Voima Ventures helps founders accelerate the growth of deep technology ventures into global markets. They do this by investing in science-driven innovation combined with entrepreneurial teams, and providing access to global networks and capital. Their values include integrity, teamwork, high ambition, and building growth through innovation. They collaborate closely with research institutions like VTT to generate deal flow and invest in science ventures and spinoffs.

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World changing technology entrepreneurship is hard.
Still, someone has to do it.

2. Voima Ventures helps founders to accelerate the growth of deep
technology ventures to global markets and growth.
We do this by focusing on investing in and combining science driven
innovation together with teams having a global entrepreneurial
mindset, and providing access to global networks and capital.
Our values are integrity, team centricity, high ambition level and
genuine interest to build new growth from innovation.
Solving exponential
problems through
entrepreneurship

3. Close collaboration & agreement with
VTT organisation and actively
generating unique deal flow.
University partnerships to invest into
science ventures and drive
standardised spinoff investments.
Open incubation program for all VTT &
university teams for talent matchmaking
and networking.
Open ecosystem and
close VTT (Finnish
Reseach Institute) and
university
collaboration
Estimated deal flow by source
8,7 %
13,0 %
13,0 %
21,7 %
43,5 %
Aalto University Oulu & Tampere univ. Other universitiesVTT
Non-university

5. FOOD
OUT OF
THIN AIR.

6. INNOVATION
Over 10 000+ startups in the
region
01 GROWTH
Of the 5000 fastest-growing businesses in
Europe, a disproportionate amount (17%) are
from the Nordics.
02
INVESTMENTS
Finland leading in VC investments
when measured % of GDP. Exit with 4x
value growth.
03 TALENT
Nordics and Baltics with highest per capital
of engineers and scientist in the world.
04
NordicStartupEcosystemBooming

7. Megatrendtimingforinvestments:
Deep TechnologyWave
Key drivers
• Big data & AI
• Optics & Imaging
• Biomaterials & processes
• New materials & Nano
• IoT & Sensor
New Growth
1.New Products &
Services (offering)
2.New Business
Models (value
generation)
3.Value chain disruption
Industrial Domains
• Energy
• Manufacturing
• Utilities
• Medical & Pharma
• Vehicles & Transportation
Research Base
of Enabling
Technologies
Technology
Disruption
Entrepreneurship

8. In 2017 European
deep technology
investments
bypassed B2C
investments
Since 2015, VC investment into Deep Tech
are growing faster in Europe than B2C Start-ups
1,25
2,5
3,75
5
0
2012 2017
1,156 1,203
2,94
4,141
3,373
3,672
0,4
0,8 0,9
1,7
2,3
4,6
2013 2014
Total fundings in deep tech
2015 2016
Total fundings in B2B verticals
Source: Dealroom 2018

9. Europe 17-25% vs. Israel 26-30%
Source: Dealroom 2018

10. Focus on building the
top teams
Incubation / matching
Startup Hubs Venture
partners
Access to global customers &
networks
Industrial partners
Global research institutions
Global value adding
capital
VCs and corporate co-
investors Exits
Active deal flow generation
VTT & University Partnerships
Deep tech startup and spins-off teams
Our OperationalModel

11. DeepTechiscalled”toughtech”fora reason
- ittakesanecosystemtogrowa unicorn
Universities & VTT
Research & funding
Facilities & Patents
Entrepreneurial support & Incubation
Value creating spin-off terms
Ecosystem access
Team & Investors
High impact & growth focus
Entrepreneurship and team building
Access to global deep tech capital
Access to industrial customers
Industrial Partners
Pilots and Capital
Applied solutions development
Global markets
Exit potential
+ +
Core technology
& Incubation
Commercialization &
Growth
Validation &
Scale

12. Ingredientsfora functioningdeeptechecosystem
World’s Leading Research
To drive reseach, innovation and
technology development in Europe.
General spinn-off terms from institutions.
Solving Big Problems
Solving systemic, global and customer
centric challenges with impact generates
future growth and business opportunities.
Entrepreneur & Team Driven
Creating the best teams, building on best
talent, strong experience in building global
startups, growth companies and exits.
Incubation Funding
Through research and commercialisation funding
during the incubation process. Tobridge the
”tought tech” gap compared to other startups out
there.
Industrial Partners
Push and Pull to validate and scale the
innovations, bringing access to marketsand
productization of the technologies.
Intelligent Growth Funding
Value adding angels and funds, filling the
regional “series seed - A - B - C gaps”, global
approach to value growth, access to Europe,
Silicon Valley and Asia.

13. T H A N K Y O U