It’s not a storm — it’s the climate
It’s not a storm — it’s the climate
Learning
Can you learn faster?
Can your skills become more valuable?
Can we build human resilience in an agentic world…
We have commitments of €55.3 million which we have called to invest in 26 companies (2 exited and 1 died) to scale knowledge in the age of AI.
We are not seeking to make further initial investments.
We will support our portfolio companies to achieve their potential by going from good to great.
Fund investments
| Name | Industry | Year | Status | Website | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuzu | Lifelong Learning | 2020 |
|
Finland | |
| School Day | K-12 | 2020 | RIP 2022 |
|
Finland |
| Kide Science | Early Childhood Education | 2020 | Acquired 2023 |
|
Finland |
| Playvation | Early Childhood Education | 2020 |
|
Finland | |
| Canopy | Lifelong Learning | 2021 |
|
Denmark | |
| Lexplore | K-12 | 2021 |
|
Sweden | |
| Dugga | K-12 | 2021 |
|
Sweden | |
| Fretello | Lifelong Learning | 2021 |
|
Austria | |
| Freeed | K-12 | 2021 |
|
Finland | |
| Wonderway | Corporate Learning | 2021 | Acquired 2024 |
|
Germany |
| Vygo | Higher Education | 2022 |
|
Auntralia | |
| Smowltech | Higher Education | 2022 |
|
Spain | |
| English Quest | K-12 | 2022 |
|
UK | |
| BibliU | Higher Education | 2022 |
|
UK | |
| Cleverly | K-12 | 2022 |
|
Germany | |
| OneDay | Lifelong Learning | 2022 |
|
UK | |
| Female Invest | Lifelong Learning | 2023 |
|
Denmark | |
| Bina | K-12 | 2023 |
|
Germany | |
| FourthRev | Lifelong Learning | 2023 |
|
UK | |
| Tomorrow University | Lifelong Learning | 2023 |
|
Germany | |
| Swap Language | Corporate Learning | 2023 |
|
Denmark | |
| Pandatron | Corporate Learning | 2024 |
|
Finland | |
| Tiney | ECE | 2024 |
|
UK | |
| Autovio | Lifelong Learning | 2024 |
|
Germany | |
| Sora Schools | K12 | 2024 |
|
US | |
| Steam Academy | K12 | 2024 |
|
US |
General Partners
Marko
Kyyrönen
BIO
23 year career in Financial services with the last 16 years as founder, entrepreneur and CEO of a private asset management firm. Builder of new category private capital businesses, seven time General Partner. Leading fundraising activities of over 10 new category funds since 2009.
Vesa
Laakso
BIO
Private capitalist generalist having worked as an investor since 2007.
Family Office, VC and Growth Capital investing in a broad range of industries (Deeptech, industrial, fintech and education). Co-founder of Inderes (IPO in 2021).
Colin
Brown
BIO
World class business investor and growth stage coach. 10 years coaching elite sport. 5 years working on very large Government projects. 7 years as an entrepreneur. 6 years investing and coaching growth stages companies.
Venture Partners
Kai
Talas
BIO
Learning industry and edtech specialist with extensive experience in strategy, business development, VC and M&A. Prior to Sparkmind, Kai led strategy, venture investments and M&A at Sanoma Learning, Europe’s leading learning company.
Sari Hurme-Mehtälä
BIO
The most accomplished Finnish edtech entrepreneur to date. Worked as a Marketing Manager for Samsung that was the main sponsor for Slush. After that she wanted to build her own startup and make the world better for her two babies. Co-founded Kide Science as the CEO in 2017 which was acquired by Accelerate Learning Inc. in 2023. Kide Science won multiple awards and raised millions for its combination of pedagogy, product and platform with exceptional team culture and partnerships, like DreamWorks Animation and Sesame Street.