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In the spotlight: Fractory
Fractory is an on-demand metal fabrication platform. It helps manufacturers find the part they need and connect with customers. They’re not in charge of making anything themselves; instead, their marketplace serves as an interface between those who manufacture and those who need it. Fractory was founded in 2017 by Martin Vares, Joosep Merelaht, and Rein Torm. The company’s mission is to provide a platform for Engineers and Manufacturers to meet and guide manufacturing toward sustainability. Three pillars of sustainability The focus on environmental sustainability sets Fractory apart from many other B2B marketplaces. They believe that sustainability goes beyond simply being
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What are the key SaaS metrics for a startup?
Trind Ventures invests in companies with a consumer or community component. A lot of these companies are Software as Service (SaaS) companies. When we look at SaaS companies, it is essential to see metrics: We use those to assess the case, and the founders’ can use those to drive and scale the company. This blog post looks at a startup’s key SaaS metrics. SaaS has become a popular business model for many companies, offering businesses a convenient and cost-effective way to access and use software applications. As a result, tracking the right metrics is crucial for the success of a
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In Spotlight: Tise
Tise is a second-hand marketplace based in Oslo, Norway. It was designed so that users not only buy products from its platform but also save the planet, reducing their climate footprint. This application was created in 2014 by Eirik Rime and Axel Franck Næss, but its official launch was in 2016. The fast-paced world in which we live has shown many advances in all areas, including technology, textile fashion, electronics, and health. Still, unfortunately, they have negatively affected our planet. Knowing this, the founders of Tise felt the need to show the world that living a quality life sustainably is
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Douglas Castro of Neural DSP is the Entrepreneur Of The Year
Douglas Castro, the founder of our portfolio company Neural DSP, was selected as Finland’s growth entrepreneur in the 2022 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year competition. The annual competition organized by the audit and consulting firm EY rewards entrepreneurs who inspire others with their vision, leadership, and achievements. 51 Finnish growth companies participated in the 2022 competition. Douglas Castro was awarded as growth entrepreneur of the year at the Finnish Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 gala held on November 4, 2022. With the win, Castro will be able to compete for the world championship of entrepreneurship at the World Entrepreneur Of
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Ready Player Me raised $56 million in a B-round led by Andreessen Horowitz
Trind Ventures portfolio company Ready Player Me received a B-round investment of 56 million dollars to become the leading avatar system in the metaverse. The investment round was led by one of the world’s best-known venture capital firms, Andreessen Horowitz. “2022 has been of significant importance in the company’s development — if at the beginning of last year 24 companies used the Ready Player Me platform, today this number has already risen to over 3,000” explained Timmu Tõke, founder and CEO of Ready Player Me. He added that the company’s goal is to become the leading avatar system in the metaverse. The B-round
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Our Tech Partners
At Trind, we have partnered with the leading tech companies to provide support to our portfolio companies. On this page, you can find a short summary of our partners and their offerings to our portfolio companies. We are constantly adding new partners, so it might make sense to revisit the page. And if you represent a tech company wanting to partner with Trind, feel free to reach out! HubSpot for Startups The All-in-One CRM that scales as your startup grows. Benefits 90% off HubSpot in the first year, 50% off in the second, and 25% off ongoing Masterclasses, templates, kits,
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Trind Ventures team is looking for an Investment Analyst!
We are expanding our small team to find and support the best founders in Europe. Therefore, we are looking for a full-time Investment Analyst to join our team!
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Faster Feedback, Faster Results — Consumer and Community Component Startups and the Secret of High Scalability
Our track record shows that startups with a consumer or community component have the potential for high scalability. But what is the secret behind this scalability, and how the founders can reach this potential? In this blog post, we will demystify the consumer or community component and share some insights on how you as a founder can achieve high data-driven scalability and convince investors to fund your A-round.
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Questions with Founders: Speakly
Ott Ojamets shares the story behind Speakly and the underlying language learning methodology. Fancy learning a new language, why not focus on statistically significant words to speed up the process?
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Questions with Founders: Showell
Sales enablement is reaching fascinating feats in the hybrid world. Time to meet Sami Suni, co-founder & CEO of Showell. Showell is an intuitive sales enablement platform for presenting, sharing, and tracking content, helping tens of thousands of B2B salespeople globally.
