Portfolio company news: Howspace completes €12M Series A funding round

May 2021

Takeoff Partners’ portfolio company Howspace has announced completion of a €12M Series A Funding round, led by European investors Forestay Capital and Inventure.

Howspace has grown internationally at an impressive rate in the recent years, and will use this funding to scale its core business and to create jobs in North America and Central Europe.

According to CEO Ilkka Mäkitalo who commented the news for Howspace’s release, the company is determined to stay at the forefront of the future of work.

“In Forestay and Inventure, we are partnering with investors that deeply understand our industry and how to make an impact at scale in European and North American markets. Most importantly, we all believe that the future of work is social. We are excited to see how we can build new connections and continue to scale the great partner ecosystem we have built across 30 countries.”

From Takeoff Partners, Markko Vaarnas and Jouko Virtanen have been involved with Howspace. As an investor and advisor, Markko has worked closely together with Howspace leadership to prepare for this funding round.

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