Finland · Investor

Tesi

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 29 cheques on record.

Deploying nowGovernment

Pre-seedSeedSeries AContentMusicAudio/voice

Deploying now
73%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 29 on record
Since the last cheque37days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MRounds led2 of 29Mostly inFinland, 48%
Pitch Tesi

Tesi highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 2 rounds

What they do

Olemme pääomasijoitusyhtiöFrom their own website
Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
ContentMusicAudio/voice
Based in
Helsinki, Finland
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first29 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Sept
    Kasvu TherapeuticsSeries A · FI · Finnish Drug Discovery Center$34MWith 7 others
  3. Sept
    VerdaSeries B · FI · ArcticStartup$189MWith 9 others
  4. Jun
    ICEYESeries F · FI · Promus Ventures$521MWith 9 others
  5. May
    Sicona Battery TechnologiesAU$31MWith 3 others
  6. Apr
    KelluuSeries A · FI · NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)$18MWith 4 others
  7. Apr
    VoltavateGrant · AU$2.5MWith 3 others
  8. 2025

    11 rounds

  9. Dec
    FerronovaSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$6.0MWith 8 others
  10. Nov
    NestAIGrowth · FI · PostScriptum$115MLed
  11. Oct
    SwarmFarm RoboticsSeries B · AU · Startup Daily$20MWith 4 others
  12. Sept
    DataCrunchSeries A · FI · TechStartups$64MLed
  13. Sept
    VerdaSeries A · FI$65MWith 2 others
  14. Aug
    Diag-Nose.ioGrant · AU · Startup Daily$2.0MWith 2 others
  15. Jun
    VoltavatePre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$553KWith 7 others
  16. May
    Hedera DxSeries A · CH · Silicon Canals$17MWith 5 others
  17. May
  18. Apr
    IXISeries A · FI · TechCrunch$37MWith 8 others
  19. Mar
    StrongRoom AIAU · Startup Daily$17MWith 4 others
  20. 2024

    1 round

  21. May
    NostoSecondary · FI$7.6MWith 4 others
  22. 2019

    6 rounds

  23. Dec
    BC PlatformCH · FinSMEs$15MWith 2 others
  24. Nov
    EndevFI · Nordic9$4.7MWith 5 others
  25. Jul
    FluroSatUS · Agfundernews$3.2MWith 4 others
  26. Jul
    IQMFI · FinSMEs$13MWith 6 others
  27. May
    Wirepas MeshFI · Wirepas$16MWith 3 others
  28. Feb
    GOFARSeed · AU · Startup Daily$1.3MWith 2 others
  29. 2018

    3 rounds

  30. Sept
    NostoFI · FinSMEs$7.4MWith 2 others
  31. Aug
    InstaclustrGrowth · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 3 others
  32. May
    IceyeSeries B · FI · FinSMEs$34MWith 8 others
  33. 2015

    1 round

  34. Apr
    TokenOneSeries C · AU$950KWith 5 others
  35. 2014

    1 round

  36. Jun
    TradesparqSeed · CNUndisclosedWith 2 others

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 25 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.

Funds they back

4 fund commitments on record

Managers
3

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

Most recent commitments

  • Innovestor Life Science Fund Ky Butterfly Venture Fund IV Ky Inventure Fund IV Ky Vendep Capital Fund III Ky Maki.vc Fund II Ky EduImpact Fund Ky Icebreaker Fund II Ky Open Ocean Fund 2020 Ky Superhero Venture Fund 2020 Ky IPR.VC Fund II Ky Lifeline Ventures Fund IV Ky Open Ocean Opportunity Fund I Ky Maki.vc Fund I Ky Vendep Capital Fund II Ky Inventure Fund III Ky Lifeline Ventures Fund III Ky Open Ocean Fund 2015 Ky Inventure Fund II Ky Lifeline Ventures Fund I Ky VisionPlus Fund I Ky Open Ocean Fund Three Ky Power Fund III Ky Conor Technology Fund II Ky Nexit Infocom II L.P.
  • Nordic Foodtech VC second fund
  • Vendep Capital Fund IV
  • Verdane Idun II

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

3 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AntlerCactosLifelineventures3tscapitalAtomicoBaldertonBlumeequityCapmanCreandumDncapitalEaglefiltersgroupEifEqtventuresEvliFailupGrowthHadeanventuresHeartcoreInnovestorgroupLspvcMandatumamMvmNorthzoneProfounderscapitalRoyalmajesticsSuperherocapitalTaaleribioteollisuusVendepVerdaneVntmVoimaventuresalder.seaurorastudios.fibutterfly.vccloudberry.vcconor.vcdalpartners.fidevco.fietfpartners.capitalevolver.axfolmer.figorillacapital.figos.figreencode.vchealthcap.euicebreaker.vcinterapartners.fiinventure.vcipr.vcjuuripartners.fikarma.vckoronainvest.fileo.capitalmaki.vcmbrahastot.fimidinvest.finft.vcnif.fundnordiamanagement.finordscience.fiand 13 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Tesi put money into.

Quick answers about Tesi

What does Tesi invest in?

Tesi invests most often at Series A and Series B (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Content, Music and Audio/voice.

How active is Tesi?

29 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Tesi invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kasvu Therapeutics (Series A, Sept 2026), Verda (Series B, Sept 2026) and ICEYE (Series F, Jun 2026).

How big are Tesi's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

Does Tesi lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 29 investments on record (7%).

Where does Tesi invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Finland (48%), Australia (34%) and Switzerland (7%).

Is Tesi investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Tesi invest alongside?

Most often Artesian VC (13 rounds together), ByFounders (4 rounds together) and Investible (4 rounds together).

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