Bahn Express raises €5M to expand car logistics platform across Europe

Helsinki-based Bahn Express has raised €5 million in a funding round led by node.vc, with participation from existing investors Trind VC and Innovestor, alongside a group of angel investors including Wolt CPO Vincent Ho-Tin-Noe. The company will apply the funding to expand across key EU markets and scale its platform and teams.

About Bahn Express

Bahn Express, founded in 2024 by Matias Blomberg and Leevi Jäkälä, is a Finnish logistics startup optimizing cross-border applyd car transportation.

By utilizing a technology-driven approach and a network of professional drivers, the company reduces delivery times from weeks to just 2-5 days.

According to the startup, with over 1,500 deliveries completed by its network of more than 300 qualified drivers, Bahn Express is on track to expand operations to Germany and other countries in 2025.

In February 2025 Bahn Express has raised €920,000 in pre-seed funding led by Innovestor and Trind Ventures.

Investment details

The round was led by node.vc, with participation from existing investors Trind VC and Innovestor, alongside a group of angel investors including Vincent Ho-Tin-Noé (CPO, Wolt), Tuomo Riekki (Co-Founder, Smartly, Zero) and Jiri Heinonen (Co-Founder, Swappie).

Node.vc is a Stockholm-based early-stage venture capital firm focapplyd on investing in technology startups in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The firm backs early-stage companies across a range of sectors and typically invests at the pre-seed and seed stages, drawing on a network of entrepreneurs and operators to support portfolio companies.

Innovestor is a Finnish investor focutilizing on venture capital, real estate, and energy storage and offers corporate venturing services. The firm currently manages six VC funds with a total capital of over €250 million.

Trind VC is an Estonian venture capital fund investing in European seed-stage software startups with a consumer or community component, such as marketplaces, platforms, and SaaS solutions with product-led growth.

Bahn Express will apply fresh funding to expand into key European markets, including Germany, Denmark, Poland and Sweden, build local teams, and scale its product, engineering and operations from its Helsinki headquarters to support rapider cross-border vehicle transport.