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Trind Invests in Re-Commerce Marketplace Mjuk
Brands struggle with overstock and returned products, as they take up expensive warehouse space and can’t be reintegrated into their own sales channels. Trind Ventures invests in Mjuk, whose end-to-end circular marketplace enables responsible brands to sell quality design products with attractive prices to consumers who are looking to enhance their circular economy lifestyles. Trind Ventures led the round where the Finnish re-commerce shop Mjuk successfully raised €2.5M in funding. The round was syndicated between Trind Ventures, Alliance VC, Superhero Capital, Lifeline Ventures, and angel investors. €0.5M of the funding was raised as a capital loan from Finnvera. The fresh
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In Spotlight: eAgronom
In this blog post, we put the spotlight on eAgronom, a Trind Ventures GreenTech & AgriTech portfolio company empowering farmers to generate more revenue, improve soil quality, and reduce carbon emissions. About eAgronom eAgronom is a GreenTech company that provides digital tools for farmers to manage their operations more effectively, generate additional revenue streams, and improve their environmental sustainability. Their mission is to make farming more sustainable by empowering farmers with the right tools and data to make informed decisions. eAgronom started as a farm management software program that helped farmers to create a Planting Plan and crop protection schedule.
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In Spotlight: RangeForce – Revolutionizing Cybersecurity Training
In today’s digital landscape, organizations face ever-increasing cyber threats. Cybersecurity professionals require up-to-date skills and hands-on training to combat these threats. In this blog post, we look deeper into how our portfolio company RangeForce revolutionizes cybersecurity training. Cybersecurity Simulations and Skills Analysis Platform RangeForce offers an integrated cybersecurity simulation and skills analysis platform that aims to bridge the skills gap in the industry and empower defenders against cyber threats. They do this by addressing the skills gap, cybersecurity tutorials and resources, interactive and gamified learning, and assessing the skills and progress. RangeForce understands the pressing need to address the skills
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Business information provider RoyaltyRange raised €4M+ from current and new investors
RoyaltyRange, a leading provider of professional databases used in International Tax and IP Valuations, attracted more than €4M in a joint investment from a diverse group of investors. The round was led by Prague-based VC fund Presto Ventures and was joined by experienced venture capital firms Trind Ventures (€1M) and ZGI Capital (€1M) and a number of angel investors from the Baltic region and Finland. The funding will be used to further grow and deepen the breadth and quality of data used in the company’s product portfolio. RoyaltyRange focuses on the market for databases – a fast-growing area within International Tax
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In Spotlight: Neural DSP
About Neural DSP Neural DSP produces state-of-the-art amplifiers and plugging powered by artificial intelligence and neural networks. Their mission is to empower musicians by democratizing access to world-class sound. Neural DSP was founded in Helsinki, Finland 2017 by Chilean musicians Douglas Castro and Francisco Cresp. Neural DSP was the second company for Douglas, having founded Darkglass Electronics earlier in his career. With both companies, his dream has been the same: To create products that would help musicians take their sound to the next level. The Product Neural DSP aims to develop technology to advance the stage of the art in
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In Spotlight: Boksi
Boksi is a company bridging the brands and the creator economy. They offer a platform where creators and brands realize their creative potential, making influencer marketing and content sourcing simple. Boksi was founded in 2018 by Lasse Laaksonen, Linus Lindgård, Dan Lindholm, and Tomer Atzmon. The company offers a curated network of global content creators who create on-demand photo and video content for brands. Algorithms match content creators with the brands they fit best. In addition, the platform analyses posts of micro-influencers on Instagram and maps the behavior and preferences of their followers. Boksi for Brands For brands, Boksi offers
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RangeForce Raised $20 Million Series B to Boost Its Human Cyber Readiness Platform
Our Fund I portfolio company RangeForce announced the completion of $20 million in financing encompassing a Series B round. This funding will be used to fuel the expansion of the RangeForce human cyber readiness platform. Energy Impact Partners and Paladin Capital Group led the latest round and were joined by KPN Ventures, Lapa Capital Partners, and Lanx Capital, with participation from Cisco Investments. This funding supports our vision to equip the diverse modern workforce with comprehensive cybersecurity upskilling solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to defend against cyber-attacks. Our mission is urgent in light of the global shortage of
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Trind Invests in SACLÀB
Trind Ventures invests in SACLÀB, the online marketplace for pre-loved luxury designer bags, as the company raised 1.6 million euros from Trind Ventures and G-Fund. With the funds, the company seeks to tenfold its turnover. We continue our consumer investments from our second fund with an investment into SACLÁB. In this post, we talk more about this designer handbag resale startup, the journey of its founders, Alexandra and Jan-Oliver, and the investment itself. Investments are highly competitive – especially in e-commerce, following post-pandemic declines in online sales. The exception: the fashion resale market is booming and has nearly tripled since 2020, showing
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Chatchamp Merges with trbo
Trind Ventures Fund I saw its second exit when the personalization platform trbo acquired guided selling provider Chatchamp. Online users have high expectations of the browsing and shopping experience; they expect content and offers individually tailored to their needs. To expand its existing product portfolio by providing a perfect guided selling module, the personalization platform trbo has combined forces with its long-standing partner Chatchamp. In the future, Chatchamp and trbo will jointly align their strategic product development with growing even closer together and offering their customers more options to create a perfect onsite user experience. The two solutions will also
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In the Spotlight: Ready Player Me
Ready Player Me is a cross-game avatar platform for the builders, creators, and residents of the metaverse. Today, Ready Player Me is used by over 6,500 developers worldwide, and in autumn 2022, the company raised a $56 million Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz. But what has been the company’s journey to becoming the leading avatar platform? From hardware to the metaverse Ready Player Me was founded in 2014 by Timmo Tõke, Rainer Selvet, Kaspar Tiri, and Haver Järveoja. The company, also known as Wolf 3D, started in 3D scanning, first as a studio and later with its proprietary
