Tesi
VC Fund
Helsinki, Finland
Tesi is a VC fund in Helsinki focused on Software and Manufacturing. Finnish Industry Investment Ltd is a government-owned investment company. It invests the proceeds accrued from the privatisation of state-owned companies in stimulating the growth and internationalisation of Finnish businesses. Finnish Industry Investment invests in venture capital funds and directly in growth companies, together with private co-investors. The targets are in all sectors. Capital investments are needed for financing the growth of investee companies, and for spin-offs, major industrial investments, and sector and corporate restructurings. The investments of Finnish Industry Investment amount to over MEUR 570
- Total investments:
- 154
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 16%
- Fund size:
- $177M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Tesi invests in
Stages Tesi invests in
Countries Tesi invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $2.4M–$46M
- Series B
- $3.1M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 35 (23%)
- Manufacturing 18 (12%)
- Information Technology 14 (9%)
- Health Care 13 (8%)
- Biotechnology 10 (6%)
Stage
- Funding Round 31 (20%)
- Series A 29 (19%)
- Series B 24 (16%)
- Seed 19 (12%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 19 (12%)
Country
- Finland 100 (65%)
- United States 6 (4%)
- Switzerland 2 (1%)
- Argentina 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Henri Grundsten
Director
|
Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Juha Lehtola
Head of Direct VC Investments
|
Head of Direct VC Investments | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
Heli Kerminen
Director, Venture Capital Investments
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Director, Venture Capital Investments | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jan Sasse
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Joni Karsikas
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasvu develops first and best-in-class small molecule neuroplastogens for diseases where neuronal connectivity is altered | $34.2M / Series A / Sep 24, 2026 | ||
| Verda provides a full-stack AI cloud platform for the development, training, and deployment of AI models. Its services include GPU instances, instant clusters, serverless containers, managed storage, and other cloud infrastructure powered by NVIDIA hardware. Verda also operates an AI Lab focused on large-scale training, inference optimization, reinforcement learning, and AI systems engineering. Its platform serves AI developers and organizations across the full AI lifecycle, from prototyping to scalable inference. | $189M / Series B / Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| CurifyLabs develops technology for the automated compounding of personalized medicines used in pharmacies and hospitals. Its platform combines compounding hardware, software, validated excipient bases, integrated quality control, and digital documentation to support the preparation of non-sterile medications through standardized workflows. Thecompany also provides formulation libraries and tools that enable pharmacists to create and produce patient-specific dosage forms while maintaining traceability and consistency throughout the compounding process. Its solutions are used to support personalized medication preparation across a range of healthcare settings. | $13.7M / Series A / Jul 06, 2026 | ||
| ICEYE is a space technology company that develops and operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites used for Earth observation and persistent monitoring. The company provides satellite imagery and data that enable governments, defense organizations, insurers, financial institutions, and other commercial users to monitoractivities and environmental conditions across the globe. Its SAR technology captures imagery regardless of cloud cover, weather conditions, or time of day, supporting applications such as disaster response, infrastructure monitoring, maritime awareness, environmental monitoring, and security operations. ICEYE also delivers satellite-based intelligence systems and analytical solutions that help organizations assess events, track changes, and make operational decisions using near real-time information. Through its satellite network and data services, the company supports monitoring and situational awareness across a range of public and commercial sectors. | $519.7M / Series F / Jun 09, 2026 | ||
| DataCrunch is a cloud service provider which facilitates utilization and integration of state of the art AI/ML models | $116.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 24, 2026 | ||
| Kelluu is building a satellite constellation under the clouds using an autonomous fleet of lighter-than-air a platform that produces a high-resolution digital twin of the world while providing real-time aerial intelligence.Kelluu’s data can be accessed via the browser and provided via the cloud to the customers. Data access is sold as asubscription while delivering an order of magnitude decrease to data cost. | $17.7M / Series A / Apr 14, 2026 | ||
| Capalo AI offers a state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence platform for the energy industry. | $13M / Series A / Feb 06, 2026 | ||
| Avenue Biosciences is a transatlantic biotechnology company committed to speeding up the research and development of protein biologics and tools for the biotechnology industry, ensuring that no lifesaving therapy goes unmet due to production constraints. | $7.4M / Seed / Jan 12, 2026 | ||
| ICEYE is a space technology company that develops and operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites used for Earth observation and persistent monitoring. The company provides satellite imagery and data that enable governments, defense organizations, insurers, financial institutions, and other commercial users to monitoractivities and environmental conditions across the globe. Its SAR technology captures imagery regardless of cloud cover, weather conditions, or time of day, supporting applications such as disaster response, infrastructure monitoring, maritime awareness, environmental monitoring, and security operations. ICEYE also delivers satellite-based intelligence systems and analytical solutions that help organizations assess events, track changes, and make operational decisions using near real-time information. Through its satellite network and data services, the company supports monitoring and situational awareness across a range of public and commercial sectors. | $174.7M / Series E / Dec 05, 2025 | ||
| NestAI is building next-generation AI for unmanned vehicles, autonomous operations, and command and control (C2) platforms across logistics, inspection, surveillance, security, and defense domains. | $115.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 20, 2025 | ||
| See all 154 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Tesi invest in?
Tesi invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 154 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 Tesi invest in?
Tesi typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$46M at Series A and $3.1M–$40M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Tesi's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Tesi took part in.
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Who are the partners at Tesi?
The team at Tesi includes Henri Grundsten (Director), Juha Lehtola (Head of Direct VC Investments) and Heli Kerminen (Director, Venture Capital Investments), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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