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Lifeline Ventures

Pre-Seed–Seed · 13 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Lifeline Ventures invests in early-stage companies regardless of sector, leveraging extensive experience from founding and operating companies across global markets. The team brings deep expertise from building and scaling companies in various executive and founder roles, enabling them to provide strategic support to early-stage founders throughout their growth journey.

Invests inSector Agnostic

Source: firm website, verified Jul 17, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Leads rounds
Follows
Tracked investments
60

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website
Petteri Koponen· Founding Partnerin𝕏

Entrepreneur who founded five companies including Jaiku and First Hop, with extensive board experience at major Finnish firms including Supercell and Elisa. He worked at Google following the acquisition of Jaiku and has held chairmanships at multiple technology and gaming companies.

Timo Ahopelto· Founding Partnerin𝕏

Serial entrepreneur who founded and scaled CRF Health to a €1.1Bn exit to Genstar in 2018, making it Finland's fourth tech unicorn. He has invested in companies spanning software to deeptech, including Oura, Curious AI, and TILT Biotherapeutics, and previously chaired Slush.

Elina Holkko· Partner and CFOin

Joined Lifeline in 2022 with extensive experience in climate finance and management consulting. She manages group finance operations, ESG topics, fund administration, and investor relations while working directly with founders on finance and business challenges.

Juha Lindfors· Managing Partner

Investment professional with private equity background at EQT and active angel investing experience. He has been investing with Lifeline Ventures since 2010 and officially joined in 2016, bringing expertise in growth-focused private ownership and portfolio companies including Solar Foods and Swappie.

Jyri Engeström· Partner

Entrepreneur and investor with experience scaling multiple successful companies, including mobile social networking platform Jaiku (sold to Google) and recommendation service Ditto (sold to Groupon). He co-founded Primary Diagnostics and has invested in unicorns including Unity, Oura, and Iceye, while serving as a partner at True Ventures and co-founding Yes VC.

Teemu Mattila· Partner

Investment partner who joined Lifeline in 2023, previously serving as a partner at global early-stage VC firm DN Capital. His investment philosophy emphasizes growth mindset, resilience, and continuous learning principles.

Ilkka Paananen· Advisorin𝕏

Games entrepreneur and CEO of previous Lifeline portfolio company Supercell, with over a decade of experience scaling organizations from startup stage to several hundred employees. He previously served as President at Digital Chocolate, managing studios across Helsinki, Barcelona, and Silicon Valley.

Laura Hyry· Finance Manager

Joined Lifeline in 2023 with asset management background focused on valuation, reporting, and risk management. She oversees fund administration, group finance operations, risk management, and compliance at Lifeline.

Maija Muntila· Talent Leadin

Joined Lifeline in 2024 to lead talent and people-related initiatives for portfolio companies. She previously managed the people function at Slush and worked as a recruiter, focusing on helping companies find and retain quality talent.

Mohammad Zuhair Khan· Trainee / Data Engineerin

Engineer completing a Master's in Engineering Physics with quantum technology specialization at Aalto University. He previously conducted quantum computing research at VTT and Aalto's Pico Group, and founded the Aalto Quantum Journal Club to promote science communication.

Rilla Saukkonen· Fund Analystin

Fund analyst who joined Lifeline in 2025 with prior VC investment experience. She focuses on finance, investor relations, fundraising, ESG matters, and portfolio and data analysis.

Sonja Seppälä· Admin and Operations Manager

Operations professional who joined Lifeline in 2022 with extensive experience in administrative roles across legal, investment, and engineering sectors. She supports both finance and administrative operations for the firm.

Tessa Tamminen· Operations

Operations staff member who joined Lifeline in 2026 while studying Information and Service Management at Aalto University. She brings operational experience from her role as an Operations Lead at SILTA and is goal-oriented with a background in synchronized skating.

Investments · 60 tracked

  • Aiven
  • Akkurate
  • Altum Technologies
  • Ambio
  • Ambronite
  • Applifier
  • Arctic Instruments
  • Arex
  • BetterDoctor
  • Blast
  • Blok
  • Bought
  • Calectra
  • callstats.io
  • Candela 683
  • Carbo Culture
  • Clair
  • Clouder
  • Cooler Future
  • CRACI Corporation
  • CurifyLabs
  • Curious AI
  • Deep Measures
  • Digital Workforce
  • Dispelix
  • Ditto
  • Droppe
  • Ductor
  • Elea & Lili
  • Elva
  • Enevo
  • Ever Cars
  • Everywear Games
  • Flow AI
  • Focal
  • Front AI
  • Grand Cru
  • Grey Area
  • Griffin Refineries
  • Helix Nano
  • Huuva
  • HyCom Core
  • Hyperion Robotics
  • Iceye
  • Illutherm
  • In Parallel
  • IndoorAtlas
  • Intergrid
  • Inven
  • Karsa
  • Kayzen
  • Koherent
  • Kontena
  • Kova Labs
  • Louhe
  • Makie Lab
  • Maplet
  • mariPOC / ArcDia
  • Measurlabs
  • MediSapiens

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Lifeline Ventures invest at?
Lifeline Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Lifeline Ventures focus on?
Lifeline Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Does Lifeline Ventures lead rounds?
Lifeline Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

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