Investors in Services

8 Media Ventures invests media-for-equity in high growth D2C companies. We offer advertising space from our market leading media partners. Together with our network and know-how in building high-growth brands, we act as a sales catalyst for the companies we invest in. We make minority investments in early-stage companies with their base in the Nordics and ambition to scale. We look for companies with strong brand potential, great talent in key positions, a proven go-to-market model and sound unit economics.

Project Investments: As strategic investors in early stage blockchain projects, we invest between $100,000 to $5,000,000 dollars in startups that meet our criteria prior to ICO. Project Stewardship: In addition to project capital, we offer our expertise and advice to startups, and help guide them through the pitfalls of early stage growth. Project Promotions: As part of our commitment to projects we choose to back, TLG embarks on a promotional campaign for each startup prior to ICO. TLG Ventures has broad access to social media personalities and influencers that are able to leverage their platforms and bring positive media awareness to each project.

Reaktor Ventures is laser-focused helping seed stage companies become global leaders. The best business models are simple. Ours is no different. We want to invest our time and money into the best seed stage companies and help them create new markets and become global leaders in their industry. We take pride in making all Reaktor's 300 professional available for our companies for free. There is no limits. We want to help as long as you want our support. We invest from tens of thousands all the way up to one million euro. We are based in Helsinki, Finland but invest in companies around the world.

Helmet Capital is a responsible private equity investor that focuses on investing in successful domestic companies. We make direct majority investments in small and medium-sized enterprises, utilizing the funds of individuals, family businesses, and institutional investors within our network. For our portfolio companies, we provide broad industry expertise and knowledge to support growth in various situations, including market consolidations, generational transitions, internationalization, and growth financing. We participate actively in the operations of our portfolio companies, primarily engaging at a strategic level, and when needed, we also provide support and consultation to management in operational matters. We are driven by the desire to enable the success of our target companies and investor partners and create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential.

Wave Ventures provides pre seed funding for extremely promising startups in the Nordics. Supporting the next wave of Gen Z founders from the Nordics. The company also offers a range of innovative products and services including sustainable plastics,

Nexit Ventures is a technology growth capital firm focused on digital disruption. We invest primarily in disruptive and scalable European growth companies. We have our home bases in the Nordic countries and Silicon Valley creating a transatlantic bridge. The continuous and active presence on both sides of the Atlantic connects technologies, markets, partners, resources, and exit opportunities, creating significant value for our portfolio companies.

Evli Growth Partners is a European later-stage VC based in Helsinki, Finland, investing in Series B with initial investments of 5-10 M€. We are entrepreneurial-led fund, backed by 5 serial entrepreneurs, and we have experience from +150 companies with +2 B€ of aggregate exit value.

VNT Management, established in 2002, is a Finnish fund manager for three private equity funds. Funds and their sizes are Power Fund I, 16,9 million euros, Power Fund II, 62,8 million euros and Power Fund III, 77,0 million euros, totally 157 million euros. VNT funds focus on clean technology, in particular on renewable and distributed power generation and energy-saving technologies in electrical and power electronics applications. The funds invest in European early and growth phase companies. VNTM is a member of Finnish Venture Capital Association and complies with guidelines set to promote transparency in private equity and in venture capital industries. VNTM is under supervision of Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority and is registered in their AIFM register in 2015.

Metsä Group has its roots in the Finnish forests: our parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative is owned by over 90,000 forest owners. We use wood to make recyclable products for the day-to-day lives of millions of people globally. We focus on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, paperboards, and tissue and greaseproof papers. We are committed to the principles of regenerative forestry to measurably strengthen the state of forest nature. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. In 2023 our sales totaled EUR 6.1 billion, and we have around 9,500 employees.

Metsä Group has its roots in the Finnish forests: our parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative is owned by over 90,000 forest owners. We use wood to make recyclable products for the day-to-day lives of millions of people globally. We focus on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, paperboards, and tissue and greaseproof papers. We are committed to the principles of regenerative forestry to measurably strengthen the state of forest nature. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. In 2023 our sales totaled EUR 6.1 billion, and we have around 9,500 employees.

VNT Management, established in 2002, is a Finnish fund manager for three private equity funds. Funds and their sizes are Power Fund I, 16,9 million euros, Power Fund II, 62,8 million euros and Power Fund III, 77,0 million euros, totally 157 million euros. VNT funds focus on clean technology, in particular on renewable and distributed power generation and energy-saving technologies in electrical and power electronics applications. The funds invest in European early and growth phase companies. VNTM is a member of Finnish Venture Capital Association and complies with guidelines set to promote transparency in private equity and in venture capital industries. VNTM is under supervision of Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority and is registered in their AIFM register in 2015.

GB & Partners is Hungary's largest independent venture and private equity fund management company, supporting portfolio companies with active operational involvement to ensure high returns and security for investors. They specialize in ambitious, game-changing ventures, providing strategic, sales, and professional support, contributing to the growth and prosperity of their investments. As a full member of Invest Europe, GB & Partners manages nearly HUF 80 billion in assets, covering a wide range of industries and geographical areas, achieving significant growth and record sales.