About Icebreaker
Icebreaker is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Helsinki, Finland. As of Jun 2025, Icebreaker has invested in 58 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Finland based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it led the $500K Seed round of Apiable.
Overall, Icebreaker portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Klaus, Lumoa and Workfellow. A lot of funds co-invest with Icebreaker, with names like Angel List sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Icebreaker has team of 8 people including 6 partners.
Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Icebreaker's List of Top Investments
Icebreaker has a portfolio of 58 companies. Their most notable investments are in Reconfigured and WhaleLend.Their portfolio spans across Finland, Estonia, India and 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 22 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Icebreaker:Provider of health and travel insurance plans. It offers various health insurance options, including individual, family, senior citizen, and specialized plans for conditions like diabetes and heart ailments. Travel insurance products cover international and domestic trips, encompassing medical emergencies, trip cancellations, and baggage loss. The company also provides corporate insurance solutions, such as group health and personal accident insurance. Claim processing and customer support services are integral parts of its operations.
Key facts about Care Health Insurance
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹143Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
- Valuation: ₹3,240Cr as on Jun 03, 2020
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $79.5M
- Employee Count: 14,142 as on Feb 28, 2025
- Investors: Barclays, Kedaara and 78 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 03, 2020, $75.6M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Modash
Influencer campaigns management platform. It allows businesses to discover influencers for live streams, e-sports, and gaming events. It enables businesses to track Instagram profiles and find influencers. It offers real-time analytics and metrics to track performance and provide detailed reports. It provides a suite of tools to discover, analyze, and manage influencer marketing campaigns.
Key facts about Modash
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Tallinn (Estonia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $14M
- Employee Count: 20 as on Sep 30, 2024
- Investors: henQ, Icebreaker and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 31, 2024, $11.9M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. MVision
MVision AI developed AI enabled medical imaging platform. The platform is developed for radiation therapy to treat cancer. It assists doctors with therapy planning for patients that require radiation therapy treatment.
Key facts about MVision
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Helsinki (Finland)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.56M
- Investors: Founders' Edge, Athensmed and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 23, 2023, $5.83M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Klaus
Conversation review tool and feedback management platform. It allows users to improve customer service by managing internal and customer feedback. It enables users to collect customer feedback, manage internal quality, and track trends, and improve agent development. It can be integrated with Intercom, HelpScout, Freshdesk, and Aircall.
Key facts about Klaus
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Tallinn (Estonia)
- Annual Revenue: €2.78M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $19.3M
- Employee Count: 55 as on Sep 30, 2024
- Investors: Acton Capital, Rocket Internet and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 29, 2022, $11.5M
- Highlight: Acquired
5. ReOrbit
Manufacturer of software-enabled satellites for secure space communications. These satellites are designed for autonomous operation and inter-networking, facilitating efficient data flow in space. The company develops its own software and integrates flight-proven hardware from a network of partners. Satellite architectures are software-defined, allowing for in-orbit reconfiguration and adaptability to various payload applications. The offered satellites support secure data transmission across multiple orbits, enhancing connectivity and resilience. This technology addresses the need for reliable and fast data transfer for commercial and governmental uses.
Key facts about ReOrbit
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Helsinki (Finland)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $7.4M
- Investors: Business Finland, Seraphim and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Dec 21, 2023
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Icebreaker's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Icebreaker has invested in 58 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 3 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Cytely and most recent follow-on round was in Aibidia.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2022 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
2021 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2020 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2018 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
2017 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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Icebreaker's Investments by Stage
Icebreaker has made 46 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.33M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4M and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $210K.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 46 |
Series A | 3 |
Angel | 1 |
Icebreaker's Investments by Sector
Icebreaker has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech, FinTech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 50 Tech companies, 46 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 39 Software companies and at least 23 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
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Enterprise Applications | 29 |
High Tech | 22 |
HealthTech | 6 |
FinTech | 5 |
Vertical SaaS | 5 |
Others | 45 |
Icebreaker's Investments by Geography
Icebreaker has made most investments in Finland (29), followed by Estonia where it has made 6 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
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Finland | 29 |
Estonia | 6 |
Sweden | 5 |
India | 4 |
United States | 2 |
Others | 3 |
Icebreaker's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Icebreaker:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 06, 2025 | Finland | Series B | $28M | Activant Capital [+2] | |
Oct 31, 2024 | Estonia | Series A | $11.9M | henQ [+2] | |
Jun 26, 2024 | Finland | Seed | $4.29M | Zenith Group [+6] | |
Feb 03, 2024 | Sweden | Seed | Undisclosed | ||
Aug 31, 2023 | Finland | Seed | $7.4M | Inventure [+3] |
Acquired companies in Icebreaker's Portfolio
Here are Icebreaker's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Apr 09, 2024 | Dec 20, 2021 | Series A | $3.12M | |
Mar 26, 2024 | Jun 05, 2018 | Seed | $760K | |
Jan 08, 2024 | Jul 03, 2019 | Seed | $1.92M |
Team profile of Icebreaker
Icebreaker has a team of 8 members including 6 Partners and 1 Principal located in Finland, United States and 1 more locations. Icebreaker's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in Icebreaker:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Helsinki | - | ||
Partner | Tallinn | - | ||
Partner | Helsinki | - | ||
Partner | Helsinki | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | |||
Partner | Helsinki | - | - | |
Principal | Helsinki | - | ||
Analyst | Helsinki | - |
Co-investors of Icebreaker
Over the past 8 years, 347 investors have co-invested in Icebreaker's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Icebreaker: Sting, Seraphim and 5 others have invested in rounds before Icebreaker. There are 1 company where Sting has invested before Icebreaker and 1 company where Seraphim has invested before Icebreaker.
- Top Co-investors of Icebreaker: 91 investors entered a company along with Icebreaker. These include investors like Angel List (2 companies).
- Invested after Icebreaker: A total of 249 investors have invested in Icebreaker's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include European Union (5 companies), Voima Ventures (3 companies) and Global Founders Capital (3 companies).
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