Gorilla Ventures Oy

Gorilla Ventures Oy is a seed-stage angel fund for Finnish startups. It finances 10 to 15 early-stage Finnish startups every year. Gorilla Ventures Oy also provides advice to startups in various high impact situations, including product or market fit, strategy, funding, go-to-market, customer development, international expansion, and other fundamental issues to make better strategic choices. It was launched in 2012 by Timo Tiihonen, Petri Lehmuskoski, Risto Rautakorpi, and Reijo Syrjäläinen. Gorilla Ventures Oy is headquartered in Helsinki, Southern Finland.

Timo Tiihonen

Co-Founder

27 past transactions

Hala.ai

Angel Round in 2018
Hala has a clear mission, re-think the way we work today, and a strong vision, digitize people's knowledge so it can be shared to everyone who needs it; everyone's knowledge is valuable. Hala is a conversational tool that allow business users to talk to any enterprise software through a single UI platform.

Press Door

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Press Door is a Helsinki, Finland-based startup working on a software solution for the media industry.

MOST Digital

Seed Round in 2018
MOST Digital is a full service digitalisation partner in automation and operation performance enhance.

DIGITAIKA

Seed Round in 2018
DIGITAIKA Oy offers automation engine for video production of data and digital assets. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Axitare

Seed Round in 2018
Developing technology services for elderly people.

finadeck

Seed Round in 2018
Finadeck is a new generation cloud based smart financial management platform.

EatAndTheCity

Seed Round in 2017
EatAndTheCity helps international newspapers, magazines, local media & food guides monetise the influence of their content. We enhance the communication between local communities and local media. Their revenue generating restaurant journalism platform for media companies allows users to not only discover but to reserve gastronomic experiences. EatAndTheCity’s white label platform already collaborates with leading companies in Finland and Estonia and Germany. Media and publishing companies are able to leverage their connection with local communities to generate new revenue streams. Combining these features and the business model in cooperation with local media companies differentiates us from the competitors.

CollectiveCrunch

Seed Round in 2017
CollectiveCrunch is an AI leader in the forestry industry. We collect climate, geo and process data and crunch this information into AI models for better prediction of forest inventories and forest management parameters. Several of the top forestry players the Nordics and Baltics are our customers. Our product is called Linda Forest and is delivered via a SaaS platform. Using Linda Forest our customers make better buying and selling decisions, use wood-based raw material more efficiently, and overall reduce their costs. Currently focussed on Nordic and Baltic countries we are adopting the solution to Northern America, Russia and other forestry markets. Moreover, the solution can be adopted to new opportunities such as prediction of forest risk and modelling of CO2 sequestration.

Polka Dot Studio

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Polka Dot Studio, based in Helsinki, Finland, is a female-led mobile games studio focused on creating fashion and lifestyle games tailored for women. Recognizing the significant potential of this underserved audience, the studio develops free-to-play mobile games that incorporate real-world elements such as well-known brands and influencers. Their first offering is a social mobile game designed to allow female players to engage with familiar brands and admired influencers in a fun and rewarding environment. By blending entertainment with fashion, Polka Dot Studio aims to provide unique gaming experiences that resonate with female players.

Buildie

Seed Round in 2017
Buildie is a software company that develops and sells software products for building documentation and quality management.

Coachilla

Seed Round in 2017
Coachilla Ltd develops a platform that helps professionals find and meet verified coaches via video calls. It also enables coaches attract new clients, setup an online presence, and manage their reputation. The platform’s features include getting matched to the right coach, connecting with the coach, and online coaching. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Espoo, Finland.

CloudBounce

Angel Round in 2016
CloudBounce is a cloud-based online mastering service that helps producers, DJs, musicians, bands and sound engineers sound better though mastering their songs. Unlike competing online mastering services, CloudBounce delivers a good, crystal clear sound quality.

