Recently Funded Startups in Southern Finland
Updated Oct 2026
Funded startups in Southern Finland number 287 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 Southern Finland, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Apps hold the most companies by sector. Helsinki and Espoo hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Southern Finland. Startups in Southern Finland closed 95 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 48 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $2.9B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $5.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.5M and $12M.
Activity centers on Helsinki, making the region a concentrated target for those pursuing Artificial Intelligence and Commerce and Shopping. Seed stage ventures dominate the mix. Since companies cluster in a single metropolitan area, outreach remains geographically tight. This concentration simplifies travel for investors and salespeople who can hit multiple leads in a single trip.
Southern Finland funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026. Investors appearing most often across Southern Finland funding rounds: Lifeline Ventures.
100 most recently funded startups in Southern Finland
100 of 287Ordered 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.
187 more funded startups
This page shows the 100 most recent rounds (back to Jul 2024). The full 287-company history for this listing opens on a FundedIQ plan.
Unlock all 287 companies in this listing: full funding history, investors, and founders.
Southern Finland startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Southern Finland closed 95 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 48 of them in the last 12, adding up to $2.9B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.0M, with the middle half running from $1.5M to $12M. 78 of 95 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Apps hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 31. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Southern Finland
Sector counts across all 287 tracked companies in Southern Finland. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Southern Finland?
Where funded startups in Southern Finland are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Southern Finland
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Southern Finland break down by stage.
A further 42 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Southern Finland 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 287 funded startups in Southern Finland currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (17 of 95 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 Southern Finland 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 Southern Finland?
FundedIQ tracks 287 funded startups in Southern Finland. 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 Southern Finland raised?
Startups in Southern Finland tracked by FundedIQ have raised $2.9B in disclosed capital across 95 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 48 rounds in the last 12 months. 78 of those 95 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Southern Finland?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 31 companies, followed by Commerce and Shopping (20), Apps (15) and Biotechnology (15). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Southern Finland?
Helsinki leads with 209 companies, then Espoo (53), Vantaa (7) and Uusimaa (5).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Southern Finland?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.5M and $12M. 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 Southern Finland?
Pre-Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 21 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Seed (18) and Series A (5). A further 42 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Southern Finland 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 Southern Finland is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
Related listings
Know who just raised. Then know who to reach.
Startup funding intelligence on every funded startup: the round, the investors and the founders, as a file in your inbox or searchable in the app.
Radar from $49/mo · Pro from $149/mo. Card required, nothing charged until day 15, and we email you 3 days before that. Need something specific? Custom plans from $499/mo.