# Risto Siilasmaa: portfolio, investments and team

> Risto Siilasmaa is a vc firm based in Finland. 9 investments on record, latest May 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Risto Siilasmaa

Last cheque observed May 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet VC firm

Series A Seed Series B

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **522** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$9.0M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Mostly in **Finland, 89%**

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## Risto Siilasmaa highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 88% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** Finland
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances**

- **2025** 1 round
- **May** **[Inven](https://millionrounds.com/company/inven)** Series A · FI · TechStartups **$13M** With 4 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **May** **[Aiven](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiven)** Series A · FI · FinSMEs **$9.0M** With 2 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[HoxHunt](https://millionrounds.com/company/hoxhunt)** FI · Tech.eu **$2.9M** With 1 other
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Futurefly](https://millionrounds.com/company/futurefly)** Seed · FI **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Detectify](https://millionrounds.com/company/detectify)** Seed · SE **$1.7M** With 5 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Small Giant Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/small-giant-games)** Seed · FI **$3.1M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Enevo](https://millionrounds.com/company/enevo)** Series A · FI **$8.0M** With 5 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Nov** **[WOT Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/wot-services)** Series A · FI · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Mendor](https://millionrounds.com/company/mendor)** Series B · FI · classic.cnbc.com **$12M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The cheque

Series A Seed Series B

Median round joined **$9.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2025

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *4*
- Seed *3*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Finnish Industry Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finnish-industry-investment) 3
- [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) 3
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) 2
- [Inventure Oy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure-oy) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Risto Siilasmaa. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Finnish Industry Investment** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finnish-industry-investment)[**Lifeline Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures)[**Earlybird Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird)[**Inventure Oy** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure-oy)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Risto Siilasmaa put money into.

[**Inven** $13M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/inven)[**Aiven** $9.0M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiven)[**HoxHunt** $2.9M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/hoxhunt)

## Quick answers about Risto Siilasmaa

### What does Risto Siilasmaa invest in?

Risto Siilasmaa invests most often at Series A and Seed (88% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Risto Siilasmaa?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2025.

### What has Risto Siilasmaa invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Inven (Series A, May 2025), Aiven (Series A, May 2019) and HoxHunt (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018).

### How big are Risto Siilasmaa's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.0M.

### Does Risto Siilasmaa lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Risto Siilasmaa invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Finland (89%) and Sweden (11%).

### Is Risto Siilasmaa investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2025.

### Who does Risto Siilasmaa invest alongside?

Most often Finnish Industry Investment (3 rounds together), Lifeline Ventures (3 rounds together) and Earlybird Venture Capital (2 rounds together).

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