Funding the next horizon of learning
Sparkmind.vc is the first Nordic venture capital company focused on the learning sector. We invest in teams transforming early childhood, K12, higher, secondary and vocational education as well as corporate and lifelong learning. Our geographical home field is Europe, while we can also selectively do investments outside the region. We invest from seed to international growth phase with single investments up to €5m.
If you can deliver better learning outcomes, increased access, improved process efficiency or actionable insight from data, we would love to hear from you.
We are driven by passion for learning and entrepreneurship. With versatile backgrounds, we offer you 50 years of relevant experience in the learning industry, growth entrepreneurship and venture capital.
Kai is a learning industry and edtech specialist with extensive experience in strategy, business development, VC and M&A. His career covers companies from tech startups to listed multinational corporations. Prior to Sparkmind, Kai led strategy, venture investments and M&A at Sanoma Learning, Europe’s leading learning company.
kai@sparkmind.vc
+358 40 179 2044
Vesa is a VC professional with broad skillset for developing startup and growth phase companies. Being an experienced board member and an advisor, his strongholds are strategy and financial planning. Before joining Sparkmind, Vesa launched and ran the Finnish operations of NFT Ventures, a leading fintech venture capital company.
vesa@sparkmind.vc
+358 40 052 3127
Marko has broad experience of the investment services industry, also being an asset management entrepreneur himself since 2009. Prior to Sparkmind, he has established several sector-focused private capital funds, and has served as a CEO of an alternative fund management company working closely with early stage companies and SMEs.
marko@sparkmind.vc
+358 44 506 9740
K12 publishing, Europe
General legal & compliance, contract law & disputes
EdTech entrepreneurship, seed & VC investing and VC growth strategies
AI, robotics and automated information management and technology trends
Impact investing & measurement, international investment markets & relations
International education sales, growth execution & strategies and pedagogical content
Deal execution, M&A, exit planning & execution
Entrepreneurship, management, leadership and international marketing
SPARKMIND.VC
MIKONKATU 9
00100 HELSINKI , FINLAND
we request to direct media contacts to our managing partner marko kyyrönen,
marko@sparkmind.vc
+358 44 506 9740