Finland startup funding in Q4 2013
European tech funding raised by Finland startups during Q4 2013.
In Q4 2013, 19 startups in Finland closed 19 funding rounds and raised €33M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 510.1% versus Q4 2012. Software was the most active sector, and Finnish Industry Investment was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€33M
+510.1% vs Q4 2012 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
19
+280.0% vs Q4 2012
Companies
19
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#9
2.3% of European funding
Top-10 round share
96.1%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFinland — funding by month, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | €16M | 5 |
| Nov | €13M | 13 |
| Dec | €4.0M | 1 |
Top sectors
by € raisedFinland — top sectors by capital, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Finland — top sectors by capital, Q4 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Software | €19M |
| Transportation | €4.2M |
| Energy | €4.0M |
| Media | €3.8M |
| HRtech | €3.5M |
| Gaming | €2.4M |
| Cleantech | €2.0M |
| E-commerce | €649k |
Stage mix
by € raisedFinland — stage mix, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Finland — stage mix, Q4 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €15M |
| Series A | €7.9M |
| Early VC | €4.0M |
| Other | €3.5M |
| Seed | €3.0M |
Exits & M&A
1 Acquisition1 exit · €55M disclosed.
| F-Secure - Personal cloud assets | Acquisition | Oct 2013 | €55M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| MariaDB | Series B | Oct 2013 | €15M |
| Visedo | Early VC | Dec 2013 | €4.0M |
| 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 |
| Small Giant Games | Other | Oct 2013 | €675k |
| AddSearch | Seed | Nov 2013 | €477k |
| Beddit | Seed | Oct 2013 | €370k |
| Long Play | Other | Nov 2013 | €250k |
| Music Kickup | Other | Oct 2013 | €250k |
| Nintu | Other | Nov 2013 | €225k |
| Yepzon | Seed | Oct 2013 | €180k |
| MyNextRun | Seed | Nov 2013 | €172k |
Top investors
most active in Q4 2013, by deal count- Finnish Industry Investment2 deals
- Conor Venture Partners1 deals
- Henry Sjöman1 deals
- Intel Capital1 deals
- Juha Halttunen1 deals
- Matti Kallio1 deals
- Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo1 deals
- OpenOcean1 deals
- Oy Ingman Finance1 deals
- SBT Venture Capital1 deals