# Investors based in Helsinki (2026 list)

> 229 investors based in Helsinki, 11% active in the last 12 months. Led by Business Finland, Lifeline Ventures, Inventure. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-helsinki (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Investors based in Helsinki

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms with an address in Helsinki. A head office is a fact about the firm; where it invests is on its own page.

[See all 229 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-based-in-helsinki)The top 25

**229** investors on the list No change this week

**135** cheques in 12 months *+7%* against the market

**$6.4M** median round they joined *-20%* against the market median

**11%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**9%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (16)

- 1 [Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Finland **153** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 2 [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **141** **$5.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Inventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **130** **$5.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Innovestor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovestor) *Deploying now* Angel network · Finland **58** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Finnvera Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finnvera) quiet Government · Finland **56** **$19M** median round **Dec 2024** last seen
- 6 [Superhero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superhero-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **54** **$1.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Voima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **47** **$4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Gorilla Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gorilla-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **40** **$1.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [OpenOcean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openocean) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **35** **$14M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [Tesi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tesi) *Deploying now* Government · Finland **29** **$17M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 11 [Reaktor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reaktor-ventures) dormant VC firm · Finland **21** **$490K** median round **Nov 2015** last seen
- 12 [Nexit Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexit-ventures) quiet VC firm · Finland **19** **$5.5M** median round **Nov 2013** last seen
- 13 [Sitra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sitra) quiet Corporate VC · Finland **11** **$6.1M** median round **Dec 2014** last seen
- 14 [maki.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maki-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **11** **$6.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [CapMan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capman) quiet Private equity · Finland **10** **$5.2M** median round **Oct 2011** last seen
- 16 [Finnfund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finnfund) *Deploying now* Government · Finland **8** **$52M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/varma) *Deploying now* Institutional LP · Finland **7** **$64M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Supercell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/supercell) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **6** **$8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [Nordic Science Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordic-science-investments) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **5** **$7.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Sisu Game Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sisu-game-ventures) quiet VC firm · Finland **5** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2019** last seen
- 21 [icebreaker.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icebreaker-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **4** **$8.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Essedel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essedel) quiet Private equity · Finland **3** **$4M** median round **Jun 2011** last seen
- 23 [Evli Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evli-growth-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **3** **$56M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [KoppiCatch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/koppicatch-inc) quiet VC firm · Finland **3** **$2.1M** median round **Jan 2015** last seen
- 25 [NordicNinja VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordicninja-vc) quiet VC firm · Finland **3** **$25M** median round **Oct 2024** last seen

**204 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Vensum Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/vensum-power)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Supa](https://millionrounds.com/company/supa)** Seed · $28M *Led by* [OpenOcean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openocean)
- **2** Nov **[Roleo](https://millionrounds.com/company/roleo)** Seed · $3.3M *With* [Inventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure)
- **2** Nov **[Sortrace](https://millionrounds.com/company/sortrace)** Seed · $800K *With* [Gorilla Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gorilla-capital)
- **29** Oct **[Bleu Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/bleu-robotics)** Pre-seed *With* [Kvanted](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kvanted)
- **29** Oct **[MuRay](https://millionrounds.com/company/muray)** Other · $7.9M *With* [Nordic Science Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordic-science-investments)

## Stages This Year

107 rounds

- Seed **27%**
- Pre-seed **20%**
- Series A **15%**
- Venture **8%**
- Grant **7%**
- Other **22%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **34**
- Biotech **8**
- Climate Tech **8**
- Cleantech **7**
- Automotive & EVs **7**
- Manufacturing **7**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

32 Q1 25

45 Q2 25

28 Q3 25

23 Q4 25

27 Q1 26

43 Q2 26

37 Q3 26

21 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Quick answers about investors based in Helsinki

### Who are the most active investors based in Helsinki?

By cheques observed, the most active are Business Finland, Lifeline Ventures, Inventure, Innovestor and Finnvera Venture Capital.

### How many investors based in Helsinki are there?

229 are on record. 11% made an investment in the last 12 months and 9% have led a round.

### Which stages do investors based in Helsinki back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (33%) and Pre-seed (24%).

### How big are the rounds investors based in Helsinki join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $5.9M.

### Which sectors do investors based in Helsinki back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Climate Tech.

### Which investors based in Helsinki lead the most rounds?

Voima Ventures (7 led), Superhero Capital (5 led) and Lifeline Ventures (4 led).

### What have investors based in Helsinki invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Vensum Power (Series A, Nov 2026, with Lifeline Ventures), Supa (Seed, Nov 2026, with OpenOcean) and Roleo (Seed, Nov 2026, with Inventure).

### How is this list of investors based in Helsinki ranked?

By cheques observed, from the rounds and filings we watched, and never by anything anyone paid for. It is rebuilt every night.

Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)
