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Finnfund

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 8 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowGovernment

SeedSeries ASeries BFilmVideo

Deploying now
67%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque11days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$52MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor2 roundsMostly inSouth Africa, 29%
Pitch Finnfund

Finnfund highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Growth: 40% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $4.8M

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
FilmVideo
Based in
Helsinki, Finland
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    AliceSeries D · BR · Contxto$40MWith 7 others
  3. Sept
    ERCO Energia S.A.S.CO · ElectriFIUndisclosedWith 2 others
  4. 2025

    1 round

  5. Jun
    WaveDebt · SN · TechCabal$137MWith 3 others
  6. 2024

    2 rounds

  7. Dec
    Cassava TechnologiesGrowth · ZA · TechCrunch$90MWith 2 others
  8. Nov
    Beacon Power ServicesSeries A · NG · Disrupt AfricaUndisclosedWith 9 others
  9. 2019

    1 round

  10. Sept
    Maarifa GroupGoldencasinonews$7.0MSole investor
  11. 2018

    1 round

  12. Sept
    JumoZA · TechCrunch$52MWith 4 others
  13. 2008

    1 round

  14. Nov
    IncapVenture · IN · incap.fi$2.6MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 23 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

1+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Finnfund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

PROPARCOGovernment2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Finnfund put money into.

Wave$137M · Jun 2025Cassava Technologies$90M · Dec 2024Beacon Power ServicesNov 2024

Quick answers about Finnfund

What does Finnfund invest in?

Finnfund invests most often at Debt and Growth (40% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Film and Video.

How active is Finnfund?

8 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Finnfund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Alice (Series D, Oct 2026), ERCO Energia S.A.S. (Sept 2026) and Wave (Debt, Jun 2025).

How big are Finnfund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $52M.

Does Finnfund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Finnfund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in South Africa (29%), Brazil (14%) and Colombia (14%).

Is Finnfund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Finnfund invest alongside?

Most often PROPARCO (2 rounds together).

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