- Icebreaker.vc, a Helsinki, Finland-based venture capital firm, closed its second fund, at €100M, and raised a separate €20M Opportunity Fund
- The firm’s second fund invests €150–800k in startups in Estonia, Finland and Sweden at their angel and pre-seed stage while the opportunity fund will used to continue investing in their Fund 1 portfolio companies
- Icebreaker has broad investment scope, focusing on strong domain-expert founding teams with complementary skills, strong technology and global markets
- The firm has created a portfolio development practice for Founder Development, Hiring, Growth Program and support companies in planning and strategy
- Icebreaker collaborates internally, sharing knowledge and learning from mistakes and successes
- In addition to the investment team Icebreaker has a core operational growth team, and they aim to connect with the best external parties for specific topics in hiring, branding, law, etc
