Gorilla Capital
6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Pre-seed and seed investor across Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Estonia; a Nordic institutional super-angel—fast and VC-structured—making ~30 capital-efficient, resilient tech investments yearly prioritizing sustainable growth and early exits.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
Kirsi Vine-Haaparinne champions the camel startup approach, partnering long-term with ambitious founders who favor patient, capital-efficient, step-by-step building and resilient businesses over hype-driven scaling.
Petri Lehmuskoski, co-founder, champions a camel startup philosophy favoring capital-efficient, profitable, customer-retentive businesses and brings an angel-style, hands-on approach as a founding member of the Finnish Business Angels Network.
Petter Hattenbach serves as a dedicated General Partner for Sweden and Denmark, pairing an investing mandate with his uncommon dual role as CEO and co‑founder of fintech Edger Finance.
Risto Rautakorpi, a Nordic institutional super angel who created the camel investing model, uses a data-driven, learning-before-earning approach and 40+ years in IT/Microsoft to drive sustainable, mid-sized exits.
Teemu Huhtala is an operations-first fund partner who built his reputation managing internal processes and portfolio support, and brings a former professional athlete’s resilience and perspective to volatile startups.
Sampo Parkkinen, CEO and founder of Revieve and a venture partner, brings an active operator's perspective to early-stage deals, specializing in AI-driven personalization and computer-vision for beauty, health and commerce.
What they invest in
from 8 of 122 portfolio companiesSaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3Consumer ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Marketing Tech ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Cleantech ×1
HQs:Finland×2Sweden×2Estonia×1
Investments · 122 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCambri is a product research and concept testing platform that helps brands and product teams run iterative consumer insights studies to validate product and service concepts before launch.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSHelsinki and Stockholm, FI
Oskar Korkman(Co-founder)Dr Heli Holttinen(Founder)Dani Kamras(Co-founder)Dr Outi Somervuori(Co-founder)
Itzagud is a community platform where users collect points through various activities to redeem Steam game keys, participate in giveaways, and bid in auctions.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerGamingMarketplacesStockholm, SE
Feelingstream provides an AI-powered conversation intelligence platform that transcribes and analyzes customer conversations across multiple languages using speech-to-text and NLP models.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTallinn, EE
Terje Ennomäe(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)Lauri Ilison(Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder)
Hytrade provides AI-powered software and managed services that help renewable energy producers and green industry consumers optimize electricity trading and manage price volatility in the power market.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Gorilla Capital focus on?
- Gorilla Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Does Gorilla Capital lead rounds?
- Gorilla Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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