Maki.vc launches €100m third fund to invest in deeptech and brand-driven startups across the Nordics

Helsinki-based venture capital firm Maki.vc has launched Maki Fund III, a €100 million fund dedicated to backing founders building the next wave of industry-shaking deeptech and brand-driven companies.

Fund III is anchored by seasoned founders and operators who have built companies such as Skype, Wise, RELEX Solutions, WithSecure, Aiven, and Supercell. With this collective expertise, Maki.vc will continue to support early-stage startups across the Nordics and Northern Europe.

Maki.vc is focused on pre-seed and seed-stage investments, with Fund III positioning the firm to work alongside founding teams from the earliest stages of their journey. With Fund III, Maki.vc is investing with a particular focus on scientific breakthroughs, rock-solid intellectual property, and a deep understanding of customer needs in the industries that will define the next 10 years, with a goal to help startups create not just thriving businesses, but truly transformative impact.

Fund III has already supported six startups across deeptech and consumer landscapes, all with impressive founding teams and bold visions including Distance Technologies, QMill and Ever Cars. These early investments are setting the stage for Fund III’s ambitious plans to foster high-impact companies. With Fund III, Maki.vc is focusing on the Nordic startup ecosystem – a region with perfect ingredients for ground-shifting breakthroughs, blending cutting-edge R&D, deeptech expertise, and a strong public investment environment.

Pauliina Martikainen, Partner, Maki.vc: ''This unique ecosystem blends cutting-edge R&D, strong industry collaborations, deeptech expertise, and a proven track record of entrepreneurial success, making it the ideal launchpad for tech companies to achieve meaningful global impact.''

With ticket sizes between €300k and €3 million and a reserve for follow-on investments, Fund III is structured to support companies beyond their early milestones, allowing us to play a role in shaping their trajectory from inception to commercialization. Together with its community of LPs, advisors, and operators, Maki.vc helps build startups that challenge category norms and reshape industries.

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