# Canatu funding: rounds and investors > Canatu has raised $48M across 4 rounds since 2010. Investors include Inventure Oy, Tekes Venture Capital and Infosto. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/canatu (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Finland · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Canatu* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 12 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Automotive & EVs Climate Tech Semiconductors Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$48M** raised across 4 rounds since 2010, from 4 sources **$6.4M** Series A **$12M** Series B **$12M** Growth **$18M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $18M Oct 2022 - **Led by:** Ascend and 3M Ventures and 1 more - **Step-up i:** 1.5× - **Investors:** 12 (3 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 **$6.4M** Series A **$12M** Series B **$12M** Growth **$18M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $6.4M - **Biggest round:** $18M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 9.7 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2022** Round **$18M** *6 new* [Ascend](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend) Lead [3M Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3m-ventures) Lead [eFruit International Inc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/efruit-international-inc) Lead [Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/varma) [Nordea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordea) [Minth Group Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/fund/minth-group-ltd) Reported by Firms' own news pages - **Mar 2013** Series B **$12M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Inventure Oy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure-oy) [Tekes Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tekes-venture-capital) [Troika Dialog](https://millionrounds.com/fund/troika-dialog) [Infosto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infosto) From a historical funding record - **Mar 2013** Growth **$12M** *1 new* [Troika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/troika-ventures) Reported by pevc.dowjones.com - **Sept 2010** Series A **$6.4M** *4 new* [Inventure Oy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure-oy) [Tekes Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tekes-venture-capital) [InVenture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure-capital-2) [Infosto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infosto) Reported by finsmes.com ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2010 **Series B** 2013 **Growth** 2013 **Round** 2022 [Inventure Oy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure-oy) [Tekes Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tekes-venture-capital) [Infosto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infosto) [Ascend](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend) L [3M Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3m-ventures) L [eFruit International Inc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/efruit-international-inc) L [Troika Dialog](https://millionrounds.com/fund/troika-dialog) [Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/varma) [InVenture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure-capital-2) [Nordea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordea) ## Everyone who backed them [Inventure Oy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure-oy) VC firm **2** rounds [Tekes Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tekes-venture-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Infosto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infosto) Investment firm **2** rounds [Ascend](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [3M Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3m-ventures) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [eFruit International Inc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/efruit-international-inc) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [Troika Dialog](https://millionrounds.com/fund/troika-dialog) Investment firm **1** round [Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/varma) Institutional LP **1** round [InVenture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure-capital-2) Fund of funds **1** round [Nordea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordea) VC firm **1** round [Troika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/troika-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Minth Group Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/fund/minth-group-ltd) Investment firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=canatu). ## Quick answers about Canatu ### Who invested in Canatu? Canatu's investors include Inventure Oy, Tekes Venture Capital, Infosto, Ascend and 3M Ventures, and 7 more on record. Ascend led its latest round. ### How much has Canatu raised? Canatu has raised $48M across 4 rounds since 2010. ### When did Canatu last raise? Canatu's most recent round, $18M, was in Oct 2022, led by Ascend. ### What was Canatu's biggest round? Its most recent round, $18M in Oct 2022, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Canatu first? Canatu's first round on record, in Sept 2010, was backed by Inventure Oy, Tekes Venture Capital and InVenture Capital and 1 others. ### What stage is Canatu at? Canatu's latest named round is a Growth, in Mar 2013. ### Where is Canatu based? Canatu is based in Finland. ### Who led Canatu's rounds? 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