Finland startup funding in H1 2013

European tech funding raised by Finland startups during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 29 startups in Finland closed 30 funding rounds and raised €149M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 586.4% versus H1 2012. 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

€149M

+586.4% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€8k debt

Funding rounds

+36.4% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

11.6% of European funding

Debt financing

€8k

0.0% of total

Top-10 round share

95.9%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€6.8M	4
Feb	€831k	5
Mar	€11M	3
Apr	€115M	8
May	€5.6M	3
Jun	€121M	7

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Finland — top sectors by capital, H1 2013
Healthtech	€111M
Gaming	€104M
Software	€13M
Marketing	€9.1M
Semiconductors	€9.1M
Wellness & Beauty	€7.5M
Media	€6.9M
Cybersecurity	€6.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Finland — stage mix, H1 2013
Series B	€115M
Grant	€111M
Series A	€13M
Seed	€10M
Early VC	€6.8M
Other	€3.8M
Debt	€8k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Biotie Therapies	Grant	Jun 2013	€111M
Supercell	Series B	Apr 2013	€102M
Canatu	Series B	Mar 2013	€9.1M
Valkee	Series A	Jun 2013	€7.5M
M-Files	Series A	Apr 2013	€6.0M
Scoopshot	Early VC	Jan 2013	€4.5M
Rightware	Series B	May 2013	€4.0M
Bitbar / Testdroid	Early VC	Apr 2013	€2.3M
Nonstop Games	Seed	Mar 2013	€2.2M
Nosto	Seed	Apr 2013	€2.2M
Enevo	Seed	Apr 2013	€2.0M
Tellybean	Other	May 2013	€1.6M
Moves App	Other	Jan 2013	€1.4M
Zervant	Seed	Jun 2013	€1.3M
Claned	Grant	Jun 2013	€900k

View all 30 Finland deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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