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Helsinki-based VC Superhero Capital close second fund at €30M to help startups from behind the scenes

Editorial team by Editorial team
September 8, 2020
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Superhero Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Helsinki announced the first close of its second fund at €30M. The Finnish VC is planning to make seed investments in Finland and the Baltics and aims to invest in 25 startups over the next 4 years. As per the company claims, the fund will remain open for new investors until the end of 2020.

“There has been a lot of talk about data being the new oil. But how much is data worth before it is refined into actionable insight? We look for startups that focus on that next step from data to insight,” says Jakob Storå, Partner at Superhero Capital. “We have been investing in insight-driven startups such as Leadfeeder and Zadaa since the launch of our first fund in 2015. There are insight-driven startups in many different industries, but they have a common approach to creating value.”

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Superhero also led around with a group of investors, including Japan’s top football player Keisuke Honda, in the seed investment of Attractive.ai, a user experience startup founded by Finnish serial entrepreneur Kristoffer Lawson.

“You might be a startup that processes your customers’ data to create value for them or you might have your own dataset that you leverage to create valuable insight. Some startups have it in their DNA and company culture to systematically track their own activities as a method for growth. These are the types of startups we are excited about,” says Juha Ruohonen, Partner at Superhero Capital.

Targets insight-driven startups

The fund targets startups that create competitive advantages by refining data into insight, which the company refers to as ‘insight-driven’. This theme stems from the company’s team members’ background and passion for data and insights.

“I spent 11 years as co-founder and CTO of Eniram, a software startup that provided fuel-saving solutions for the shipping industry,” says Jussi Pyörre, Partner at Superhero Capital. “In 2016, Eniram was acquired for €43M by a stock-exchange listed company because we could refine data into insight that translated into fuel savings and less pollution.”

As part of this strategy, Estonia-based serial entrepreneur and angel investor Ivo Remmelg and Latvia-based serial entrepreneur Ernests Stals have joined Superhero Capital as Venture Partners.

“The number of startups in the Baltic countries increased by 44% from 2018 to 2019. I think a change like that in one year says something about the current Baltic opportunity,” says Ivo Remmelg, who also is the acting President of EstBAN, the Estonian Business Angels Network.

Initial investments up to €1M

The new fund will make initial investments sized up to €1M, with typical investments being around €0.4M. Its first investments include Lithuanian urban delivery platform Ziticity, which has already expanded to 11 cities across three countries. 

“We have invested in 4 startups during COVID-19, are actively looking for more, and encourage founders to reach out to us. Don’t hesitate, it is never too early to have a chat,” says Kasper Suomalainen, Investment Manager at Superhero Capital.

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