Finland startup funding in 2013
European tech funding raised by Finland startups during 2013.
In 2013, 54 startups in Finland closed 62 funding rounds and raised €212M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €8k. Software was the most active sector, and Finnish Industry Investment was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€212M
excl. debt & grants · +€8k debt
Funding rounds
62
Companies
54
Top sector
Software
Finland: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | €94M | +124.1% | 26 | +36.8% | — |
| 2012 | €63M | -33.0% | 36 | +38.5% | — |
| 2013 | €212M | +234.9% | 62 | +72.2% | €8k |
Rank in Europe
#5
6.7% of European funding
Debt financing
€8k
0.0% of total
Top-10 round share
85.5%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
2
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFinland — funding by month, 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €6.8M | 4 |
| Feb | €831k | 5 |
| Mar | €11M | 3 |
| Apr | €115M | 8 |
| May | €5.6M | 3 |
| Jun | €121M | 7 |
| Jul | €14M | 6 |
| Aug | €1.1M | 4 |
| Sep | €14M | 3 |
| Oct | €16M | 5 |
| Nov | €13M | 13 |
| Dec | €4.0M | 1 |
Top sectors
by € raisedFinland — top sectors by capital, 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Finland — top sectors by capital, 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Gaming | €115M |
| Healthtech | €111M |
| Software | €33M |
| Marketing | €18M |
| Media | €12M |
| Semiconductors | €9.1M |
| HRtech | €9.1M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €7.8M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFinland — stage mix, 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Finland — stage mix, 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €129M |
| Grant | €111M |
| Series A | €34M |
| Early VC | €26M |
| Seed | €15M |
| Other | €7.9M |
| Debt | €8k |
Exits & M&A
2 Acquisition2 exits · €55M disclosed.
| F-Secure - Personal cloud assets | Acquisition | Oct 2013 | €55M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supercell | Series B | Apr 2013 | €102M |
| MariaDB | Series B | Oct 2013 | €15M |
| Canatu | Series B | Mar 2013 | €9.1M |
| Kiosked | Series A | Sep 2013 | €8.7M |
| Grand Cru | Early VC | Jul 2013 | €8.4M |
| Valkee | Series A | Jun 2013 | €7.5M |
| M-Files | Series A | Apr 2013 | €6.0M |
| Picosun | Early VC | Sep 2013 | €5.4M |
| Scoopshot | Early VC | Jan 2013 | €4.5M |
| Visedo | Early VC | Dec 2013 | €4.0M |
Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2013; not in the equity totalTop investors
most active in 2013, by deal count- Finnish Industry Investment4 deals
- Qualcomm Ventures2 deals
- Tekes2 deals
- Reaktor2 deals
- Reaktor POLTE2 deals
- Draper Esprit2 deals
- OpenOcean2 deals
- DFJ - Draper Fisher Jurvetson1 deals
- Esther Dyson1 deals
- Finnvera Venture Capital1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology