Icebreaker VC
Overview
Icebreaker VC is a Helsinki-based venture capital firm dedicated to supporting early-stage technology companies in Finland, Estonia, and Sweden. The firm focuses on investing in teams with deep domain expertise and ambition to build globally competitive tech firms. Their initial investments range from €150,000 to €800,000, targeting sectors such as AI, health tech, and cybersecurity. Since its inception in 2016, Icebreaker VC has backed over 70 companies, including founders from renowned organizations like Rovio, Pipedrive, Spotify, Wise, and Veriff. The firm's portfolio spans various industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer goods, education, energy, media, entertainment, fintech, SaaS, and service sectors. Icebreaker VC emphasizes partner-level support for each portfolio company, focusing on founder well-being and long-term success. The firm has a strong commitment to diversity, with 36% of its investments in the second fund having at least one female founder, surpassing the European average in 2023. Additionally, Icebreaker VC has backed 3.5 times more immigrant founders in Finland than the average Finnish VC since 2017.
Investment Focus
- Teams with deep domain expertise
- Ambition to build globally competitive tech firms
- Operating in Finland, Estonia, or Sweden
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Icebreaker VC invest in?
Icebreaker VC invests in Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Energy, Consumer Goods and Media, and is based in Uusimaa, Finland. Icebreaker VC is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Icebreaker VC invest at?
Icebreaker VC backs companies at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and Growth, writing cheques of 150K - 800K.
Which regions does Icebreaker VC invest in?
Icebreaker VC invests across Sweden, Finland and Estonia.
What companies has Icebreaker VC invested in?
Icebreaker VC's portfolio includes ReOrbit, Aibidia, IPRally Technologies, Hoxhunt, Tesseract, Fixably, Whippy and Flowhaven.
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