Anne Horttanainen has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA). She will step into the new role at the beginning of 2023.
Horttanainen, who has worked at management positions at the Finland Chamber of Commerce for over ten years, is a lawyer by training. Previously, she has also worked as a lawyer at the Finland Chamber of Commerce and Finnish Pension Alliance TELA.
Finnish Venture Capital Association has conducted research on venture capital market progress and startup funding in 2021 and the results are refreshing.
Finland-based Swappie refurbishes and resells used iPhones, taking care of the entire process, and selling the refurbished devices via its own marketplace, with a 12-month warranty. Back in 2020, it closed a €35.8 million ($40.6M) Series B to expand into new markets in Europe. It’s now raised a $124M (€108M) Series C funding round led […]
Finnish food waste online store Fiksuruoka.fi said it has raised a 19 million funding round led by Verdane to finance its growth in Finland and its international expansion into Europe. Last year the firm saw its revenues jumping to 12 million euros from 3.7 million a year earlier, and it has reduced food waste in […]