Investor

Tekes Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedGrantSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 26 on record
Since the last cheque4025days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MRounds led0 of 26Sole investor7 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inFinland, 92%
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Tekes Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    26 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Grant: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $133K

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first26 appearances

  1. 2015

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    FimmicSeed · FI$1.7MWith 2 others
  3. Aug
    SmarpSeed · FI$1.5MWith 1 other
  4. Jun
    bttnSeed · FI$3.0MWith 1 other
  5. 2014

    9 rounds

  6. Dec
    StylewhileVenture · FI$430KWith 4 others
  7. Dec
    RunteqDebt · FI$131KSole investor
  8. Nov
    SmarpGrant · FI$313KSole investor
  9. Sept
    InvesdorGrant$66KSole investor
  10. Aug
    Cyberlightning Ltd.Series A · FI$4.2MWith 1 other
  11. Jul
    NostoSeries A · FI$5.5MWith 3 others
  12. May
    ModtiSeed · FI$137KWith 1 other
  13. Mar
    BonusbayGrant · FI$1.0MSole investor
  14. Feb
    IroFitSeed · FI$82KWith 2 others
  15. 2013

    8 rounds

  16. Aug
    ThinglinkSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 3 others
  17. Aug
    ThinglinkSeries A · FI$2.0MWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    WauwaaSeed · GB · arcticstartup.com$412KWith 2 others
  19. Jul
    SportSetterSeed · FI$133KSole investor
  20. May
    SurveypalSeed · FI$1.1MSole investor
  21. Mar
    CanatuSeries B · FI$12MWith 3 others
  22. Jan
    bttnSeed · FI$1.0MWith 1 other
  23. Jan
    ProtoGeoSeed · FI · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 3 others
  24. 2012

    3 rounds

  25. Oct
    BonusbayGrant · FI$81KSole investor
  26. May
    RunteqDebt · FI$66KWith 1 other
  27. Jan
    StylewhileSeed · FI$300KWith 1 other
  28. 2011

    1 round

  29. Feb
    ApplifierSeed · FI · fis.dowjones.com$2.0MWith 4 others
  30. 2010

    2 rounds

  31. Sept
    CanatuSeries A · FI · finsmes.com$6.4MWith 3 others
  32. Jul
    GigsWizSeed · FI · eu.techcrunch.com$193KWith 1 other

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

ProtoGeoBought by FacebookUndisclosedApr 2014
ApplifierBought by Unity TechnologiesUndisclosedMar 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Inventure OyVC firm5rounds togetherLifeline VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherEric WahlforssVC firm2rounds togetherInfostoInvestment firm2rounds togetherJari OvaskainenAngel2rounds togetherJohn MaloneyAngel2rounds togetherPROfounders CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Tekes Venture Capital

What does Tekes Venture Capital invest in?

Tekes Venture Capital invests most often at Seed and Grant (69% of the rounds on record).

How active is Tekes Venture Capital?

26 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

How big are Tekes Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

Does Tekes Venture Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Tekes Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Finland (92%).

Is Tekes Venture Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

Who does Tekes Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often Inventure Oy (5 rounds together), Lifeline Ventures (4 rounds together) and Eric Wahlforss (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Tekes Venture Capital?

Tekes Venture Capital is a VC firm.

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