Ari Korhonen

Nordic Science Investments (NSI) empowers Nordic and Baltic university spinouts from pre-seed to Series A stages. Our mission is to transform unseen scientific discoveries into future breakthroughs by partnering with founders and universities. We offer capital, mentorship, and an extensive international network to help university teams develop their inventions into viable market solutions. Were dedicated to making a lasting impact on the deep-tech innovation landscape in the Nordics and Baltics by scaling the creation of university spinouts.

Frontera Agritech is an agricultural biologicals company building integration-first solutions designed to work within existing farming value chains — not against them. We develop microbial crop treatment products that enhance plant resilience, improve nutrient uptake, and support sustainable yield outcomes. Our approach is grounded in practical agronomy: products that fit seamlessly into current workflows, compatible with standard equipment, existing chemistries, and established distribution channels. Our Focus Areas: 🌱 Biological Crop Treatments — Microbial formulations that strengthen crops against abiotic stress, improve soil biology, and reduce dependency on synthetic inputs. 🔬 Field-Validated Science — Every product is backed by rigorous multi-site field trials across diverse geographies and growing conditions, ensuring performance you can trust. 📦 Integration-First Design — Our formulations are designed for compatibility. They work alongside conventional crop protection programs, delivered through the partners and retailers farmers already rely on. Why Frontera: Agriculture faces a dual challenge: producing more with less while transitioning toward sustainable practices. We believe biologicals are a critical part of the answer — but only if theyre practical, proven, and easy to adopt. Thats why we focus on removing barriers to adoption rather than asking farmers to change how they work. Our team brings together decades of experience across agronomy, microbiology, agricultural commerce, and scaling operations in global markets. Were building Frontera to bridge the gap between biological innovation and real-world farming. Headquartered in Malaga, Spain with field operations and trial networks across key agricultural regions. Learn more at www.frontera.ag

Enzo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing the best tech founders in Europe, with a primary investment focus on Southern Europe. We write the first check and stay close throughout the entire journey, from day zero to exit. Our approach carries a distinctly Mediterranean spirit. We value long-term relationships over transactional dynamics, build tight-knit communities around our portfolio, and bring the patience and conviction to back founders before anyone else does.

You started a business to do meaningful work — not to chase receipts, reconcile bank feeds at midnight, or remind your team about expense reports for the third time. Yet for most European SMEs, daily financial operations are still a grind. Invoices pile up in inboxes, payroll eats a full day every month, and the tools that were supposed to help just created more tabs to manage. Rise fixes this. Our AI-powered platform takes over the repetitive financial work that drains your time — pulling data from your email, calendar and bank feeds, matching invoices, preparing bookings and flagging what actually needs your attention. Qualified accountants verify everything, so the books stay clean without you lifting a finger. We built Rise for professional services firms and SaaS companies with 5–50 employees across Europe — the businesses too complex for self service tools, but too lean for a full back-office. Rise Financial Group is headquartered in Switzerland, combining Swiss financial precision with Nordic engineering excellence. Stop managing your finances. Start managing your business.

Vendep Capital is an early stage VC fund focused exclusively on B2B SaaS. With over €111M under management and 12+ years of SaaS investing experience, we partner with ambitious founders from the Nordics and Baltics on their journey from early traction to global scale. We’ve been in your shoes and know the playbook. Beyond capital, we bring hands-on support through our platform, a trusted founder community, and deep SaaS expertise – helping you shorten sales cycles, build winning teams, and raise your next round. Our portfolio includes some of the region’s most promising SaaS scaleups, and we’re always looking to meet founders who share our ambition to build global category leaders.

We are backing the next generation of exceptional founders earlier than anyone else.

Failup Ventures is a Finnish-American venture capital fund based in New York and Helsinki. We invest in early-stage startups with strong, mission-driven teams. The typical initial investment is $200K-$1M with the capability to follow up with larger tickets. Failup was founded by three young exited founders and angel investors, with experience in building and investing in over 40 startups. Our LPs consist of some of the world’s most successful startup founders including several unicorns founders.

Strand Properties Real Estate. Our offices in Spain: Puerto Banus Marbella, Malága old town, Fuengirola Plaza, Palma de Mallorca. Our offices in Finland: Helsinki, Turku & Tampere. We make the process of buying a property and selling a property as easy as possible to all of our clients.

