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Inventure

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Helsinki, FI · Founded 2005 · 36 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors

Inventure is a generalist venture capital firm investing primarily in Nordic and Baltic companies across deep tech, consumer, healthtech, AI, and B2B SaaS sectors. Founded in 2005, the firm has backed over 100 portfolio companies.

Also known as Inventure Oy · Inventure VC

Founders & leadership

TOThor Olof Philogène
Thor Olof Philogène

Investors · 5

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Inventure is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders primarily in the Nordics and Baltics. Operating since 2005, it describes itself as a generalist investor and says it has backed over 100 companies across deep tech, consumer, healthtech, AI and B2B SaaS. Its stated focus is on seed-stage investment, with third-party profiles also citing early-stage and Series A activity, and investment amounts placed in a roughly EUR 100k to EUR 10M range over a company's lifecycle.

The firm's publicly listed portfolio spans consumer marketplaces and brands (Wolt, Swappie), insurtech (Lassie, Omocom, Insurello), healthtech and biotech (Medoma, Blueprint Genetics, Samphire Neuroscience, biomatter, MONCYTE Health), deep tech and space (Algorithmiq, ReOrbit, Umbra, Canatu, Wirepas), B2B software (Stravito, Scoro, Detectify, Whatagraph, Hopsworks, Codescene, Klevu) and gaming (Mindfield Games, Like a Boss Games, Sólfar Studios). Portfolio companies are located in countries including Finland, Sweden, Lithuania and Hungary.

In 2025 Inventure marked its 20th year and introduced a refreshed brand identity developed with the agency Bedow, alongside a restated thesis emphasizing high selectivity and backing founders rather than ideas.

Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Average check sizeDec 2025$10M
ExitsDec 202521 exits
HeadcountAug 202636
Investment range per company lifecycleJan 2026EUR 100k to EUR 10M over a company lifecycle
InvestmentsDec 2025162 investments
OfficesJan 20263 offices
Portfolio companies backed since 2005Jan 2026100 companies
Total funding managedDec 2025$230M

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 6

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2026
Cristina Koehn joins as COO

Inventure announced Cristina Koehn as its new Chief Operating Officer.

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Jan 2026
Sophie Mattsson joins as Investment Associate

Inventure announced Sophie Mattsson as a new Investment Associate.

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Jan 2026
Monterro acquires majority stake in portfolio company Kaisa

Inventure reported that Monterro acquired a majority stake in portfolio company Kaisa.

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Sep 2025
Refreshed brand identity introduced on 20th anniversary

Inventure published a refreshed visual identity and brand positioning developed with the brand agency Bedow, coinciding with the firm's 20th year.

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Jan 2025
Investment in Samphire Neuroscience

Inventure announced backing Samphire Neuroscience, a women's health company focused on PMS and PMDD.

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Jan 2022
Fourth fund closed with EUR 150 million in commitments

Inventure announced the closing of its fourth fund with commitments of EUR 150 million.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

Research sources · 6

primary sources listed

6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Inventure do?
Nordic and Baltic seed-stage venture capital firm, founded 2005 and headquartered in Helsinki.
Who are Inventure's investors?
Inventure's investors include Butterfly Ventures, Metaplanet, Superhero Capital, Union Square Ventures (USV), Zrosk Investment Management.
Where is Inventure headquartered?
Inventure is headquartered in Helsinki, FI.