Lagoon Capital
Angel investment company of Finnish tech entrepreneur Ari Korhonen, active since 2007; backs software-powered European startups with customer validation and also invests in VC funds.
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Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Helsinki, Finland
- FOUNDED
- 2007
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Europe
- STAGES
- SeedSeries A
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Venture capitalDirect investmentsFunds (as LP)
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
Lagoon Capital is the angel investment company of Ari Korhonen, who led energy and utilities software company Komartek to an exit in 2004 and became a full-time angel investor. Since 2007 it has invested in more than 55 technology companies, with 13 exits, and its founder has also invested in 32 venture capital funds. It invests mainly in Europe in software-powered companies that already show customer validation, and typically takes board, chair or advisory roles.
Investment thesis
Angel investments in software-powered technology companies, primarily in Europe (SaaS, fintech, adtech, e-commerce, AI, IoT, VR/AR, content, marketplaces, games); invests in growth rather than product development and generally not in pre-revenue companies; reserves capital for follow-on rounds.
Holdings & investments (28)
- SeveraExited
- The SwitchExited
- PaytrailExited
- Octo3Exited
- Small Giant GamesExited
- InfomoExited
- GaltonExited
- SympaExited
- MiradoreExited
- KlevuExited
- SurveypalExited
- DealDashExited
- TrifectaExited
People
- Ari KorhonenFounder · source
Frequently asked questions
Lagoon Capital is a single family office based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2007.
Lagoon Capital invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital, direct investments and funds (as lp).
Lagoon Capital invests at Seed and Series A stages in Software & SaaS, Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer & E-commerce and Media & Entertainment.
Key people at Lagoon Capital include Ari Korhonen (Founder).
Lagoon Capital's holdings and investments include NinaData, Aplicom, XMLdation, 360Cities, Flashnode, Jobilla, PromoRepublic and Boksi, among others.
Lagoon Capital states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.