Zapflow

Angel Round in 2016
Zapflow Ltd. is a company based in Espoo, Finland, established in 2015, that offers a deal flow and portfolio management tool tailored for professional investors, including venture capitalists, corporate venture capitalists, and those involved in mergers and acquisitions. The platform is designed to assist users in tracking incoming investment opportunities, processing deals efficiently, and collecting essential information to aid in decision-making. It also consolidates and harmonizes data from portfolio companies, facilitating effective portfolio management and reporting to limited partners. By providing a cloud-based solution, Zapflow enables investment teams to streamline their workflows, save time, and enhance their investment decision-making capabilities.

Klinik

Seed Round in 2016
Klinik Finland Oy, founded in 2013 and based in Helsinki, specializes in cloud-based health solutions that assist users in identifying their health issues and appropriate treatments. The platform connects consumers with qualified health professionals, offering easy access to reliable medical information and evidence-based self-care guidance. Klinik's innovative approach enhances the user experience by integrating professional healthcare providers into the process, ensuring that individuals receive tailored support based on their specific needs. The company is dedicated to improving health outcomes by leveraging technology to facilitate condition recognition, customer segmentation, and efficient patient flow management.

ReadPeak

Seed Round in 2016
ReadPeak is a forerunner in content driven digital marketing. We bring together publishers and advertisers to one single platform and aspire to be the industry shaper of content driven marketing.

Futures Platform

Venture Round in 2016
Futures Platform Oy operates a web-based tool that helps organizations to build a holistic view of their own future and make choices in a changing world. The company operates Futures Platform, a radar on trends and changes that allows users to map out future trends in a visual fashion; and provides access to a trends map with inspirational articles and videos produced by future foresight experts. Its tool also inspires the users in companies and public organizations alike to think about the likely future developments and form their own educated views; and allows users to discuss the phenomena inside the platform, and vote to prioritize which forces of changes are the most critical ones to discuss and prepare for. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Ivalo

Seed Round in 2016
IVALO is a mobile fashion app that brings the trendiest, up and coming designers as well as your all-time favorite independent designers to your phone. It has created a sustainability framework to be able to offer clear information about fashion brands' sustainability status. For brands and designers, the framework gives clear information on how they can make better decisions within their supply chain, and for customers, it gives an opportunity to know what they buying. IVALO was founded in 2015 and is based in Riihimäki, Southern Finland, Finland.

Flashnode

Seed Round in 2015
Flashnode Oy specializes in providing integration services that connect various business applications, both cloud-based and on-premise. The company’s platform facilitates communication between different software systems, allowing e-commerce businesses to synchronize their web shops with other applications and enabling sales organizations to link their CRM systems with essential customer data. Additionally, accountants can integrate their accounting software with clients' business applications for streamlined operations. Flashnode serves a diverse range of industries, including SaaS providers, CRM and ERP systems, payment processing, and logistics. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Jyväskylä, Finland, Flashnode aims to automate and optimize business processes through efficient data integration.

Duunitori

Angel Round in 2015
Duunitori is a Finnish job board and recruiting media, that gathers all the jobs in one place and helps employers to clarify and communicate their employer brand. Duunitori manages hundreds of communities in social media and partner sites delivering useful career advice and thousands of jobs to the relevant audiences. Duunitori helps recruiters and hiring managers to reach the best candidates by utilizing its job advertising network and social media campaigns. Duunitori has become one of the largest recruitment media verticals in Finland during 2014-2015. Every month 2.5M job ads are being read on Duunitori.fi, which also holds a community of 250 000 followers in various social media channels.

