# Origin by Ocean funding: rounds and investors

> Origin by Ocean has raised $5.0M across 1 round since 2023. Investors include Business Finland, Lifeline Ventures and Voima Ventures.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-by-ocean (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Origin by Ocean*

One round we have observed, with the 3 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Biotech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.0M** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Debt, $5.0M Apr 2023
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Apr 2023** Debt **$5.0M** [Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) [Voima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voima-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Origin by Ocean's own website: 8 on the team.

- **Mari Granström** Chief Executive Activist, CEO
- **Heikki Heiskanen** Chief Operating Activist
- **Timo Korhonen** Chief Financial Activist
- **Hertta Pihlasvaara** Head of Laboratory Operations Activist
- **Johanna Virtanen** Finance Director Activist
- **Marc Desmarais** Technical Sales Director/Product Development Activist
- **Mika Timonen** Technology and Investment Director Activist
- **Noora Westerlund** Communications Director Activist

## Everyone who backed them

[Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) Accelerator **1** round

[Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Voima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voima-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Origin by Ocean as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Kiilto Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kiilto-ventures) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about Origin by Ocean

### Who invested in Origin by Ocean?

Origin by Ocean's investors include Business Finland, Lifeline Ventures and Voima Ventures.

### How much has Origin by Ocean raised?

Origin by Ocean has raised $5.0M across 1 round since 2023.

### When did Origin by Ocean last raise?

Origin by Ocean's most recent round was a Debt of $5.0M in Apr 2023.

### What was Origin by Ocean's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.0M in Apr 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Origin by Ocean first?

Origin by Ocean's first round on record, in Apr 2023, was backed by Business Finland, Lifeline Ventures and Voima Ventures.

### What stage is Origin by Ocean at?

Origin by Ocean's latest named round is a Debt, in Apr 2023.

### Where is Origin by Ocean based?

Origin by Ocean is based in Finland.

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