Recently Funded Startups in Helsinki
Updated Oct 2026
Funded startups in Helsinki number 217 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Helsinki, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $5.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.5M and $13M. Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Apps hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Helsinki closed 79 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 40 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $2.0B in disclosed capital.
Helsinki capital concentrates on early stages. AI and Commerce and Shopping lead the sub-sector mix. This heavy tilt toward Seed and Pre-Seed companies means a high volume of raw potential. Sourcing here involves identifying foundational technology before the Series A shift. It is a market of early bets and initial product iterations.
Helsinki funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026. Investors appearing most often across Helsinki funding rounds: Innovestor, Lifeline Ventures, Tesi.
100 most recently funded startups in Helsinki
100 of 217Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
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Helsinki startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Helsinki closed 79 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 40 of them in the last 12, adding up to $2.0B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.5M, with the middle half running from $1.5M to $13M. 66 of 79 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Apps hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 23. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Innovestor, Lifeline Ventures and Tesi appear most often across funded startups in Helsinki on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in Helsinki
Sector counts across all 217 tracked companies in Helsinki. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Top investors in Helsinki startups
The investors named most often across funded startups in Helsinki.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages in Helsinki
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Helsinki break down by stage.
A further 29 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Helsinki startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 217 funded startups in Helsinki currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (13 of 79 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Helsinki is dated Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Helsinki?
FundedIQ tracks 217 funded startups in Helsinki. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Helsinki raised?
Startups in Helsinki tracked by FundedIQ have raised $2.0B in disclosed capital across 79 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 40 rounds in the last 12 months. 66 of those 79 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Helsinki?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 23 companies, followed by Commerce and Shopping (16), Apps (13) and Financial Services (12). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which investors back the most startups in Helsinki?
Innovestor, Lifeline Ventures and Tesi appear most often across funded startups in Helsinki in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Helsinki?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.5M and $13M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Helsinki?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 18 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (17) and Series A (8). A further 29 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Helsinki startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Helsinki is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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