Trind Ventures
Venture capitalTallinn · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
Trind Ventures focuses on early-stage consumer and community-driven startups across Europe, backing founders who build products for real users. The firm has supported more than 70 startup teams, providing capital from the first ticket through multiple rounds and staying involved over the long term to help convert early traction into lasting growth.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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What they invest in
from 46 of 83 portfolio companiesSaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×9Consumer ×7Marketplaces ×7Enterprise Software ×6Logistics & Supply Chain ×5Marketing Tech ×5Circular Economy ×4
HQs:Estonia×8Finland×6United States×3European Union×2Germany×1Spain×1
Investments · 83 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12016 · 12 dated
Akkuser operates a recycling facility in Nivala, Finland, that receives, sorts, and processes portable batteries and accumulators, including types classified as hazardous waste.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsNivala, FI
Bahn Express organizes the transport of vehicles between dealerships, wholesalers, auctions, and locations across Europe, finding drivers for each transfer and handling scheduling and delivery.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Baltic Classifieds Group operates fourteen vertical and generalist online classifieds portals across Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia, spanning auto, real estate, jobs and services, and generalist categories.
ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
Cambri 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)
Clevon builds Level 4 autonomous electric delivery robots (robot carriers) that a single teleoperator can supervise across multiple vehicles, serving retail, grocery, logistics, holiday parks, airports, and healthcare customers.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRobotics
Defendec provides autonomous intrusion detection systems for remote border and perimeter security using rugged, battery-powered devices with AI-based image analysis.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechIoTTallinn, EE
Diginet operates a group of leading Lithuanian online classifieds and marketplace portals covering automotive sales, real estate, general classified ads, job listings, and a price-comparison shopping service.
ConsumerMarketplaces
Dized offers interactive tutorials that teach players the rules and setup of board games, accessible through apps and web platform.
EdTechGaming
eKool is an all-in-one school management platform for schools, teachers, parents, and students, providing grade tracking, attendance, schedules, assignments, notifications, and communication tools.
EdTechSaaS
Hamelyn is a second-hand marketplace for books, videogames, CDs, vinyl records, and films operating across Spain.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces
Jobbatical provides an automated visa and immigration compliance platform for HR teams managing international hires across 30+ countries.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR Tech
Logmore manufactures small data loggers that monitor shipment conditions during transport across all modes (air, ground, sea).
IoTLogistics & Supply ChainStockholm, SE
Mjuk is an e-commerce retailer offering products to consumers across EU markets, with dedicated storefronts for Finland and Sweden.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerce
Neural DSP creates guitar tone modeling plugins and hardware products, including digital reproductions of iconic musicians' signature sounds.
ConsumerCreator Economy
OGOship is a third-party logistics (3PL) provider that offers fulfillment and post-purchase services for eCommerce brands, including branded tracking, returns management, exchanges, store credit, and AI-powered customer support across a network of European warehouses.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSHelsinki, FI
Timo Toivonen(CEO and Co-Founder)in
Odnoklassniki (OK.ru) is a social networking service where users connect with friends, share posts, and access media and entertainment content.
Media & EntertainmentSocial
Patchstack is a security platform that helps make open-source software safer.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsNot explicitly stated
Sunnyvale, US
Talal Shamoon(Director)Rainer Sternfeld(Executive Officer, Director)Kalle Kagi(Executive Officer, Director)
CybersecurityWhite Plains, US
Gibb Witham(Director)Jeffrey Orloff(Executive Officer)Gordon Lawson(Executive Officer, Director)Jaanus Kink(Executive Officer)Samuel Hahn(Executive Officer)Oliver Friedrichs(Director)
Ringy Hub (OÜ InToRingy) provides a platform for the refurbished electronics industry, offering tools to source and manage inventory, process trade-ins with real-time pricing, and sell across marketplaces and e-commerce channels.
Circular EconomyRetail TechSaaS
Saclab is an online luxury fashion marketplace specializing in authenticated designer handbags and iconic fashion items.
Direct to ConsumerMarketplaces
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTandem · gurufocus.com · Jul 18, 2026
Patchstack · arcticstartup.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Trind Ventures invest at?
- Trind Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Trind Ventures's typical check size?
- Trind Ventures typically writes checks of $108K – $1.1M.
- What sectors does Trind Ventures focus on?
- Trind Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, LegalTech, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, Quantum Computing, SaaS.
- Where is Trind Ventures located?
- Trind Ventures is headquartered in Tallinn, EE.
- Does Trind Ventures lead rounds?
- Trind Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamRiivo Anton & Ivar Siimar: Founding partner at Specialist VC & Partner in Trind Ventures
Q BERLIN · Ivar Siimar
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Co-investors · 8
Specialist is a venture capital fund backing early-stage tech founders across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Ukraine, formerly known as United Angels.
Presto Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in security, defense, and aerospace technologies, including dual-use software and hardware solutions, backing fast-growing tech companies across NATO countries, allies, and Israel.
Inventure is a generalist early-stage venture capital firm investing primarily across the Nordics and Baltics, having backed over 100 companies since 2005.
OTB Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in deep-tech companies building world-changing technology with real-life applications, supporting founders from late seed and Series A stages toward global growth.
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Verve Ventures (Verve Capital Partners AG) is a Swiss deep tech venture capital firm investing at the intersection of science and enterprise, focused exclusively on Europe. It is a FINMA-licensed securities firm based in Zurich.
Innovestor is a Finnish investment manager focusing on venture capital, real estate, and energy storage, alongside corporate venturing services. The firm invests in early-stage technology and life sciences startups, energy-efficient commercial properties, and battery storage and solar solutions.
Firms observed investing alongside Trind Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Trind Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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