Nordic Foodtech VC Fund II

Finland

Pre Seed

About Nordic Foodtech VC Fund II

Nordic Foodtech VC Fund II is a venture capital firm based in Finland, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Food Beverage, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionFinland

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Food Beverage

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Deep foodtech scientist-founder, Nordic/Baltics, early-stage

deep foodtech

Nordic & Baltic focus

early-stage

precision fermentation

soil-to-orbit

sustainable food systems

scientific discovery

hard tech farming

Bullish Signals

19 portfolio cos across protein, fats, nutrientswebsite

BioMush exited 2025 — proof of conceptwebsite

Investments active 2020–2025 continuouswebsite

5 diverse partners + 3 senior advisorswebsite

Mö Foods 2025 — mid-stage portfolio deploymentwebsite

Next deal announced soon — active deal flowwebsite

Portfolio spans soil-to-orbit transformationwebsite

Precision fermentation flagship across 7+ companieswebsite

Portfolio includes satellites, aquaculture, nutrientswebsite

Actively seeking new deep foodtech companieswebsite

18 detailed portfolio company profiles livewebsite

Stated investment purpose: urgent global food transformationwebsite

AquaNab sea lice biotech — 2026 investment first announcedwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Narrow Nordic/Baltic geo focus onlywebsite

Deep tech = long time-to-revenue riskwebsite

Food system niche limits deal flowwebsite

Only 1 exit (BioMush) from 19 portfolio coswebsite

Heavy 2024–2025 vintage concentrationwebsite

Founder Do's

Build on hard science or solid engineering

Target food system transformation

Be based in Nordics or Baltics

Show clear sustainability impact

Solve upstream food/farming problems

Contact via form — actively reviewing

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch without deep tech core

Don't approach if outside Nordic/Baltic region

Don't pitch consumer apps or pure software

Key GPs & Partners

Louise Heiberg

Partner

foodtech engineerinvestment professionalDenmark-based

Pekka Siivonen-Uotila

Partner

founderentrepreneurcompany builder

Lauri Reuter

Partner

PhD biotechventure scientistdeep tech

Jari Tuovinen

Partner

corporate financefund managementseasoned investor

Mika Kukkurainen

Partner

brand strategistfood industryretail

Leena Saarinen

Advisor

food industry execboard professional

Daniel Skaven Ruben

Advisor

impact-drivensuperconnectorfoodtech network

Kaisa Poutanen

Chief Advisor

academicfood technologynutrition

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€40M

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Key People

Louise Heiberg, Lauri Reuter

Louise HeibergPartner

Pekka Siivonen-UotilaPartner

Lauri ReuterPartner

Jari TuovinenPartner

Mika KukkurainenPartner

Leena SaarinenAdvisor

Daniel Skaven RubenAdvisor

Kaisa PoutanenChief Advisor

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