Sparkmind

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2017

AUM

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Location

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe Africa Asia
Investor profile last updated: 18 August, 2026

Profile

Sparkmind.vc is a venture capital firm based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2017. The firm is recognized as the first Nordic VC focused on the education sector, with a team that brings 50-80 years of sector experience. Sparkmind.vc is dedicated to transforming learning across various stages, from early childhood to corporate and lifelong learning.

The firm invests primarily in the education sector, with additional interests in climate, cybersecurity, AI, and defense. Sparkmind.vc typically makes initial investments ranging from €0.5 to €1.5 million, with total investments reaching up to €5 million. They focus on early-stage to Series B+ rounds, investing across Europe and selectively in other regions such as the USA, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

Notable investments include BibliU - a digital learning platform, tiney - a childcare network, Kide Science - an educational science platform, and Fuzu - a career development platform. Sparkmind.vc's portfolio has seen successful exits, including one IPO and one acquisition.

Industry

HealthTech Software SaaS Healthcare Services Edtech Education Business Services (B2B) AI Cybersecurity ClimateTech Defense

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Kai Talas Partner, Co-Founder
Partner, Co-Founder
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Marko Kyyrönen Managing Partner & CEO
Managing Partner & CEO
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FAQs about Sparkmind

Sparkmind is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Sparkmind is located in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland.
Sparkmind was founded in 2017.
Sparkmind invests in companies and startups in HealthTech, Software, SaaS, Healthcare Services, Edtech, Education, Business Services (B2B), AI, Cybersecurity, ClimateTech, Defense.
Sparkmind invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia.
Sparkmind invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Sparkmind usually invests $1-5 m on average.
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