation on any device. REAL is already trusted to drive engagement and impact in 100+ organizations across 10 countries. | $1.4M |  | Apr 21, 2017 |  |
| Buildie | Buildie is a software company that develops and sells software products for building documentation and quality management. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2017 |  |
| Futures Platform | Futures Platform™ is a web-based tool that helps organizations build a holistic view of their own future and make winning choices in a changing world. | $707K |  | Aug 23, 2016 |  |
| Zero Keyboard | Zero Keyboard makes data entry into Salesforce fast and easy. It enables users to log calls, create leads, scan business cards, collect information, manage tasks, calendar events, and more on the go, even offline, without typing. Zero Keyboard is the perfect companion for Salesforce users. | $500K | Seed | Oct 18, 2015 |  |
| Enbrite.ly | Enbrite.ly is a full marketing source analysis, a detailed report with an action plan to eliminate fraudulent behavior, preventing further fraud, increasing ROI-s across marketing channels and enabling safe and solid further growth. | $823K | Seed | Apr 29, 2015 |  |
| UPGRD Photos | UPGRD is a turnkey solution for sports franchises and entertainment brands who want to engage their fans and sell more fan merchandise. |  | Seed |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gorilla Ventures Oy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gorilla-ventures-oy) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Business Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekes) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Arteel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arteel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enbrite.ly](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enbrite-ly) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evli](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evli-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Midinvest Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/midinvest-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Takeoff Partners invest in?

Takeoff Partners invests primarily in Software, CRM and Sales startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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 Takeoff Partners's check size?

Takeoff Partners typically joins rounds of $500k–$823k 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 Takeoff Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Takeoff Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Takeoff Partners?

The team at Takeoff Partners includes Kim Väisänen (Senior Partner) and Markko Vaarnas (Managing Partner). 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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