When you think of Finnish startups, Rovio likely comes to mind.
The Angry Birds game maker is insanely successful and has been the subject of IPO rumors since early 2011. Some have suggested the company may file its IPO next year.
But Finland has a number of other promising startups, thanks in part to government support of young companies in the country.
Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, has invested more than $66 million in the gaming industry since 1995.
Last year, Tekes invested about $180 million in startups.
Tablet-first gaming startup Supercell generates $2.4 million a day in revenues.
Startup: Supercell
Founded: 2010
Location: Helsinki, Finland and San Francisco, Calif.
Founders: Mikko Kodisoja, Ilkka Paananen, Niko Derome, Visa Forsten, Lassi Leppinen, Petri Styrman
Concept: Tablet-first games. So far, Supercell has two titles, farming game Hay Day and combat strategy game Clash of Clans.
Funding: $272 million from Accel Partners, London Venture Partners, Initial Capital, Lifeline Ventures, Cerval Investments, Index Ventures, Atomico, and Institutional Venture Partners.
Enevo is creating an internet of things ... for garbage.
Startup: Enevo
Founded: 2010
Location: Espoo, Finland
Founders: Fredrik Kekäläinen, Johan Engström
Concept: Enevo optimizes waste management and collection in public areas like parks and sidewalks using wireless sensors and big data. It's tapping in to a $1 trillion industry.
Funding: $2.6 million from Finnish Industry Investment, Lifeline Ventures
ZenRobotics makes the waste sorting and recycling process faster and safer.
Startup: ZenRobotics
Founded: 2007
Location: Espoo, Finland
Founders: Tuomas Lukka, Jufo Peltomaa, Harri Valpola
Concept: ZenRobotics aims to make the waste sorting process faster and safer. Typically, humans manually sort through materials and in doing so, get exposed to dust and chemicals.
The ZenRobotics Recycler (ZRR) system sorts raw materials like metal, wood, and stone. Eventually, ZenRobotics will recycle mobile electronics.
Funding: $17 million from Invus and Lifeline Ventures.
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