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Sointu Karjalainen
Sointu Karjalainen

Thesis & Analysis

Your Second Customer Is a Lender

Sep 7, 2026

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13 min read

Your Second Customer Is a Lender

Equity buys the inflection. Debt carries the scale. A guest piece with Tangible Finance.

Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes
Sointu Karjalainen, +1

Pathways

We expected a confidence gap. We found a design gap.

May 6, 2026

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4 min read

We expected a confidence gap. We found a design gap.

Six months. 21 countries. A clearer answer than I expected to Europe's missing-LP-layer question.

Sointu Karjalainen
Sointu Karjalainen

Thesis & Analysis

FOV Robotics Market Map 2026: A Guide to the European Landscape

Mar 19, 2026

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18 min read

FOV Robotics Market Map 2026: A Guide to the European Landscape

A field guide to where robotics is being deployed across Europe, why each sector matters, and how the enabling technology stack underneath makes it all possible.

Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes
David Ripert
Petri Rajahalme, +3
Making the Invisible Visible: The Women Behind Europe’s Venture Capital Flows

Nov 6, 2025

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7 min read

Making the Invisible Visible: The Women Behind Europe’s Venture Capital Flows

The Female LP Pathways Survey launches to uncover the journeys, barriers, and opportunities for women in venture.

Sointu Karjalainen
Sointu Karjalainen

Thesis & Analysis

Six Shifts Shaping 2025

Jan 22, 2025

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14 min read

Six Shifts Shaping 2025

Key Themes We are Watching and Investing in This Year & Beyond

Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen
David Ripert
Dave Haynes, +3

Portfolio Investment

Backing The World’s First Glasses-Free Mixed Reality Solution.

Jun 13, 2024

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4 min read

Backing The World’s First Glasses-Free Mixed Reality Solution.

Why We Invested in Distance

Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes, +2

Portfolio Investment

Investing in 100x Better Computers

Jun 11, 2024

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5 min read

Investing in 100x Better Computers

Flow Computing Emerges from Stealth to Outperform State-of-the-Art CPUs such as Apple’s M-series

Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes, +2
FOV Ventures' Commitment to ESG Integration

Jun 5, 2024

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4 min read

FOV Ventures' Commitment to ESG Integration

Sointu Karjalainen
Sointu Karjalainen

Portfolio Investment

Why We Invested in Graswald

Mar 20, 2024

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6 min read

Why We Invested in Graswald

3D Product Visualisations ‍in Minutes, Not Weeks

Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes, +2

Newsletter

Calling For More Female Founders, New AI models and a New EIR

Mar 5, 2024

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10 min read

Calling For More Female Founders, New AI models and a New EIR

Are You In? Help us Build Tech That Mirrors Humanity

Dave Haynes
Sointu Karjalainen
Petri Rajahalme
Dave Haynes, +2
DVRSTY #3: Backing More Female Founders

Mar 5, 2024

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5 min read

DVRSTY #3: Backing More Female Founders

Applications Now Open!

Sointu Karjalainen
Sointu Karjalainen

Thesis & Analysis

Your Chance to Try Apple Vision Pro, Investor Takeaways and More

Feb 8, 2024

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6 min read

Your Chance to Try Apple Vision Pro, Investor Takeaways and More

Testing Vision Pro, 3D Doll Houses and AI Teachers.

Petri Rajahalme
Dave Haynes
Sointu Karjalainen
Petri Rajahalme, +2

Portfolio Investment

FOV Invests in Roro

Feb 4, 2024

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2 min read

FOV Invests in Roro

A new interactive studio focused on creative play.

Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes, +2

Thesis & Analysis

What is The Future of Education?

Jan 25, 2024

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9 min read

What is The Future of Education?

AI, Immersive Tech, and The Startups Building The Future of Education

Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme, +2

Thesis & Analysis

Spatial Computing... The New Buzzword for 2024?

Jan 18, 2024

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9 min read

Spatial Computing... The New Buzzword for 2024?

What is it, and Why is Everyone Talking About it?

Dave Haynes
Sointu Karjalainen
Petri Rajahalme
Dave Haynes, +2
Viewpoints: December 2023 wrap-up

Jan 12, 2024

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9 min read

Viewpoints: December 2023 wrap-up

How VR grew over Christmas + Find Out What We are Investing in 2024

Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen, +2

Thesis & Analysis

Key Themes For 2024 And Beyond

Jan 11, 2024

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19 min read

Key Themes For 2024 And Beyond

10 Things We Will be Watching (and investing in!) in 2024

Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen, +2
Building Transmedia Businesses

Dec 11, 2023

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8 min read

Building Transmedia Businesses

FOV Ventures’ talks to two practitioners building companies and content in the Transmedia space.

Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes, +2

Newsletter

Viewpoints: November 2023 wrap-up

Dec 6, 2023

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8 min read

Viewpoints: November 2023 wrap-up

Welcome to this month’s curated digest of viewpoints, news and investment activity covering the Metaverse, XR and Spatial Computing

Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen, +2

Portfolio Investment

FOV Ventures celebrates Starstuff's stellar debut at Slush and announces funding milestone

Dec 1, 2023

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4 min read

FOV Ventures celebrates Starstuff's stellar debut at Slush and announces funding milestone

Pioneering a world of interactive experiences: The Starstuff journey

Sointu Karjalainen
Sointu Karjalainen

Portfolio Investment

Doublepoint takes SLUSH by storm with game-changing wristband controller

Nov 30, 2023

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3 min read

Doublepoint takes SLUSH by storm with game-changing wristband controller

New standard for gesture tracking

Sointu Karjalainen
Sointu Karjalainen
A Metaverse Finland 2023 Report Unveiled at Slush 2023

Nov 17, 2023

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2 min read

A Metaverse Finland 2023 Report Unveiled at Slush 2023

Perspectives and Projections from FOV Ventures

Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes, +2

Newsletter

Viewpoints: October 2023 wrap-up

Nov 7, 2023

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8 min read

Viewpoints: October 2023 wrap-up

Your monthly summary of metaverse investments and FOV Ventures updates

Sointu Karjalainen
Dave Haynes
Petri Rajahalme
Sointu Karjalainen, +2

Newsletter

Viewpoints: September 2023 wrap-up

Oct 3, 2023

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8 min read

Viewpoints: September 2023 wrap-up

Your monthly summary of metaverse investments and FOV Ventures updates

Sointu Karjalainen
Petri Rajahalme
Dave Haynes
Sointu Karjalainen, +2
Viewpoints: August 2023 wrap-up

Sep 7, 2023

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5 min read

Viewpoints: August 2023 wrap-up

Your monthly summary of metaverse investments and FOV Ventures updates

Sointu Karjalainen
Petri Rajahalme
Dave Haynes
Sointu Karjalainen, +2
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