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VNT Management

Founders Veijo Karppinen

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Total investments 20
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$5M
Portfolio companies 16
Rounds per year 0.95
Lead investments 6
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.20
Exits 3
Key employees 4
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
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Areas of investment

  • Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Electronics
  • Manufacturing
  • Information Technology
Summary

In 2002 was created VNT Management, which is appeared as VC. The fund was located in Europe if to be more exact in Finland. The leading representative office of defined VC is situated in the Vaasa.

The current fund was established by Veijo Karppinen. The overall number of key employees were 4.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 2-3 partakers. Despite the VNT Management, startups are often financed by Statkraft Ventures, High-Tech Gru00fcnderfonds, Wecken & Cie.. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Tesi, Statkraft Ventures, Finnvera Venture Capital. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs, Wecken & Cie., Statkraft Ventures.

Opposing the other organizations, this VNT Management works on 18 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments. The high activity for fund was in 2013. Speaking about the real fund results, this VC is 12 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 1 - 5 millions dollars. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 investment rounds annually.

For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - Finland. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Siqens, dilitronics, Merus Power Dynamics. Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Clean Energy, Electronics. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. The fund has no exact preference in a number of founders of portfolio startups. If startup sums 4 or 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to be financed is low.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Norsepower Oy

Clean Energy
CleanTech
Energy
Energy Efficiency
$33M28 Mar 2023 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

DEPsys

Electrical Distribution
Electronics
Energy
Internet of Things
Renewable Energy
$14M12 Feb 2019 Vaud, Switzerland

DEPsys

Electrical Distribution
Electronics
Energy
Internet of Things
Renewable Energy
$3M14 Jun 2016 Vaud, Switzerland

Norsepower Oy

Clean Energy
CleanTech
Energy
Energy Efficiency
$3M31 Jan 2016 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

WeSustain

Information Technology
Software
Sustainability
$4M15 Dec 2014 Lower Saxony

Valopaa

Electronics
Lighting
Manufacturing
$2M18 Nov 2013 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Convion

Energy
Industrial
Power Grid
Renewable Energy
Smart Cities
01 Jan 2013 Finland, Uusimaa

Wello Oy

Energy
Energy Efficiency
Information Technology
Renewable Energy
$3M21 May 2012 Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

dilitronics

Electrical Equipment
Hardware
Software
$2M18 Mar 2010 Thuringia

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Total investments 20
Average round size 5M
Rounds per year 0.95
Peak activity year 2013
Lead investments 6
Follow on index 0.20
Exits 3
Group Appearance index 0.70

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Norsepower Oy

Clean Energy
CleanTech
Energy
Energy Efficiency
$33M28 Mar 2023 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

DEPsys

Electrical Distribution
Electronics
Energy
Internet of Things
Renewable Energy
$14M12 Feb 2019 Vaud, Switzerland

DEPsys

Electrical Distribution
Electronics
Energy
Internet of Things
Renewable Energy
$3M14 Jun 2016 Vaud, Switzerland

Norsepower Oy

Clean Energy
CleanTech
Energy
Energy Efficiency
$3M31 Jan 2016 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

WeSustain

Information Technology
Software
Sustainability
$4M15 Dec 2014 Lower Saxony

Valopaa

Electronics
Lighting
Manufacturing
$2M18 Nov 2013 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Convion

Energy
Industrial
Power Grid
Renewable Energy
Smart Cities
01 Jan 2013 Finland, Uusimaa

Wello Oy

Energy
Energy Efficiency
Information Technology
Renewable Energy
$3M21 May 2012 Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

dilitronics

Electrical Equipment
Hardware
Software
$2M18 Mar 2010 Thuringia
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