It’s not a storm — it’s the climate

It’s not a storm — it’s the climate

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About us

Sparkmind.vc was founded in 2017 with a view of establishing the first Northern European venture capital fund management company focused on the learning sector. All our partners have extensive experience in the field of venture capital and a passion for learning and entrepreneurship.

Sparkmind.vc is primarily owned by its partners.

Sparkmind.vc is a registered alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) under chapter 1 section 3 of the Finnish Act on Alternative Investment Funds Managers (162/2014). We are supervised by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority.

Sparkmind.vc is a member of the Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA) and complies with the association’s rules and guidelines.

Our fund, the Sparkmind Fund LP, was established in 2019 with a total amount of investment commitments of €55,3m.

Our funds

The Sparkmind Fund LP (the official company name being EduImpact Fund Ky) was established in 2019 with a total amount of investment commitments of €55,3m.  

The Sparkmind Fund LP makes venture capital investments, with a focus on the learning sector in Europe. The fund makes single investments up to €5m.

The Sparkmind Fund LP has sustainable investment as its objective in accordance with Article 9 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (SFDR). For more information with regards to information disclosed of the Fund under Article 10 of the SFDR, please see the Sustainability related disclosures document.

The fund’s investors

Public sector: 31%
Foundations and donations: 23%
Pension companies: 14%
Family offices: 8%
Other: 7%
Private individuals: 5%
Academic institutions: 5%
General Partner: 2%
Companies: 2%
Insurance companies: 1%
Funds of funds: 1%
Banks: 1%
Other asset managers: 0%

Finland: 96%
Europe: 4%
Outside of Europe: 0%

Reporting and valuation guidelines

We follow Invest Europe’s Investor Reporting Guidelines in our investor reporting. The valuation of the portfolio is done in accordance with the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation (IPEV) Guidelines.

This website is not an offer or solicitation to subscribe for units of an alternative investment fund.

The information presented herein should not be relied upon as it is incomplete and subject to change.

Redistribution of this website is prohibited without the prior written consent of Sparkmind.vc.

Fund investments

Name Industry Year Status Website Country
Fuzu Lifelong Learning 2020 fuzu.com Finland
School Day K-12 2020 RIP 2022 schoolday.com Finland
Kide Science Early Childhood Education 2020 Acquired 2023 kidescience.com Finland
Playvation Early Childhood Education 2020 moominls.com Finland
Canopy Lifelong Learning 2021 canopylab.com Denmark
Lexplore K-12 2021 lexplore.com Sweden
Dugga K-12 2021 dugga.com Sweden
Fretello Lifelong Learning 2021 fretello.com Austria
Freeed K-12 2021 freeed.com Finland
Wonderway Corporate Learning 2021 Acquired 2024 wonderway.io Germany
Vygo Higher Education 2022 vygoapp.com Auntralia
Smowltech Higher Education 2022 smowl.net Spain
English Quest K-12 2022 queensenglish.co UK
BibliU Higher Education 2022 bibliu.com UK
Cleverly K-12 2022 complori.com Germany
OneDay Lifelong Learning 2022 oneday.io UK
Female Invest Lifelong Learning 2023 femaleinvest.com Denmark
Bina K-12 2023 thebinaschool.com Germany
FourthRev Lifelong Learning 2023 fourthrev.com UK
Tomorrow University Lifelong Learning 2023 tomorrow.university Germany
Swap Language Corporate Learning 2023 swaplanguage.com Denmark
Pandatron Corporate Learning 2024 pandatron.ai Finland
Tiney ECE 2024 Tiney tiney.co UK
Autovio Lifelong Learning 2024 Autovio autovio.de Germany
Sora Schools K12 2024 Sora Schools soraschools.com US
Steam Academy K12 2024 Steam Academy steamacademy.pro US