Vendep Capital
VC Fund
Espoo, Finland
Vendep Capital is a B2B SaaS specialist VC operating in Nordics and Baltics. We invest in the best early-stage software entrepreneurs. Our first ticket is 0.1–3M euros depending on the company’s stage. e support the brilliant startup founders by leveraging our extensive SaaS expertise and global networks to expedite their growth.
- Total investments:
- 57
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 53%
- Fund size:
- $93M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Vendep Capital invests in
Stages Vendep Capital invests in
Countries Vendep Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $823k–$5.4M
- Series A
- $3.9M–$13M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.4M–$13M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 14 (25%)
- SaaS 11 (19%)
- Information Technology 11 (19%)
- Analytics 10 (18%)
- Artificial Intelligence 7 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 21 (37%)
- Series A 10 (18%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 8 (14%)
- Pre-Seed 6 (11%)
- Series B 3 (5%)
Country
- Finland 21 (37%)
- Denmark 6 (11%)
- United States 6 (11%)
- Sweden 3 (5%)
- Canada 2 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jupe Arala
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Sakari Pihlava
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Sami Ahvenniemi
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
Timo Felin
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Hannu Kytölä
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| SmallClaims is a LegalTech company that provides technology-enabled legal collection and representation services for civil claims up to 100,000 DKK. The company represents businesses and private individuals in small claims under the simplified court process and in enforcement court proceedings. SmallClaims uses automated workflows, algorithms, and machine learning to assess cases, initiate proceedings, and manage large volumes of lawsuits. Its team acts as a party representative rather than a law firm, handling communication with courts, debtors, and debtor representatives. The service covers steps from initial demand letters and payment orders to court filings, judgment enforcement, and administration of instalment plans. SmallClaims aims to make pursuing smaller monetary claims procedurally manageable and economically viable for its clients. | $2.2M / Seed / Oct 12, 2026 | ||
| Complir is a compliance platform tailored for the retail sector, assisting businesses in managing regulations and ensuring product compliance throughout the design and delivery process. It consolidates product data to ensure regulatory adherence and improve transparency across the supply chain. The platform helps retailers maintain standards andstay informed about regulatory updates by automating reporting and simplifying data management. Complir supports retailers in improving compliance and operational efficiency in their product offerings.https://www.complir.io/ | $11M / Seed / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| EnforceShield provides an agentic AI system designed to identify and eliminate stolen or misused content. | $2M / Seed / Sep 15, 2026 | ||
| GitHits gives AI coding agents access to open-source code | $1.8M / Pre-Seed / Jun 16, 2026 | ||
| Test of Things is to protect customers and society from cyber incidents by making IoT cybersecurity easy and automated. They are building a cloud service that automates security testing so customers can ship secure, compliant products with peace of mind.Their platform integrates security into the development lifecycle, enabling continuous testingthat lowers risks and costs while enhancing reputation. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Mar 31, 2026 | ||
| SaaS Operating Platform for Knowledge Work | $7.5M / Series A / Jan 23, 2026 | ||
| Complir is a compliance platform tailored for the retail sector, assisting businesses in managing regulations and ensuring product compliance throughout the design and delivery process. It consolidates product data to ensure regulatory adherence and improve transparency across the supply chain. The platform helps retailers maintain standards andstay informed about regulatory updates by automating reporting and simplifying data management. Complir supports retailers in improving compliance and operational efficiency in their product offerings.https://www.complir.io/ | $2M / Pre-Seed / Dec 01, 2025 | ||
| Inven is an AI company that develops B2B SaaS solutions for M&A, private equity, and management consulting professionals. Its key source of value creation is based on our state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and machine learning models that enable us to leverage vast amounts of unstructured data sources at scale. | $12.6M / Series A / May 28, 2025 | ||
| Bookboost Hospitality’s Customer Experience Platform is the hospitality’s leading industry provider for digital communication, creating a cost-efficient and contactless journey that enables guests to enjoy instant service from their phone from time of reservation to check out. | $3.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 03, 2025 | ||
| Behavix Inc. is a pioneering company dedicated to revolutionizing the collection, processing, and utilization of behavioral data. Founded in 2023 by industry veterans Hannu Verkasalo and Surath Chatterji, Behavix provides innovative AI-powered solutions that enable businesses to make data-driven decisions with real-time, high-quality insights. Withits unique Behavioral Data as a Service model, Behavix is set to disrupt the market research industry and lead the next wave of innovation in consumer data analytics. | $2.5M / Seed / Jan 08, 2025 | ||
| See all 57 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Vendep Capital invest in?
Vendep Capital invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 57 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 Vendep Capital invest in?
Vendep Capital typically joins rounds of $823k–$5.4M at Seed, $3.9M–$13M at Series A and $1.4M–$13M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Vendep Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Vendep Capital took part in.
How do I contact Vendep Capital?
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Who are the partners at Vendep Capital?
The team at Vendep Capital includes Jupe Arala (Partner), Sakari Pihlava (Partner) and Sami Ahvenniemi (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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