What Liquido.VC does

Liquido.VC (legal entity: Liquido Ventures Oy) is a Jyväskylä, Finland-based venture builder and venture capital firm that supports Finnish early-stage high-tech startups from inception through to exit. The firm operates a hybrid model, combining hands-on venture building services — ideation support, company design, and funding-round preparation — with proprietary equity investments into a selected portfolio of growth-stage companies. It serves two distinct customer segments: startup founders seeking structured resources, mentorship, networks, and funding-readiness support, and external investors seeking vetted deal flow.

Liquido.VC does not develop proprietary software products. Its service offering rests on a documented "blueprint" methodology, an in-house team of three co-founders plus an appointed CEO, and a four-person advisor bench covering technology, investments, concepts & metrics, and funds. Service delivery is augmented by a network of selected external partners providing legal advisory, accounting, debt capital, public and EU funding guidance, branding and UX, digital product development, CTO-as-a-service, PR, patents, and social media marketing. Top-of-funnel demand generation is supported by a Finnish-language content blog (Startup-sanakirja).

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed. The firm is privately held, founder-controlled, and operates without disclosed institutional outside capital or a dedicated fund vehicle. Given the disclosed headcount of 1–10 employees and the absence of disclosed funding rounds or a fund entity, the implied revenue footprint is sub-$1M, derived from a combination of venture-building service fees and equity participation in portfolio companies.

Name

Liquido.VC

Legal name

Liquido Ventures Oy

Website

https://liquido.vc

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Liquido.VC (Liquido Ventures Oy) is a Jyväskylä, Finland-based venture builder and investor that helps Finnish early-stage high-tech startups progress from ideation through funding rounds to exit, while building its own portfolio and serving investors with vetted deal flow.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM), Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital services
• Venture building
• Startup funding
• Investor deal flow
• Startup mentorship

Headquarters

HQ city

Jyväskylä

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Liquido.VC is a Finnish venture builder and venture capital firm that helps early-stage high-tech startups move from initial idea through to successful funding rounds and exit. It designs and builds startups using its blueprint methodology, supplies mentorship from in-house advisors, and invests in a curated portfolio of growth companies. It also provides its investor network access to vetted deal flow opportunities.

Product overview

Liquido.VC is a venture capital firm and startup ecosystem enabler, not a technology product company. The company offers startup support services including venture building, startup design and development, funding preparation, and investment in growth-stage companies. Their service offering includes mentorship programs, startup blueprint methodologies, investor network connections, and strategic advisory services. They operate a blog providing startup terminology education (Startup-sanakirja). The company serves two primary audiences: startup founders seeking support and funding, and investors seeking vetted deal flow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venture Building and Startup Design Service End-to-end venture building service for Finnish early-stage high-tech startups, covering idea development, company design, resource provisioning, mentorship, and preparation for the first funding round, delivered using Liquido.VC's blueprint methodology and in-house advisor team.
• Startup Portfolio Investment Program Equity investment program into a curated portfolio of Finnish high-tech growth companies, providing capital and ongoing venture-building support to selected startups.
• Investor Deal Flow and Network Access Service for investors providing access to a vetted pipeline of Finnish startup investment opportunities originating from Liquido.VC's venture building activities, addressing investors' lack of time and resources for independent startup vetting.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Grants Funding (Aki Pohjola)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic funding instruments partner providing guidance on grants and public financing options for startups in Finland.
• GoFinance (Harri Kekkonen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDebt capital and bank relations partner helping connect startups with debt financing options.
• Lexia (Marko Moilanen)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal advisory partner providing legal services and guidance for startups.
• EMU Growth Partners Oy (Samuli Saviala)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccounting and financial planning partner providing financial services for startups.
• Ocan (Okan Ögeturk)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand and UX design partner providing branding and user experience services.
• Civitta (Jaakko Ojanen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU funding instruments partner providing guidance on European Union funding opportunities.
• San Francisco (Reetta Ilo)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPR and communications partner providing media relations and public relations services.
• Berggren (Elina Pörsti)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatent agent partner providing intellectual property protection services.
• Meridian Agency (Maxine Buchert)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media marketing partner providing digital marketing services.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• EQT Ventures: Stockholm-based venture arm of EQT that invests across Europe with sector-agnostic early-stage mandate. Comparable as a much larger Nordic-rooted VC serving similar founder profiles, but operating at Series A/B scale rather than micro-VC.
• Cherry Ventures: Pan-European pre-seed and seed VC investing across the continent, including the Nordics. Comparable as a larger, broader incumbent in the same early-stage European tech category, though with materially larger fund size and broader mandate than Liquido.
• Atomico: London-based European tech VC founded by Niklas Zennström; invests across stages from seed/Series A onward. Comparable as a major European VC that increasingly sources from Nordic founders, but with substantially more capital, brand, and follow-on capacity than Liquido.

Direct peers

• Innovestor: Finnish VC firm managing venture and growth funds, with focus on deep tech, software, and industrial innovation. Comparable as another domestic VC operating in the same Finnish founder pool, though more diversified across stages.
• Butterfly Ventures: Finnish/Nordic deep-tech seed VC investing in science-based startups. Overlaps with Liquido's high-tech specialization and Finnish-rooted focus, though tilted more toward deep tech than generalist venture building.
• Icebreaker.vc: Helsinki-based seed-stage VC focused on Nordic and Baltic software startups. Directly comparable in target geography, stage (pre-seed/seed), and founder-led operating model, competing for the same founder relationships as Liquido.
• Lifeline Ventures: Finnish early-stage VC investing in Seed and Series A rounds across software, deep tech, and digital health. Same geography and stage focus as Liquido.VC and competes directly for the same pool of Finnish founder-led startups.
• Antler: Global venture builder and early-stage VC that co-founds and invests in startups from day zero. Comparable to Liquido because both combine venture building (idea-to-launch operator support) with seed investing, specifically targeting nascent founders rather than mature startups.
• Maki.vc: Helsinki-based early-stage VC focused on deep tech, brand, and future-of-work startups. Directly comparable Finnish origin, founder-friendly positioning, and concentrated seed-stage strategy serving similar founding teams.

Regional players

• Nordic Ninja: Tokyo/Nordic-backed deep tech VC focused on Nordic and Japanese cross-border investments. Overlaps with Liquido on Nordic high-tech specialization and Finnish founder networks, but operates at a larger scale across the broader Nordic region rather than only Finland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/liquido.vc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liquido-vc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments2 records

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