SanomaVentures acquires majority shareholding in Brandkids
Amsterdam, April 1, 2015 – Through a new investment round and share purchase, SanomaVentures has gained a majority interest in Brandkids, an international online retailer of children’s fashion. In 2013...
View ArticleSanomaVentures invests in language learning technology provider ITSLanguage
Amsterdam, April 13 2015 – SanomaVentures has invested in Dutch edtech company ITSLanguage. ITSLanguage has developed leading edge speech recognition software to assess foreign language pronunciation,...
View ArticleSlush Pitching Night showcases digital start-ups at Sanoma House on 6 May
The most interesting Finnish growth companies and business ideas of spring 2015 will be presented to the public at the Slush Pitching Night event at Sanoma House on 6 May. The event is organised by...
View ArticleSanoma launching partner of StartupAmsterdam
Amsterdam, June 4, 2015. Today, Amsterdam’s City Council member Kajsa Ollongren has officially launched the StartupAmsterdam Launchpad Network and Partner programme. Both are part of the specific...
View ArticleFosbury Acquired by Verve Mobile
Amsterdam, NL – June 9, 2015 – SanomaVentures today announced the sales of its share in mobile marketing company Fosbury to New York based Verve Mobile. SanomaVentures invested in the Dutch start-up in...
View ArticleSanomaVentures invests in Yoogaia, the world’s first interactive yoga studio
Yoogaia, the world’s first interactive yoga studio, today announced the closure of a $3 million seed investment round from Nokia Growth Partners, SanomaVentures, Inventure and Point Nine Capital. This...
View ArticleSanomaVentures invests in Venuu, a Finnish event space marketplace
The Finnish event space marketplace startup, Venuu, has raised EUR 425,000 growth funding for expansion to Sweden. Investors in the round included SanomaVentures, Reaktor Polte and several Finnish...
View ArticleInternational children’s fashion e-tailer Brandkids launching in Poland
Dutch based online baby- and kids clothing and footwear retailer Brandkids has expanded into Poland. “Being the fastest growing economy in Europe and with a population of 36 million people, Poland is...
View ArticleEdTech Pitching Night electrifies the Sanoma House on 22 September
Helsinki, September 17, 2015 – The most interesting startups and business ideas on the educational technology this autumn will be presented to the public in the EdTech Pitching Night at Sanoma House on...
View ArticleVirtuagym Raises €2.1 M Growth Funding
Virtuagym, Dutch provider of cloud-based fitness software, has announced it raised a €2.1 million investment from Saffelberg Investments, a Belgium-based investment firm. The new funding will enable...
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