Tallinn · 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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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Trind Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 54 of 82 portfolio companiesSaaS ×23AI & Machine Learning ×14Consumer ×9Marketplaces ×7Enterprise Software ×6Logistics & Supply Chain ×6Marketing Tech ×6EdTech ×5
HQs:Estonia×8Finland×6United States×3European Union×2Germany×1Spain×1
Investments · 82 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12016 · 12 dated
Munich-based Aampere runs a fully digital pan-European C2B platform for selling used electric cars via dealer auctions.
Finnish automotive logistics platform moving cars across Europe via a network of independent freelance drivers.
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
BlindMate is a German dating app in which users' friends build their profiles and swipe for them.
Boksi is a platform that helps brands manage influencer and user-generated content (UGC) collaborations with creators.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSHelsinki, FI
Co-investorsWave Ventures
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)
Co-investorsGorilla CapitalOctopus VenturesOpenOceanThe 98Spintop Ventures
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
Co-investorsTera Ventures
Click & Grow makes self-watering indoor smart gardens and pre-seeded plant pods that let consumers grow herbs and vegetables at home with minimal effort.
AgTechConsumerHardware
Co-investorsIngka InvestmentsMetaplanetSEB AllianceSpecialist VCSpring Capital
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
Co-investorsSpring CapitalTera Ventures
Dr House offers telehealth services connecting patients with board-certified doctors via video visits for non-emergency conditions, with prescriptions sent to a pharmacy or delivered.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsSpecialist VC
eAgronom builds farm management software that helps farmers monitor and verify sustainable practices, generate carbon credits, improve agricultural efficiency, and access financing.
AgTechClimate TechSaaSTallinn, EE
Kristjan Luha(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.Soulmates VenturesSpecialist VCYolo InvestmentsZGI-4SuperAngel
Fractory runs a metal fabrication service that connects engineering and manufacturing companies with a vetted network of suppliers, managing projects from quoting to delivery through a single point of contact.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainManchester, GB
Joosep Merelaht(Founder)in
Co-investorsOTB VenturesSpecialist VCSuperhero Capital
GitHits builds a version-aware search index of public open-source code that supplies context to AI coding agents.
Tallinn-based wind turbine technology company, developer of the Capella 3 turbine; Estonian entity deleted from the register in 2023.
Co-investorsInerjys Ventures Inc.
Groover is a platform that connects independent music artists with curators, playlist programmers, radio stations, and record labels for promotion and feedback.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyMarketing TechVauville, FR
Romain Palmieri(Founder)inDorian Perron(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesOneRagtimeTechstars
Hamelyn is a second-hand marketplace for books, videogames, CDs, vinyl records, and films operating across Spain.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces
Insly provides modular, no-code insurance software covering the full non-life insurance lifecycle, including product building, distribution, accounting and reporting, and claims management.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.Salica InvestmentsConcentricUNIQA Ventures GmbH
Itera implements and maintains Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP solutions, including Business Central, Customer Service, Field Service, CRM, and business intelligence/data warehouse offerings for organizations.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Jeff is a financial super app that uses alternative data to measure creditworthiness for underbanked, mobile-first consumers in emerging markets, connecting them with lending and other financial service providers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsJ12 VenturesPresto VenturesiSeed
Jobbatical provides an automated visa and immigration compliance platform for HR teams managing international hires across 30+ countries.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR Tech
Karoli Hindriks(Founder)in
Co-investorsInventureKarma VenturesMetaplanetTera VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)AirTree Ventures
Logmore builds QR-based data loggers, cloud software, and API workflows for monitoring the condition of sensitive shipments, serving logistics and quality teams across food, pharma, and electronics supply chains.
HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSStockholm, SE
Janne Juhala(Founder)inAntti TapioNiko Polvinen
Co-investorsIcebreakerNordicNinja
Mjuk is an e-commerce retailer offering products to consumers across EU markets, with dedicated storefronts for Finland and Sweden.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureLifeline VenturesSuperhero Capital
MyTelescope offers an AI-driven marketing platform that measures brand interest, forecasts market and product demand, and improves content and AI search visibility by analysing what people search for and ask about across channels like Google, TikTok, YouTube, Amazon and Perplexity.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsVendep Capital
Neural DSP creates guitar tone modeling plugins and hardware products, including digital reproductions of iconic musicians' signature sounds.
ConsumerCreator Economy
Co-investorsRubyLight
Nordcloud is a cloud consultancy and managed services provider that helps organisations with public cloud strategy, migration, modernisation, FinOps cost management and platform engineering across AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
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
Co-investorsInnovestor Ventures
Patchstack is a security platform that helps make open-source software safer.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsNot explicitly stated
Oliver Sild(Founder)in
Co-investorsKarma VenturesSpecialist VCThorgate Ventures
Postimees is an Estonian online news outlet publishing daily coverage of politics, world affairs, opinion columns, and lifestyle content, including regional editions such as Pärnu Postimees.
