Lifeline Ventures
Pre-Seed–Seed · 13 people tracked
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.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 17, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's websiteEntrepreneur 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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