VNT Management
VC Fund
Vaasa, Finland
VNT Management is a venture capital management company that offers its services to investors and entrepreneurs.The company offers investors with 3 venture capital funds, all of which focus on clean technology. Furthermore, it offers an IRR of 25% and a position in the top quartile of European venture capital funds. Entrepreneurs are offered withsupply management, business idea, application, and product concept development, and technology scanning and evaluation services.VNT Management was founded in 2002 and is based in Finland.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries VNT Management invests in
Stages VNT Management invests in
Countries VNT Management invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series B
- $3.3M–$4.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 5 (56%)
- Electronics 3 (33%)
- Information Technology 3 (33%)
- Laser 2 (22%)
- Energy 2 (22%)
Stage
- Funding Round 4 (44%)
- Series B 2 (22%)
- Seed 1 (11%)
- Series C 1 (11%)
- Debt Financing 1 (11%)
Country
- Finland 7 (78%)
- Germany 1 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Harri Ollila
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jarmo Saaranen
President
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President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Peter Auner
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Veijo Karppinen
Owner
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Owner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Vesa Sadeharju
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Norsepower Oy
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Norsepower Oy is a Finnish clean technology and engineering company pioneering the generation of renewable wind energy for the global maritime industry. Norsepower is a provider of low-maintenance, software operated, and data verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems. Since its establishment in November 2012, Norsepower has gathered more than $6million USD of funding, which has enabled development, testing and piloting of the Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution. The main investors behind Norsepower are Power Fund III, Lifeline Ventures Oy, Finnvera Oyj, and Wate Oy. Norsepower is also funded by Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. | $30.3M / Series C / Mar 28, 2023 | |
Visedo
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Visedo Oy develops, manufactures and delivers electrical drive trains for heavy mobile work machine, marine vessel and bus applications. The drive trains are suitable for both hybrid electric (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) solutions to harsh operating environment. The latest technology offers the optimal solutions to save fuel and to loweremission and noise levels. The company is located in Lappeenranta, Finland. | $16.3M / Debt Financing / Dec 19, 2016 | |
WeSustain
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WeSustain develops and sells web-based software for enterprise sustainability management. The company’s ESM software is a management support system that helps companies go green and manage products, processes, and technologies in an environment-friendly manner.WeSustain’s ESM software enables the clients to establish a software-supported ESMsolution, as well as manage, improve, and report their ESM performance on a global basis while mitigating sustainability risks. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Buxtehude, Germany. | $4.4M / Series B / Dec 15, 2014 | |
Cajo Technologies
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Cajo Technologies produces innovative laser marking solutions for all industrial and branding purposes. Cajo Technologies is a forerunner in laser marking software, material knowledge, and controlling the laser beam. Subsequently, the innovation has been further developed to provide comprehensive solutions for traceability and product markings,optimized for industrial production processes.Cajo Technologies was founded on 2010 and is headquartered in Kempele, Finland. | $1.1M / Oct 17, 2013 | |
Wello Oy
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Wello is a high-tech and innovative company. Their skills and passions come to life in the Penguin wave energy converter which is the result of highly committed innovative work and practical engineering. In the Penguin, Wello introduces a new concept for capturing energy from waves with a unique working principle. The converter is designed torespond to the movement of waves. The asymmetrical shape of the Penguin’s hull creates a gyrating motion in the waves which makes the rotator inside the hull rotate. The power train from wave to electricity is direct without any mechanical or hydraulic gears in between to cause loss of efficiency. Simplicity is one of the key values of Wello. Wello was founded on the passion to produce ecological and commercially viable wave energy solutions. | $3.3M / Series B / May 21, 2012 | |
EpiCrystals
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EpiCrystals Inc. develops advanced light sources for the next generation projection display applications. Their patented DeCIBEL® laser platform enables fabrication of novel ultra-compact and cost-efficient projectors with superior image quality and long lifetime. | $7.7M / Feb 16, 2009 | |
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Wello Oy
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Wello is a high-tech and innovative company. Their skills and passions come to life in the Penguin wave energy converter which is the result of highly committed innovative work and practical engineering. In the Penguin, Wello introduces a new concept for capturing energy from waves with a unique working principle. The converter is designed torespond to the movement of waves. The asymmetrical shape of the Penguin’s hull creates a gyrating motion in the waves which makes the rotator inside the hull rotate. The power train from wave to electricity is direct without any mechanical or hydraulic gears in between to cause loss of efficiency. Simplicity is one of the key values of Wello. Wello was founded on the passion to produce ecological and commercially viable wave energy solutions. | Seed / Jan 01, 2009 | |
OptoGaN
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Optogan Group is one of technology leaders developing and producing High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes (HB LEDs) for global applications including Solid State Lighting. Optogan’s geography includes R&D operation in Helsinki, Finland and Dortmund, Germany and 2 production facilities: Landshut, Germany and St. Petersburg, Russia. | $5.5M / Jun 01, 2007 | |
Cavitar
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Cavitar is an expert in illumination lasers based on diode laser technology. The laser lighting is used in many demanding high-speed imaging and machine vision applications. The company offers versatile components, products, and systems for end-users of R&D applications as well as for integrators of industrial monitoring systems. CAVILUXillumination lasers have a higher power, brightness, and efficiency than traditional light sources used in industrial process monitoring. The lasers enable customers to see through heat and freeze fast motion. These unique features increase the accuracy of critical measurements in R&D applications. In industry the solutions enable improved real-time visual monitoring and ergonomics which leads to substantial cost savings in manufacturing. Fiber coupling enables compact solutions also in challenging industrial environments with limited space.Cavitar was founded on 1996 and is headquartered in Tampere, Finland. | $878K / Aug 08, 2006 |
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FAQ
What does VNT Management invest in?
VNT Management invests primarily in Manufacturing, Electronics and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is VNT Management's check size?
VNT Management typically joins rounds of $3.3M–$4.4M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds VNT Management participates in.
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Who are the partners at VNT Management?
The team at VNT Management includes Harri Ollila (Partner), Jarmo Saaranen (President) and Peter Auner (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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