Startup · Finland
ConfidentialMind
HQ Espoo, FinlandFounded 202311-50 employeesUpdated
Self-hosted AI platform for enterprises, hosting providers, and universities.
Funding5 rounds · ~$5.8M
- Equity raised
- ~$5.8M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$1.1M
- Latest
- ~$585KDebt · Apr 24, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | Debt | ~$585K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Seed | ~$4.1M | — | D11Z. Ventures, Lifeline Ventures | Failup Ventures | Reported |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Debt | ~$538K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Pre-Seed | ~$1.6M | — | Failup Ventures | Angel CoFund (Innovestor) | Reported |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Pre-Seed | ~$95K | — | — | — | Reported |
- Debt~$585KApr 24, 2026
- ~$4.1MApr 23, 2026
- Debt~$538KJun 21, 2024
- ~$1.6MJun 20, 2024
- Pre-Seed~$95KAug 31, 2023
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
- ConfidentialMindA self-hosted platform for deploying and managing AI models and applications.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Esko Vähämäki · LinkedIn ↗ | CTO, Co-founder |
| Markku Räsänen · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO and Co-founder |
| Severi Tikkala · LinkedIn ↗ | GM North America, Field CTO & Co-founder |
Sources10
Profile1
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Finland", "hq_iso2": "FI", "id": "d010e145-7f3c-44a0-8773-1d0fce87756f"}”
Systems1
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ConfidentialMind · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Self-hosted AI platform for enterprises, hosting providers, and universities. Launch production-ready LLM, RAG, and agent endpoints on your infrastructure.”
Funding7
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PitchBook · Oct 6, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“Early Stage VC”
- 4
LinkedIn (Severi Tikkala) · Apr 28, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“We announced our 3.5M euro seed round at ConfidentialMind last Friday. Led by Lifeline Ventures and D11Z. Ventures with participation from Failup Ventures”
- 5
Nordic9 · Apr 7, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Confidentialmind closed a €3.5 million seed funding round”
- 6
Vestbee · Jun 21, 2024 · Supports Funding round
“a €1.5 million pre-seed round from Failup Ventures, Angel CoFund, and various angel investors”
- 7
ArcticStartup · Jun 20, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised €1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round”
- 8
The SaaS News · Jun 20, 2024 · Supports Funding round
“The round consists of a €1M equity investment and a €0.5M loan from the Finnish government.”
- 9
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“funding round: Debt Financing, 2026-04-24, EUR 500,000”
People1
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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