Exaget

Seed Round in 2015
Exaget Oy, founded in 2012 and based in Helsinki, Finland, specializes in providing tailored real-time digital audio advertisements and content to listeners, utilizing their profiles for precise targeting. The company’s technology allows broadcasters to engage mobile audiences with advertisements based on various factors such as interests, demographics, age, gender, language, and location. Advertisers benefit from the ability to deliver relevant messages at optimal moments, using demographic and geolocation data to reach customers in real-time. Additionally, the solution includes features that allow for tracking, modification, and optimization of advertising campaigns, ensuring messages remain effective and actionable. Exaget also incorporates interactive visuals alongside audio commercials to enhance viewer engagement and encourage direct interaction. The company has expanded its operations to include a presence in London, further broadening its reach within the digital advertising landscape.

OneMind Dogs

Seed Round in 2015
OneMind Dogs Ltd. offers a unique dog coaching methodology that emphasizes understanding a dog's natural behavior and silent communication techniques. Founded in 2012 and based in Turku, Finland, the company trains dog handlers to enhance their connection with their pets through methods involving movement, positioning, and various forms of non-verbal cues. In addition to coaching, OneMind Dogs conducts agility seminars and workshops both in Finland and internationally. The company also promotes a community for dog trainers and enthusiasts, aiming to elevate dog training practices globally. Furthermore, OneMind Dogs operates an online store selling apparel and accessories for dog lovers. Overall, the company seeks to improve the dog ownership experience, reduce instances of unhappy dog families, and foster stronger bonds between dogs and their owners.

Dexmen

Seed Round in 2015
Dexmen is a Finnish company based in Ylöjärvi, established in 2014, that specializes in developing a data visualization platform aimed at simplifying the representation of numerical data through graphs. The platform allows users to create customized graphs easily, adjusting to specific styles and preferences. Additionally, Dexmen provides end-to-end services for production monitoring, condition monitoring, and predictive maintenance, facilitating businesses in presenting data in various graphical formats to enhance understanding. The company also offers expertise in digitalization challenges by designing and creating cloud-based software services and providing resources for software production.

Videoly

Seed Round in 2014
Videoly is an automated video discovery and management tool for e-commerce. With Videoly online stores can get product videos (brand videos, reviews, unboxings, etc.) flowing automatically to their product pages without any manual work. Having videos on product pages have been A/B test proven to increase conversions, order value and time spent on site.

Tidy Technologies

Seed Round in 2014
Causalytics is a data analysis and insights automation framework. It connects to various data sources and recommends optimising actions. Causalytics provides the following benefits: 1. Decrease non automated operations when it comes to data driven decision making therefore decreasing its cost. 2. Improve data literacy within the organisation thanks to natural language generated insights.. 3. Integrates to the BI and visualisation tools you already use, so the only thing the user will notice is the added intelligence.

Enterpay

Seed Round in 2014
Enterpay is an innovative startup founded in 2013 that specializes in e-commerce payment solutions, specifically tailored for business-to-business transactions. Operating under the brand Lasku yritykselle, the company provides a unique invoicing service designed to enhance online commerce by facilitating automated and real-time payment processes. This service enables e-merchants to issue business invoices, streamlining the payment experience for both established and new customers. By focusing on efficient invoicing, particularly through e-invoices, Enterpay helps businesses accelerate their sales cycles and improve customer satisfaction, ultimately contributing to increased sales in the online marketplace.

Agilefant

Seed Round in 2014
Agilefant Ltd. develops a versatile software tool designed for tracking and planning, aimed at enhancing the productivity of organizations by optimizing the potential of their employees, partners, and existing resources. Founded in 2013 and based in Helsinki, Finland, Agilefant provides its solutions through cloud services, on-premises installations, and as an open-source project. The tool is recognized as one of the most advanced web-based applications for agile management, supporting a wide range of users from individual freelancers to large organizations. Agilefant scales effectively from personal task management to extensive multi-team development projects and long-term product management, facilitating organization-wide agility. Its design is informed by over a decade of research from top Finnish IT companies, allowing it to adapt to existing team structures without necessitating changes to fit traditional agile methodologies. This adaptability enables organizations to manage both agile and non-agile projects, as well as non-project work, with a focus on maintaining clarity and accuracy in their portfolios.