Finland startup funding in H2 2013
European tech funding raised by Finland startups during H2 2013.
In H2 2013, 31 startups in Finland closed 32 funding rounds and raised €63M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 51.1% versus H2 2012. Software was the most active sector, and Reaktor was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€63M
+51.1% vs H2 2012 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
32
+128.6% vs H2 2012
Companies
31
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#9
2.4% of European funding
Top-10 round share
88.2%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFinland — funding by month, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Finland — top sectors by capital, H2 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Software | €19M |
| Gaming | €11M |
| Marketing | €8.9M |
| Media | €5.2M |
| HRtech | €4.6M |
| Transportation | €4.2M |
| Energy | €4.0M |
| Travel | €3.8M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFinland — stage mix, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Finland — stage mix, H2 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Series A | €20M |
| Early VC | €19M |
| Series B | €15M |
| Seed | €4.5M |
| Other | €4.1M |
Exits & M&A
1 Acquisition1 exit · €55M disclosed.
| F-Secure - Personal cloud assets | Acquisition | Oct 2013 | €55M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| MariaDB | Series B | Oct 2013 | €15M |
| Kiosked | Series A | Sep 2013 | €8.7M |
| Grand Cru | Early VC | Jul 2013 | €8.4M |
| Picosun | Early VC | Sep 2013 | €5.4M |
| Visedo | Early VC | Dec 2013 | €4.0M |
| TangaReef | Series A | Jul 2013 | €3.8M |
| Scoopshot | Series A | Nov 2013 | €3.5M |
| Walkbase | Series A | Nov 2013 | €3.0M |
| Valopaa | Other | Nov 2013 | €2.0M |
| Seriously | Seed | Nov 2013 | €1.7M |
| Jongla | Series A | Nov 2013 | €1.4M |
| Scoopshot | Early VC | Jul 2013 | €1.1M |
| Inventure | Seed | Aug 2013 | €904k |
| Small Giant Games | Other | Oct 2013 | €675k |
| AddSearch | Seed | Nov 2013 | €477k |
Top investors
most active in H2 2013, by deal count- Reaktor2 deals
- Finnish Industry Investment2 deals
- Conor Venture Partners1 deals
- Hannu Turunen1 deals
- Henry Sjöman1 deals
- IDInvest Partners1 deals
- Ilkka Hiidenheimo1 deals
- Intel Capital1 deals
- John Lindfors1 deals
- Juha Halttunen1 deals