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Lifeline Ventures

Venture Capital · Founded 2009 · Helsinki, Finland

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Sector-agnostic early-stage (pre-seed and seed) investor

133 portfolio companies Venture Capital · $2.3B invested · 231 investments · Investor rank #1,375 · Last investment 7/2026
Portfolio companies 133 ↑ 48% 5y
Decacorns 3
Thoroughbreds 7
Power Law #352Investor Ranking · Global · 2026 · Top 2%
Featured in
News Aiven acquires Flow AI to run AI agents next to production data Jul 23, 2026 News CurifyLabs raises €11M to scale personalized drug production, expand in US Jul 6, 2026 News ICEYE raises €450M at $10.5B valuation, becoming Finland's third decacorn Jun 9, 2026
Estimated holdings

Lifeline Ventures’ biggest current holdings.

An estimate of Lifeline Ventures’ largest live positions — disclosed shareholding × Dealroom’s latest valuation — across 3 companies where Lifeline Ventures is a named shareholder, worth about $1.4B in estimated equity value.

#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 ŌURAWellness Beauty · Decacorn 8.5% $10.9B $926M
  2. 2 AivenSecurity · Unicorn 10% $3.0B $300M
  3. 3 ICEYESpace · Unicorn 6.5% $2.6B $172M

Estimated value = Lifeline Ventures’ disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →

Portfolio analysis

Where Lifeline Ventures’ portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 133 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. Finland104
  2. USA10
  3. UK7
  4. Germany4
  5. Denmark2
  6. Estonia1
  7. Hungary1
  8. Lithuania1
  9. Norway1
  10. Spain1
  11. Switzerland1
By sectorCount
  1. Enterprise Software24
  2. Energy22
  3. Health20
  4. Gaming12
  5. Food10
  6. Security9
  7. Marketing8
  8. Media8
  9. Fintech7
  10. Real Estate6
  11. Transportation6
  12. Chemicals5
By stage enteredCount
  1. Seed102
  2. Series A27
  3. Series B+3
By growth stageCount
  1. Early Growth91
  2. Breakout Stage30
  3. Late Growth12
Portfolio market map

Inside Lifeline Ventures’ portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 133 tracked.

ŌURA
Health · Decacorn
$11B
ICEYE
Space · Decacorn
$11B
Wolt
Food · Unicorn
$8.1B
Aiven
Security · Unicorn
$3.0B
Swappie
Home Living
$496M
Varjo
Health
$160M
Solar Foods
Food
$83M
Supercell
Gaming · Decacorn
$10B
Verda
Hosting
$220M
P2X Solutions
Energy
$88M
BLAST
Gaming
$68M
TILT Biotherapeutics
Health
$99M
Norsepower
Energy
$154M
Dispelix
Consumer Electronics
$114M
Meru Health
Health
$152M
SensoFusion
Security
$605M
Steady Energy
Energy
$141M
Risk Ledger
Security
$127M
Ductor
Food
$132M
Enevo
Food
$48M
Versus
Gaming
$100M
Ever
Transportation
$124M
NewOrbit Space
Space
$74M
Carbo Culture
Energy
$72M
Metacore
Gaming
$66M
CurifyLabs
Health
$29M
Saltz App
Food
$88M
Photoncycle
Energy
$66M
BetterDoctor
Health
$44M
Sulapac
Food
$66M
Shapr3D
Enterprise Software
$58M
Mosdex
Fintech
$80M
ZenRobotics
Energy
$4.4M
Swarmia
Enterprise Software
$44M
Mendor
Health
$6.8M
Hyperion Robotics
Real Estate
$30M
Inven
Enterprise Software
$49M
Grand Cru
Gaming
$44M
AREX
Fintech
$39M
Minima Processor
Energy
$24M
Intergrid
Energy
$44M
Synoste
Health
$22M
Sooma
Health
$22M
Huuva
Food
$15M
HumanCharger
Wellness Beauty
$39M
Peak
Gaming
$28M
Mjuk
Home Living
$8.8M
Stylewhile
Fashion
$1.7M
Soldera
Energy
$11M
InCirT
Telecom
$21M
TrademarkNow
Legal
$13M
Digital Workforce Nordic
Enterprise Software
$29M
Realm
Enterprise Software
$18M
Droppe
Health
$16M
Applifier
Gaming
$16M
The Curious AI Сompany
Enterprise Software
$15M
Altum Technologies
Energy
$4.8M
Blok
Real Estate
$15M
Toddle
Enterprise Software
$17M
Origin by Ocean
Chemicals
$13M
Portfolio founders

Where Lifeline Ventures’ portfolio founders come from.

177 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. Finland138
  2. United Kingdom10
  3. United States8
  4. Germany6
  5. Estonia3
  6. Lithuania3
  7. Switzerland2
  8. Canada1
  9. Denmark1
  10. Hungary1
UniversityCount
  1. Aalto University52
  2. University of Helsinki12
  3. Hanken School of Economics8
  4. University of Oulu5
  5. Åbo Akademi4
  6. Reserviupseerikoulu - Reservofficersskolan - Reserve Officer School4
  7. University of California, Berkeley4
  8. London School of Economics and Political Science3
  9. RWTH Aachen University3
  10. University of Tartu3
Previous companyCount
  1. Aalto University14
  2. Nokia Corporation12
  3. VTT MEMSFAB8
  4. Aalto Entrepreneurship Society7
  5. Finnish Defence Forces7
  6. ProVince Tx7
  7. Boston Consulting Group6
  8. Digital Chocolate5
  9. Junction4
  10. Neste4
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Key people

Key people at Lifeline Ventures.

Petteri Koponen
Petteri Koponen
Founder
 Timo Ahopelto
Timo Ahopelto
Founder
 Samuli Leppänen
Samuli Leppänen
CFO
 Teemu Mattila
Teemu Mattila
Partner
 Ilkka Paananen
Ilkka Paananen
EIR
Source: Dealroom next-gen API — investor team endpoint.
Figures on this page are sourced live from the Dealroom next-gen API, joined with Dealroom’s cap-table dataset (estimated holdings) and the Power Law Investor Ranking. News in “Featured in” is drawn from Dealroom’s own coverage — the stories that name this investor, not only those it is the subject of. Market sentiment is omitted until the API exposes it.