Led · Equity · Jan 2024

Lenio develops Lenio TOP, a cloud-based enterprise resource planning and business management solution that integrates with common financial administration and ERP systems to help SMEs streamline field, office, and financial processes. The product is sold as a SaaS offering and is positioned to improve customer productivity by touching fundamental business operations. Historically the company has financed growth primarily through income financing, demonstrating operational traction in a competitive market. In November 2022 Lenio completed a €390,000 funding round that included participation from key personnel, private investors, and Takeoff Partners. Management says the proceeds will be used to invest in sales and marketing and to accelerate service development. With the new funding and a broader expert network, Lenio plans to continue growing its domestic client base and, later, pursue scalability and expansion opportunities in the EU.

Led · Seed · Jan 2024

Nonono operates a consumer reclamations service that lets users publicly submit constructive feedback and leverages crowdsourced pressure to prompt company responses. The platform is designed to let companies solve problems publicly and convert complaints into positive marketing opportunities. Unlike review sites that rate initial experiences, Nonono rates companies on their problem-solving ability after a complaint is handled, giving companies a chance to influence their ratings through actions. The service already has companies such as Ikea, Stockmann and Elisa communicating with customers via the platform. Nonono’s motto is “Transparency creates trust,” and founder and CEO Jaakko Timonen framed the idea around public criticism as an efficient incentive for company reaction. With seed funding secured, the company plans to launch its service in Finland in early 2017 and aims to enter the US market later the same year. The public beta is available at nonono.io.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2017

MeetingPackage provides a self-service platform that allows hotels and event venues to sell, operate and manage meetings & events spaces. Its product suite includes Venue & Sales Management Software, an online Booking Engine, and a Meetings & Events–specific Channel Manager. The platform integrates with venues’ existing Property Management, Sales & Catering and back-office solutions and is available in twelve language versions. Customers include hotel chains, individual hotels, restaurants, co-working spaces, event spaces, TMCs, OTAs and event marketplaces. Led by CEO Joonas Ahola and based in Espoo, Finland, the company recently completed a Series A financing. It plans to use the funds to accelerate growth in Europe and expand into the North American market. MeetingPackage.com operates a platform for searching, booking and managing meeting rooms and related service packages online. Led by CEO and founder Joonas Ahola, the company offers an inventory of more than 250,000 meeting rooms and provides its service in all major languages. It maintains offices in Finland (HQ), the UK, Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic and Germany and has expanded beyond the Nordics, Baltics and UK into southern and central Europe. The company plans launches in France, Portugal, the Netherlands and Poland in the coming months. MeetingPackage.com raised €1.2m in seed funding from several travel entrepreneurs and Takeoff Partners and intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and internationalization. It aims to close a Series A round by the end of 2017.