Inventures (Finland)

Inventure is a Helsinki-based seed and Series A venture capital firm focused on backing Finnish and Nordic technology companies at their earliest institutional stages across consumer technology, health technology, and enterprise software, operating as one of Finland's most active and consistently successful seed investors with a track record that includes backing some of the most significant Finnish technology exits of the past decade. The firm invests with initial checks from $1 million to $5 million and takes an active board role in portfolio companies, working closely with founders on international expansion strategy, talent acquisition, and fundraising from European and US institutional investors. Inventure has been an anchor investor in the Finnish startup ecosystem, providing the local institutional early-stage conviction that has been critical to the development of Finland's technology community. Portfolio companies include Wolt, the Finnish food delivery and on-demand delivery platform that was acquired by DoorDash in 2022 at a valuation reported to deliver a 200x return for EQT Ventures as the lead investor; Swappie, the Finnish refurbished smartphone marketplace that has expanded across Europe; Blueprint Genetics, the Finnish genetic testing and variant interpretation company acquired by Quest Diagnostics; and Oura, the Finnish smart ring and sleep and health monitoring company that has grown to become a significant consumer health technology company. Beyond its original investments in Wolt, Swappie, Blueprint Genetics, and Oura, the portfolio includes additional Finnish and Nordic technology companies.