It’s not just video. It’s an experience. Modernize your customer journeys with interactive video experiences that captivate, convert, and inspire at every touchpoint. Videobot’s groundbreaking Video Experience Platform brings your brand into the video-centric era—seamlessly managing, scheduling, and optimizing your videos across websites, apps, and beyond. Elevate engagement, drive conversions, and delight your audience with the industry’s first solution built to transform how you connect with customers.

Siena Secondary Fund provides liquidity for early investors, founders and employees of high growth startups from the New Nordic (Baltics & Finland) region. We target companies which are usually post series A, have solid business model and are still in high growth phase (YoY growth +30% or more). By having a portfolio of successful companies, we are able to provide the investors access to the best deals that are usually kept private and, therefore, offer a kind of "index fund of the best startups from the New Nordics"

Sisua Digital is a company oriented to information technologies, focused on the consultation, implementation and maintenance of automation solutions with Intelligent Process Automation. We have our roots in Finland - the country of high technology, education and pure nature. The company has developed and proven a methodology for evaluating and realizing opportunities for software robots in organizations. We go along with our clients throughout the whole automation process: 1) Advice and proof of concept 2) Implementation and development 3) Operation and maintenance Sisua_Workers (software robots) are valued members of the team, supporting monotonous and repetitive tasks, freeing staff to perform more important tasks and with human value such as analyzing, investigating and thinking. Go ahead and take a step into digitalization and increase your productivity as never before.

The platform where creators and brands realize their creative potential - together. We offer the following services ⚡️ Influencer marketing ⚡️ Content creation (UGC) ⚡️ Influencer Management (Exclusive Boksi Talents) ⚡️ Concept planning and campaign management ⚡️ Brand ambassadors ⚡️ PR- collaborations (Finland) Book a free consultation from our site today👇🏼

Happeo is a next-gen intranet that helps teams manage knowledge and internal communications in one unified place. Offering a template-based page builder, as well as integrations and universal search across all company tools, Happeo is easy to use and scale for companies of any size. Thats why market leaders like Doctolib, GANT, and Marqeta rely on Happeo to keep their teams informed, aligned, and productive. With adoption rates 3x industry average, Happsters are on a mission to help organizations grow in extraordinary ways. See how theyre doing at happeo.com.

PromoRepublics marketing platform helps franchises grow their online visibility in search and social media through a unique, data-driven approach. It enables franchises to efficiently and seamlessly manage marketing tools, assets, and data from a central control center. Having demonstrated proven success with over 80 franchise brands, 400+ marketing agencies, improving outcomes across more than 25,000 locations, PromoRepublic also simplifies decision-making. This is achieved through its data-driven Copilot solution, which acts as a personal data analyst, transforming local marketing data into actionable business insights. Whether youre an emerging or an established multi-location brand or a portfolio of brands, PromoRepublic helps you automate and optimize your marketing efforts. How can your brand utilize PromoRepublic? -Turn your raw marketing data to business intelligence -Grow your visibility in local search -Ensure brand consistency -Manage localized social media marketing efficiently -Manage reviews in one place -Optimize listings at scale -Gather all data into one dashboard -Engage franchisees in local marketing

Jobilla’s digital recruitment solution offers businesses and candidates an efficient talent acquisition experience. We provide a personalized strategy to attract passive candidates, reduce recruiting costs, and speed up the recruitment process while offering candidates a way to find jobs that align with their skills and interests. By using Jobilla, businesses, and candidates get exactly what they want – how and when they want it – with a few simple clicks. Potential. Fulfilled.

Nordic Science Investments (NSI) empowers Nordic and Baltic university spinouts from pre-seed to Series A stages. Our mission is to transform unseen scientific discoveries into future breakthroughs by partnering with founders and universities. We offer capital, mentorship, and an extensive international network to help university teams develop their inventions into viable market solutions. Were dedicated to making a lasting impact on the deep-tech innovation landscape in the Nordics and Baltics by scaling the creation of university spinouts.

