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:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
- Fund size:
- $103M
- Last fund:
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–$13M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 5 (38%)
- Electronics 4 (31%)
- Energy 3 (23%)
- Information Technology 3 (23%)
- Laser 2 (15%)
Stage
- Funding Round 4 (31%)
- Series B 3 (23%)
- Seed 2 (15%)
- Series A 1 (8%)
- Series C 1 (8%)
Country
- Finland 7 (54%)
- Germany 1 (8%)
- Switzerland 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Auner
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Harri Ollila
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jarmo Saaranen
President
|
President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Veijo Karppinen
Owner
|
Owner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Vesa Sadeharju
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| DEPsys is a Swiss technology company establishing thought leadership in the energy market. It provides evolutive solutions enabling traditional low-voltage electricity networks to cope with the new constraints of decentralized production from renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic systems and wind turbines, as well as emerging storagetechnologies.DEPsys is located in Puidoux in the French-speaking part of Switzerland on the Lake Geneva shore, a region called Lavaux, known for its vineyard terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Center. | $13.1M / Series B / Feb 12, 2019 | ||
| DEPsys is a Swiss technology company establishing thought leadership in the energy market. It provides evolutive solutions enabling traditional low-voltage electricity networks to cope with the new constraints of decentralized production from renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic systems and wind turbines, as well as emerging storagetechnologies.DEPsys is located in Puidoux in the French-speaking part of Switzerland on the Lake Geneva shore, a region called Lavaux, known for its vineyard terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Center. | $2.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 18, 2018 | ||
| 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. | $15.6M / Debt Financing / Dec 19, 2016 | ||
| DEPsys is a Swiss technology company establishing thought leadership in the energy market. It provides evolutive solutions enabling traditional low-voltage electricity networks to cope with the new constraints of decentralized production from renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic systems and wind turbines, as well as emerging storagetechnologies.DEPsys is located in Puidoux in the French-speaking part of Switzerland on the Lake Geneva shore, a region called Lavaux, known for its vineyard terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Center. | $3.1M / Series A / Jun 14, 2016 | ||
| 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. | $3.2M / Seed / Jan 31, 2016 | ||
| 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 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 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 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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FAQ
What does VNT Management invest in?
VNT Management invests primarily in Manufacturing, Electronics and Energy startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 13 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 VNT Management invest in?
VNT Management typically joins rounds of $3.3M–$13M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not VNT Management's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds VNT Management took part in.
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Who are the partners at VNT Management?
The team at VNT Management includes Peter Auner (Partner), Harri Ollila (Partner) and Jarmo Saaranen (President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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