Evli Growth Partners

Venture capital for the most beautiful Nordic and Baltic companies in Series A and Series B.
Type VC
Website egp.fi

Investment info

Invests in
Growth and expansion
Investment range
€ 1 - 5M
€ > 5M
Primary markets
Consumer, Companies, Marketplace
Investing in countries
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

Focus areas

Consumer Goods
Consumer Goods
Energy & Greentech
Energy & Greentech
Media & Entertainment
Media & Entertainment
Fintech
Fintech
See all 9 focus areas

Invests in SDGs

More about Evli Growth Partners

Evli Growth Partners is a Finnish VC investing in the most beautiful Nordic and Baltic companies in Series A and Series B. We're looking for founders who are exceptionally capable for execution and ready to win their lucrative markets globally. We are industry agnostic but want to see proven unit economics and a few million euros of revenue when we partner with you.

 

We are an entrepreneur-led fund and we want to be active with our portfolio companies. Our goal is to make only 8-10 investments from the first fund; therefore, we can offer all the strategic and operational help and support that is needed for each company we partner with.

 

Experience

Our partners include some of the leading entrepreneurs and investors of Finland. We have a portfolio of +150 companies that we have founded, managed, or invested in, including Rovio, Framery, Nixu, and Small Giant Games.

 

How much do they invest?

Our typical initial investment is 3-5 M€, with a possibility for follow-ons.

 

This makes a difference to them

Fast growth, a few million euros of revenue, strong unit economics and founders that are exceptionally capable for execution.

 

A good pitch for them

We are an entrepreneur-led fund and we want to be active with our portfolio companies. Our goal is to make only 8-10 investments from the first fund; therefore, we can offer all the strategic and operational help and support that is needed for each company we partner with.

 

Key People

Riku Asikainen, Founding Partner

Riku is a seasoned entrepreneur with a strong emphasize on growth investments on small and medium-sized companies. He was one of the first e-commerce entrepreneurs in Europe. After having sold his companies, he has been one of the most successful angel investors of Finland, as well as Co-Founder of FiBAN, Vice President of EBAN and Head Coach of Startup Sauna Accelerator.

Mikael Hed, Growth Partner

Mikael is ex-CEO of Rovio and was in charge of growing Angry Birds as one of the leading entertainment brands in the world. After Rovio’s IPO, he has been an active international angel investor.

Ari Korhonen, Growth Partner

Ari started as an entrepreneur in mid-1980’s and after a successful exit with his company Komartek, he has been a full-time angel investor. Ari’s personal portfolio includes success stories such as Small Giant Games, MariaDB, and DealDash.

Kim Väisänen, Growth Partner

Kim is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He founded Blancco Ltd. on 1997 and led it as CEO until a successful exit. After that, Kim has been an active angel investor, as well as popular public speaker and author of two best-selling books.  

Mikko Kuitunen, Growth Partner

Mikko is a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder and CEO of Vincit, a listed Finnish software company. In addition to that, he has been a part of several startup success stories as an investor, such as Framery and Yepzon.

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