# Sami Inkinen: angel investments and portfolio > Sami Inkinen is an angel. 5 investments on record, latest Jan 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/sami-inkinen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Sami Inkinen Last cheque observed Jan 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Series A Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **4289** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.3M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%** Pitch Sami Inkinen ## Sami Inkinen highlights - 01 5 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $800K - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2015** 2 rounds - **Jan** **[Edamam](https://millionrounds.com/company/edamam)** US **$800K** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Augmedix](https://millionrounds.com/company/augmedix)** Series A · US **$16M** With 7 others - **2014** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Beddit](https://millionrounds.com/company/beddit)** Seed · FI **$8.0M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[WayBetter](https://millionrounds.com/company/waybetter)** Series A · US **$2.8M** With 7 others - **Jun** **[Augmedix](https://millionrounds.com/company/augmedix)** Seed · US **$7.3M** With 9 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. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **4** of 27 we have independently watched raise [Col du Pourtalet](https://millionrounds.com/company/strava)[Fatigue Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/fatigue-science)[KORR](https://millionrounds.com/company/korr)[Omegawave](https://millionrounds.com/company/omegawave) Good summary (video) Haute Route Pyrenees I placed 3rd Ironman races at Mountain Biking stage race Pixel Union Restwise Spire at LinkedIN UCAN Superstarch applies to myself as always average weather buy some extra time calculator energy cost of running human skin surface improve their running times opioids peripheral nervous system samiinkinen on Flickr struggles team Fat Chance time Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Beddit](https://millionrounds.com/company/beddit)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **Undisclosed** May 2017 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **$7.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$800K** Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jan 2015 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *2* - Series A *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2014 2015 Often in the room with - [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 2 - [Emergence](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners) 2 - [Evan Rachlin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-rachlin) 2 - [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) 2 - [Lifeforce Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeforce-capital) 2 - [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) 2 **Pitching Sami Inkinen?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Sami Inkinen. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**Emergence** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emergence-capital-partners)[**Evan Rachlin** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-rachlin)[**Great Oaks Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)[**Lifeforce Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeforce-capital)[**Scott Banister** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) ## On podcasts 4 episodes naming Sami Inkinen in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 29 Jul 2024 · 59 min 444. Lessons from Founding Trulia to IPO, How to Enter New Industries with No Experience, and Why Technology is Critical to Combat Diabetes in an era of GLP-1s (Sami Inkinen) Mentions [Sami Inkinen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sami-inkinen) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Growth Investor](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/growth-investor) 12 Jun 2024 · 27 min Ironman and Bold Entrepreneur: Virta Health’s Sami Inkinen Mentions [Sami Inkinen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sami-inkinen) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 28 Feb 2024 · 1h 2m 20VC: Startups Only Fail When Founders Stop Trying, Why the Two Weeks Following Our IPO Were the Worst of my Life & Why Tieing Your Identity to Your Company is the Most Dangerous Thing and How to Avoid It with Sami Inkinen, Co-Founder & CEO @ Virta Health Mentions [Sami Inkinen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sami-inkinen) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 6 Oct 2017 · 26 min 20VC: Why CEOs Must Read Less & Listen Less, What VC Funding, Shelf Space & Time Have In Common & Why CEOs Must Look After Themselves Like Athletes with Sami Inkinen, Founder @ Virta Health & Trulia Mentions [Sami Inkinen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sami-inkinen)[Caffeinated Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caffeinated-capital)[Max Levchin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-levchin) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 23 Jan 2025 · 5 min Investor Stories 385: Key Advice (Inkinen, Roizen, Boduch) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 9 Jan 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 383: Best LP Question (Droesch, Inkinen, Roizen) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 2 Jan 2025 · 9 min Investor Stories 381: Why I Passed (Inkinen, Roizen, Upham) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 12 Dec 2024 · 7 min Investor Stories 378: Visionary Founders (Felesky, Droesch, Inkinen) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Sami Inkinen ### What does Sami Inkinen invest in? Sami Inkinen invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Sami Inkinen? 5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2015. ### How big are Sami Inkinen's cheques? The median round it joins is $7.3M. ### Does Sami Inkinen lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Sami Inkinen invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Finland (20%). ### Is Sami Inkinen investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2015. ### Who does Sami Inkinen invest alongside? Most often DCM Ventures (2 rounds together), Emergence (2 rounds together) and Evan Rachlin (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Sami Inkinen? Sami Inkinen is an angel. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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