Gorilla Ventures Oy

investment firm

About

Gorilla Ventures is a startup accelerator and seed fund based in Helsinki, Finland.

Details

Industries
Finance,Financial Services,Venture Capital
Founded date
Jan 1, 2012
Operating Status
Close
Investor Type
Accelerate

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.

Funds Raised

Announced Date Fund Name Money Raised
Sep 1, 2012 Gorilla Acceleration Fund $1.30M

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
43
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Gorilla Ventures Oy has made 43 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 14, 2018, when Hala.ai raised 0.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jun 14, 2018 Hala.ai
Angel Artificial Intelligence Yes
Jan 15, 2018 Press Door
Pre-seed €275K Digital Media Yes
Jan 1, 2018 4straction
Seed
Jan 1, 2018 Axitare
Seed Health Care
Jan 1, 2018 Crowdsorsa
Pre-seed Artificial Intelligence

Exits

Gorilla Ventures Oy has had 3 exits. Gorilla Ventures Oy most notable exits include Duunitori ,   MOST Digital

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Jul 7, 2022 Duunitori M&A Information Technology Detail
Apr 11, 2022 MOST Digital M&A Software Detail
May 3, 2018 Taika Company Oy M&A Information Services Detail