Frontera Agritech is an agricultural biologicals company building integration-first solutions designed to work within existing farming value chains — not against them. We develop microbial crop treatment products that enhance plant resilience, improve nutrient uptake, and support sustainable yield outcomes. Our approach is grounded in practical agronomy: products that fit seamlessly into current workflows, compatible with standard equipment, existing chemistries, and established distribution channels. Our Focus Areas: 🌱 Biological Crop Treatments — Microbial formulations that strengthen crops against abiotic stress, improve soil biology, and reduce dependency on synthetic inputs. 🔬 Field-Validated Science — Every product is backed by rigorous multi-site field trials across diverse geographies and growing conditions, ensuring performance you can trust. 📦 Integration-First Design — Our formulations are designed for compatibility. They work alongside conventional crop protection programs, delivered through the partners and retailers farmers already rely on. Why Frontera: Agriculture faces a dual challenge: producing more with less while transitioning toward sustainable practices. We believe biologicals are a critical part of the answer — but only if theyre practical, proven, and easy to adopt. Thats why we focus on removing barriers to adoption rather than asking farmers to change how they work. Our team brings together decades of experience across agronomy, microbiology, agricultural commerce, and scaling operations in global markets. Were building Frontera to bridge the gap between biological innovation and real-world farming. Headquartered in Malaga, Spain with field operations and trial networks across key agricultural regions. Learn more at www.frontera.ag

Enzo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing the best tech founders in Europe, with a primary investment focus on Southern Europe. We write the first check and stay close throughout the entire journey, from day zero to exit. Our approach carries a distinctly Mediterranean spirit. We value long-term relationships over transactional dynamics, build tight-knit communities around our portfolio, and bring the patience and conviction to back founders before anyone else does.

The Helsinki Seagulls (aka Gulls), founded in 2013, are a professional mens basketball team based in Helsinki, Finland. Currently competing in the top Finnish League (Korisliiga) for the 2024-2025 season. Modelled after successful clubs like Germanys Alba Berlin, the Seagulls operate as an independent elite club, serving as an unofficial representative team for basketball enthusiasts and juniors across the capital region. With a focus on delivering top-tier basketball to basketball fans and enthusiasts in Helsinki and the surrounding areas, the Seagulls aim to provide a pathway to the highest level of the sport for the most talented young players. ACHIEVEMENTS 2023/24: 🥈Silver 2022/23: 🥇Finnish Champion 2021/22: 🥉Bronze 2020/21: 🥉Bronze 2017/18: 🥉Bronze 2016/17: 🥉Bronze Finnish Cup 2023/24: 🏆 Finnish Cup 2021/22: 🏆 Finnish Cup 2020/21: 🏆 Finnish Cup 2019/20: 🏆 The Seagulls play their home games at the Töölö Sports Hall, a legendary sports venue located in the vibrant Töölö district of Helsinki. . . . Helsinki Seagulls, tai tuttavallisemmin Gulls, on vuonna 2013 perustettu helsinkiläinen miesten ammattilaiskoripallojoukkue. Seagulls on mallinnettu menestyneiden seurojen kuten Saksan Alba Berlinin mukaan, ja toimii itsenäisenä huippuseurana, toimien epävirallisena edustusjoukkueena koripalloharrastajille ja junioreille pääkaupunkiseudulla. Seagullsin ensijaisina tavoitteina on tarjota pääkaupunkiseudun korisfaneille huippukoripalloa ja viihteellisiä, elämyksellisiä pelitapahtumia SEKÄ tarjota pääkaupunkiseudun lupaavimmille nuorille polku pääsarjatasolle omalla kotiseudullaan ja toimia ponnahduslautana isommille kv-kentille. Lyhyen historiansa aikana joukkue on voittanut Suomen mestaruuden kerran, hopeaa kerran ja pronssia neljä kertaa. Lisäksi Suomen Cup mestaruuksia jo peräti neljä. Joukkue pelaa kotiottelunsa ikonisessa korispyhätössä, Töölön Kisahallissa, joka sijaitsee keskellä Helsinkiä, Töölön eläväisessä kaupunginosassa.

You started a business to do meaningful work — not to chase receipts, reconcile bank feeds at midnight, or remind your team about expense reports for the third time. Yet for most European SMEs, daily financial operations are still a grind. Invoices pile up in inboxes, payroll eats a full day every month, and the tools that were supposed to help just created more tabs to manage. Rise fixes this. Our AI-powered platform takes over the repetitive financial work that drains your time — pulling data from your email, calendar and bank feeds, matching invoices, preparing bookings and flagging what actually needs your attention. Qualified accountants verify everything, so the books stay clean without you lifting a finger. We built Rise for professional services firms and SaaS companies with 5–50 employees across Europe — the businesses too complex for self service tools, but too lean for a full back-office. Rise Financial Group is headquartered in Switzerland, combining Swiss financial precision with Nordic engineering excellence. Stop managing your finances. Start managing your business.