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Tesi — Seed & venture VC Firm

VC
Helsinki, UusimaaWebsite

Tesi is a Seed, venture, Growth venture capital firm based in Helsinki, Uusimaa investing in Other, Healthcare, Consumer. The firm has 15 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
15 companies on record
Partners
11 listed
Stage
Seed, venture, Growth
Sectors
Other, Healthcare, Consumer
HQ
Helsinki, Uusimaa
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-01

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, venture, Growth

Portfolio

15+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

State-backed Finnish VC and growth investor that supports startups and growth companies across technology sectors, including fashion-tech activity. More regional and generalist than sector-pure, but active in fashion startups.

How Tesi invests

Tesi is a vc firm based in Helsinki, Uusimaa. The firm invests at the Seed, venture, Growth stages, with a focus on Other, Healthcare, Consumer.

Tesi has backed 15 companies in our records, including Kasvu Therapeutics, Verda, Finnish Industry Investment Ltd.

Partners & Team

VS

Ville Salmi

Development Director

SR

Selja Ryöppy

Sustainability Manager

AL

Asseri Lehtiniemi

Investment Director

PS

Pia Santavirta

Chief Executive Officer

U

Unknown

GP

Technology
MN

Mikael Niemi

Investment Director

ER

Enni Rautio

Chief Executive Officer

HH

Henri Hakamo

Chief Strategy Officer

SW

Samuel Wendelin

Director of Investments

JK

Joni Karsikas

Investment Director

SV

Sanni Virtanen

Strategy Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Healthcare
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (15)

Other

KA

Kasvu Therapeutics

VE

Verda

FI

Finnish Industry Investment Ltd

CU

CurifyLabs Oy

health & life science·venture capital·Tesi direct venture capital portfolio

Develops 3D-printing and formulation technology for personalized medicines

SA

Savox Communications Plc

defense·scaleup & growth·Tesi direct scaleup & growth portfolio

Provides mission-critical communication equipment and systems

CA

Cactos Oy

clean economy·venture capital·Tesi direct venture capital portfolio

Builds battery energy storage and energy optimization solutions

NE

NestAI Oy

software and services·venture capital·Tesi direct venture capital portfolio

Develops AI software, including defense and dual-use applications

VO

Volare Oy

clean economy·venture capital·Tesi direct venture capital portfolio

Produces alternative protein ingredients from insects

FO

Foamit Oyj

clean economy / other·scaleup & growth·Tesi direct scaleup & growth portfolio

Produces foamed glass and other circular-economy materials

VE

Verda Cloud Oy

software and services·scaleup & growth·Tesi direct scaleup & growth portfolio

Offers cloud and software services

How to pitch Tesi
  • •Raising at Seed, venture, Growth? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Healthcare, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ville Salmi, Development Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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