Media & Entertainment
RangeForce runs a cloud-based cyber range for solo and team cybersecurity exercising; acquired by Cyberbit in September 2025.
CybersecurityWhite Plains, US
Taavi Must(Executive Officer, Director)Margus Ernits(Executive Officer)Gibb Witham(Director)Jeffrey Orloff(Executive Officer)Gordon Lawson(Executive Officer, Director)Jaanus Kink(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsPaladin Capital GroupTechstarsEnergy Impact PartnersKPN VenturesLanx Capital
RangeForce provides a cloud-based cybersecurity training platform where security teams practice defending against simulated attacks in realistic network environments using tools from vendors like Crowdstrike, Splunk, Palo Alto Networks and Microsoft.
CybersecurityEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersKPN VenturesCisco InvestmentsLanx CapitalPaladin Capital Group
Estonian developer of cross-game 3D avatar creation tools and SDKs, acquired by Netflix in December 2025.
Co-investors7percent Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBHM GroupCollab+CurrencyKonvoy Ventures+6 more
Ringy is a sales CRM combining VoIP calling, SMS, email and drip automation for small and growing sales teams.
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
Co-investorsTechniVentures
RoyaltyRange provides curated comparables databases and benchmarking tools for transfer pricing, IP valuation and related tax analyses.
Co-investorsPresto VenturesZGI-4Practica Capital
Saclab is an online luxury fashion marketplace specializing in authenticated designer handbags and iconic fashion items.
Direct to ConsumerMarketplaces
Estonian basketball fan engagement platform combining collectible digital athlete cards with a fantasy game and card marketplace.
Co-investors3Comma Capital
Sonarworks develops audio personalization technology and sound correction software for music creators, recording studios, and consumer listeners.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyHardwareSaaSRiga, LV
Martins PopelisHelmuts BemsInguna Kronberga(Executive Officer)
BoardGeoffrey Baehr(Director)Kristjan Laanemaa(Director)in
Co-investorsKarma VenturesPerot JainSpecialist VCAlmaz CapitalPractica CapitalSuperAngel
SparkReceipt is an AI-powered receipt and expense tracking tool that auto-captures receipts and invoices from email, scans and categorizes expenses, matches transactions to bank statements, and syncs to accounting software like QuickBooks Online and Xero.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Joel
Speakly is a language-learning app for web and mobile that uses statistical word-frequency analysis and computational algorithms to teach the 4,000 most relevant words of a target language.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Co-investorsSuperhero Capital
Tandem operates a mobile and web platform that connects language learners with native speakers for practice through text, audio, and video chat.
ConsumerEdTechBerlin, DE
Unknown (three friends)
Co-investorsBrighteye VenturesBynd Venture CapitalEnjoyventure ManagementFaberRubyLightAccel+2 more
Timbeter provides a smartphone-based app that uses AI and machine learning to detect logs, measure diameters and calculate timber volumes from photos, with cloud storage and dashboards for inventory management.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Co-investorsChange VenturesSpecialist VC
A second-hand trading platform making reuse more fun and inspiring.
Co-investorsBring VenturesRubyLightSkyfall VenturesVNV Global
Tresorit provides a cloud storage and collaboration platform with zero-knowledge end-to-end encryption, encrypting files on the user's device so only intended recipients hold the decryption keys.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Userlens builds AI customer-success agents that predict churn and drive renewals and expansion for B2B software teams.
Vumonic operates an email-receipts data panel that turns transaction records into consumer purchasing insights, serving investors (buy-side and sell-side), market researchers, corporates, and brands.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsSpecialist VC
Spanish digital marketplace and app for booking home services, connecting households with local professionals.
Barcelona-based marketplace and SaaS platform for discovering, ticketing and managing nightlife and live music events.
Co-investorsSuperhero Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesJeff · x.com · Aug 17, 2026
Tandem · simplywall.st · Jul 18, 2026
Patchstack · arcticstartup.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Trind Ventures made?
- Trind Ventures has 29 tracked investments.
- 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.
- Who does Trind Ventures co-invest with?
- Trind Ventures most often shares deals with Cisco Investments, Icebreaker, NordicNinja, among 8 tracked co-investors.
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.
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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.
Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.
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Verve Ventures operates a digital platform where qualified individuals and institutions can either commit to funds or cherry-pick single deals, blending a venture fund with a curated angel investing platform rather than using a traditional closed GP-LP structure. The fund focuses on deep tech investments in climate/energy, industrial tech, health & bio, and future computing, systematically tracking research teams in academia before they spin out into companies and conducting rigorous multi-month to multi-year diligence processes.
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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