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Startup funnel

Oulu's startup funnel

Companies headquartered in Oulu at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.

76
Startups
$100K–15M raised

24 pre-seed · 31 seed · 21 Series A

4
Breakouts
$15–100M raised

2 Series B · 2 Series C

2
Scaleups
$100M+ raised

1 Mega · 1 Mega+

1
Unicorns and/or $100M+ revenue

1 valued at $1B+ · 1 with $100M+ revenue · 1 both

Source: Dealroom.co

Quarterly report

Oulu's latest quarter in venture capital

Venture capital raised by Oulu-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.

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Enterprise value

How much Oulu’s VC-backed companies are worth

Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Oulu, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.

VC investment

How much venture capital flows into Oulu

VC investment into Oulu-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.

Largest rounds

Largest funding rounds in Oulu

A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Oulu-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.

Largest rounds in Oulu - 2026

Every $15M+ VC round into Oulu-headquartered companies in 2026, grouped by Dealroom sector.
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Academia

Oulu's academic flywheel

Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Oulu.

University-linked startup formation
43
University spinouts
123
Total alumni-founded companies
86
Of which startups (<$15M raised)
27
Breakouts ($15M-100M)
10
Scaleups ($100M+)

Location comparison

How Oulu stacks up

Compare Oulu with peers from the same country (Finland) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.

$41.9B
$41.4B
$40.7B
$39.6B
$39.3B
$31.4B
$29.4B
Oulu
$12.7B

Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.

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