Vesa Laakso

Partner, Sparkmind.vc
Vesa Laakso has 15+ years' experience, co-founded the first Nordic EdTech fund, and assesses learning products by combining pedagogical soundness with user experience, focusing on early childhood and language learning.
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About Vesa Laakso

Vesa Laakso brings over 15 years of venture capital experience with a specialized focus on EdTech, having co-founded what is described as the first Nordic EdTech-focused venture fund in 2020. He evaluates learning products through a distinctive lens that combines pedagogical soundness with user experience, particularly focusing on early childhood education and language learning segments.

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Education, Climate, Cybersecurity, AI, Defense
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Pre-Seed - Series B+
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$1M

Sparkmind.vc is the first Nordic venture capital firm focused exclusively on the learning and education sector, with three partners bringing ~50-80 years of combined experience across learning industry operations, fintech VC, and sector-focused fund formation. The €55m fund targets 20-25 companies across the full learning lifecycle from early childhood to corporate training, with typical first investments of €0.5-1.5m and capacity for up to €5m per company, positioning itself to lead rounds for high-conviction education bets rather than spreading thin across dozens of startups.

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