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Private and public funding for Finnish SMB firms

If your firm is looking for funding, this page is for you. Primarily the topic is discussed from a Finnish SME company point of view.

Various funding instruments that Finnish public sector and private investors are providing are introduced. Bank financing, services offered by insurance companies or bonds for SMB companies are not discussed here. If a company is in a startup phase or finds crowdfunding opportunities attractive, other potential funding sources are listed here.

All of the presented financial instruments and sources require an application and negotiation process, whose end result is always uncertain. By pinpointing the right potential funding sources with strategies matching with the business situation and objectives of the company, and by running the application process professionally, the odds of success can be significantly improved.

The listing here is by no means comprehensive. If it excludes some key players relevant to Finnish SMB company funding, please inform me.

The listing is divided into two tables, the first presenting private funding sources and the second public ones.
A more detailed document on private and public funding for Finnish SMB firms, including types of funding provided by the players, key funding terms as well as possible company and industry focus,  is available free-of-charge here or through the adjacent button.


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Private funding for Finnish SMB firms

 

Investor name and website

Summary

3i Nordic

Invests in mid-sized companies in Europe, Asia and Americas

Aboa Venture Management 

Small and medium sized companies, growth and early stage, Western and Northern Finland 

Access Capital Partners

European investor

Ahlström Capital 

Active capital investments

AJP Holding Oy

Equity investments

Armada Mezzazine Capital

Mezzanine for SMB companies

Auratum

Startup and early stage companies with IPR and growth potential 

Bocap

Domestic and international growth of SMB companies

Canelco Capital

MBO and restructuring of SMB companies

Capman Group

Nordic and Russian listed and non-listed companies

Cleantechinvest

Early and later stage growth companies, cleantech focus, listed investor

Devco

Supports medium-sized Nordic companies to grow

Conor Venture Partners

Early stage technology companies 

EQT Partners

Invests in good companies around the world

Essedel

Finnish and Russian SMB companies

Fenno Management

Generation of value to mid-sized companies

Folmer Management

Investing in SMB companies

Garantia

Insurance company that guarantees financing of Finnish companies

GTW Group

Invests in companies with good opportunities in Finland in abroad 

Guida Invest

Investor-developer in seed and later phases

Helmet Business Mentors

Financing for corporate change situations

IK Investment Partners

Investments in mid-sized companies in Europe

Ingman Group

Companies with lucrative potential in Finland

Innofinance

Invests in Finnish SMB companies

Innovestor

Target companies are past the seed phase and aim for strong growth in domestic markets and abroad

Intera Partners

Finnish and Nordic companies with good growth potential

Inveni Capital

Lifescience companies in Northern and Central Europe

Inventure

Investments in growth companies

Joy Group

Developing companies and technology innovations 

JSH Capital

Companies with international potential

Korona Invest

Targeting Finnish services companies in social and health with good growth potential

Lagoon Capital

High growth companies 

MB Rahastot

Invests in established businesses in various industries

Midinvest Management

Small and medium sized companies, financing growth and ownership arrangements

Miston Investment

Investments vary from startup to established company ones

Nexit Ventures

Mobile companies in early and later stages

Nordia Management

Invests in travel, leisure and wellness companies

Nordic Capital

Investments in Nordics and Germany

Nordic Growth

Nordic companies with growth potential 

Nordic Mezzanine

Mid-sized companies in Nordics and Europe

Noweco Partners 

Financing solutions for structural changes and growth

Open Ocean

Financing for software and cloud services companies

Pontos Group

Mid and long term investments

Profita Group

Equity based financing and ownership solutions

Rite Ventures

Early stage growth companies 

Royal Majestics

Lifestyle, design, consumer markets 

Sentica Partners

Focuses on owning and developing SMB companies

Sievi Capital 

Major ownership in industrial companies

Sponsor Capital

SMBs operating in domestic markets or that already have international operations

Stratos Ventures

Invests in early stage ICT companies

Taito Capital Partners

Developing industrial entities

Thominvest

Investor focusing on enterprise value

Triton

Invests in mid-sized companies in Nordics

Troll Capital

Early stage and growth companies 

Tutor Invest

Growth and internationalisation of SMB companies

Vaaka Partners

Structural arrangements of mid-sized Finnish companies

Vanaja Capital

Innovative, growing companies, or companies having ownership changes, in Hämeelinna region

Verdane Capital

Smaller companies in growth phase 

Vision Plus 

Companies in applications, games and service products

VNT Management

Renewable energy, energy saving 

 

Public funding for Finnish SMB firms

 

Investor name and website

Summary

ELY-keskus

Development grant: can be granted for projects that improve long-term competitiveness, when a company is starting its operations or significantly expanding them

EU Horizon 2020’s SME Instrument

Program for growth-oriented, innovative SMB companies

Euroopan aluekehitysrahasto

Financing for various investment and development initiatives, e.g. for production, internationalisation or know-how

Finnfund

Finances companies operating or planning to operate in developing countries or Russia

Finnpartnership

Free advisory services and grants for planning and implementation phases in developing country business (partnership grants)

Finnvera

Loans for various phases of company lifecycle: establishment and investments, growth and development

Finnvera

Collaterals for company financing needs: establishment and investments, growth and development

Finnvera

Versatile portfolio of export guarantees for companies and financiers to avoid risks and make financing easier

Finnvera

Equity investments enable, start and accelerate growth and internationalisation of target companies

Suomen Teollisuussijoitus

 Invests in growth and internationalisation of Finnish companies together with private investors

Team Finland

LetsGrow is a joint financing program of Finnvera, Finpro and Tekes to identify growth companies and to accelerate them to international growth

Tekes

Financing of young, innovative companies

Tekes

Financing of research and development: to develop products, services, business models, methods and know-how

Tekes

Planning of international growth: projects, where a company clarifies its preconditions for fast international growth, increases its understanding on markets and secures that it has a team capable of international growth

Tekes

Piloting and internationalisation: two new financing methods that are intended for companies approaching commercialisation phase or planning entering new markets

 

 

 

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