# Wartsila

> Wartsila is a VC fund in Helsinki backing Energy and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/wartsilacorp
- Website: http://www.wartsila.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wartsila

Wartsila is a VC fund in Helsinki focused on Energy and Software. Wärtsilä is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2017, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR4.9 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 80 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 33% |
| Smart Cities | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 33% |
| Finland | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Annika Parkkonen | Vice President HR and Internal Communication Marine Power | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annika-parkkonen |
| Arjen Berends | CFO & Executive Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arjen-berends |
| Jan Lausch | Product Manager Cyber Security E&A | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-lausch |
| John Hatley | VP Americas Marine Solutions & Director Market Shaping | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-hatley |
| Kankaanranta Mari | Internal Communications Lead, Marine Power | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kankaanranta-mari |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marindows | Marindows is a developer of marine operating systems and maritime digital content. |  | Corporate Round | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| Soletair Power | Soletair Power is a Finnish startup founded in 2016, operating in the field of Direct Air Capture technology. The company captures CO2 from the air by retrofitting buildings' ventilation systems with carbon capture technology, resulting in low building emissions. Captured carbon dioxide can be mineralized, stored, transported, and used as rawmaterials to produce synthetic products. In 2020, Wärtsilä, together with Soletair Power and Q-Power, created the world's first Power-to-X unit that can produce fuel out of thin air at the Finland pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai. Since then, the company has successfully delivered several carbon capture units and signed deals in Germany, Denmark, Hungary, Finland and UAE. | $1.2M | Corporate Round | Mar 02, 2021 |  |
| Soletair Power | Soletair Power is a Finnish startup founded in 2016, operating in the field of Direct Air Capture technology. The company captures CO2 from the air by retrofitting buildings' ventilation systems with carbon capture technology, resulting in low building emissions. Captured carbon dioxide can be mineralized, stored, transported, and used as rawmaterials to produce synthetic products. In 2020, Wärtsilä, together with Soletair Power and Q-Power, created the world's first Power-to-X unit that can produce fuel out of thin air at the Finland pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai. Since then, the company has successfully delivered several carbon capture units and signed deals in Germany, Denmark, Hungary, Finland and UAE. | $565.2K | Seed | Apr 15, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Wartsila invest in?

Wartsila invests primarily in Energy, Software and GreenTech startups, most often at Corporate Round and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Wartsila?

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### Who are the partners at Wartsila?

The team at Wartsila includes Annika Parkkonen (Vice President HR and Internal Communication Marine Power), Arjen Berends (CFO & Executive Vice President) and Jan Lausch (Product Manager Cyber Security E&A), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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