Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

Granarium Technologies, originating from VTT in Espoo, develops first-of-its-kind supercapacitors built on a nanocellulose-based material platform that upcycles waste wood and agro residues into renewable energy storage devices. Its technology is patented and validated at TRL5, and VTT has transferred the underlying IP to the company. Granarium positions its devices as a fast-response layer that complements batteries for grid balancing, frequency response, peak-load management and industrial power quality. The company has secured pilot customers and value-chain partners and plans to launch pilots within six months of funding. Initial commercial production will begin at a small industrial scale with capacity to deliver up to 50 units per year, supporting planned scale-up through industrial partnerships and international market expansion. Granarium aims to enable local, low-emission production using forest-industry side streams and high-consistency nanocellulose.

Led · Seed · Jun 2020

Taimer provides a cloud-based business management platform that combines sales CRM, project management, collaboration, invoicing, time tracking and business intelligence reporting. The platform is aimed at startups, SMEs and professional service providers to help manage sales, projects and finances in a single system. The company reports more than 400 customers and over 6,000 active users across eight countries. Taimer's customer base includes Finnish companies such as SEK, Fimpec, Dagmar, Lahdelma & Mahlamaki, and Freshwind. Co-founders are Tero Alanen (CEO), Eero Saarinen (Founder & CTO) and Fredi Palmgren (Co-founder, CIO & CMO). The company plans to use the funds to expand its team, product and services in current and new target markets.

Participated · Equity · Nov 2015

CareMonkey is a Melbourne-based software platform that lets schools go paperless by digitizing forms and administrative workflows. Its platform enables parents to respond to field trip, payment, medical and policy update forms and other consents, and allows schools and districts to manage workflows such as staff approvals, tutoring registrations, supply requests, fee reimbursements, professional development tracking, asset management, technology repair, and school maintenance. Founded in 2013 and led by CEO Troy Westley, the company has scaled to over 500 schools in Australia and is used in schools and districts across Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. CareMonkey raised $1.5M (AUD$2.2M) in seed funding to accelerate growth in the U.S. and U.K. markets and to expand its product offering. The company plans to deploy the proceeds toward international expansion and product development. CareMonkey provides a parent-controlled electronic medical form and risk-management system that keeps medical and emergency data up to date and makes it instantly available on mobile devices. Its platform is used by families, schools, clubs, businesses and community organisations to collect medical forms and store emergency contacts, medications, allergies, asthma plans, immunisations and other care instructions. Features include electronic collection of medical forms, automated reminders to parents for missing forms, and instant access for teachers, coaches and other carers via smartphones, tablets and a secure website. The company reports over 100k users. Financially, CareMonkey won the Slush 100 pitching competition and received €650k in equity funding from Evli Bank, FiBAN business angels and a group of private investors. Additionally, PwC and Mäkitalo Rantanen & Co committed services valued at €15k each to support the company.

Led · Equity · Nov 2014

Enbrite.ly reveals hidden fraud in online advertising by building analytics into ads to analyze visitor behavior and segment audiences into bots and humans. It flags non-viewable ads and non-human clicks and warns advertisers about fraud before fees are paid. The company positions increased transparency into traffic sources and user conversion as a way to reduce customer acquisition costs. The article cites industry metrics that online advertising is a $121 billion business with as much as 36 percent of ads fraudulent, equating to $41 billion in annual fraud. Enbrite.ly is based in Budapest, Hungary, and its cofounder is Oszkar Rimoczi. Its current notable financial event is winning a $500,000 cash prize as Slush 2014's best startup.