About
Joined Lifeline Ventures in Spring 2025 after gaining VC investment experience. She focuses on finance, investor relations, fundraising, ESG, and portfolio and data analysis.
Experience
- Lifeline VenturesFund Analystcurrent2025 — present
- Lifeline VenturesFund Intern2025
- Evli Growth PartnersInvestment Analyst Intern2024Helsinki
- TesiInvestment Analyst Intern2023
- Combient FoundryVenture Client Intern2023Helsinki
- JLLJunior Associate2022Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Aalto UniversitySocial Media Producer2021Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
- Includia LeadershipDiversity and Inclusion Specialist2021
- Includia LeadershipDiversity and Inclusion Trainee2021
- Innokampus OyJunior Innovation Coach2016 — 2017Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Skills & more
Languages English · Finnish · German
From Rilla's professional profile.
Colleagues at Lifeline Ventures
Elina Holkko
Partner and CFO at Lifeline Ventures
Ilkka Paananen
Advisor at Lifeline Ventures
Juha Lindfors
Managing Partner at Lifeline Ventures
Jyri Engestrom
Investor at Yes VC
Jyri Engeström
Partner at Lifeline Ventures
Kumar Doraiswami
Investor at Tribeca Early Stage Partners
Laura Hyry
Finance Manager at Lifeline Ventures
Maija Muntila
Talent Lead at Lifeline Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rilla Saukkonen?
- Joined Lifeline Ventures in Spring 2025 after gaining VC investment experience. She focuses on finance, investor relations, fundraising, ESG, and portfolio and data analysis.
- Where does Rilla Saukkonen work?
- Rilla Saukkonen is Fund Analyst at Lifeline Ventures.
- Where did Rilla Saukkonen go to school?
- Rilla Saukkonen studied at Aalto University (Master's degree, Economics); Aalto University (Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration); Singapore Management University (Exchange Studies).
Same school
Also attended Aalto University118
Patrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanMirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesMohammad Zuhair KhanTrainee / Data Engineer at Lifeline VenturesTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline Ventures
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Also attended Singapore Management University219
Mahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesTrent RiggsInvestor at Khosla VenturesStevie LeeFinance at Lux CapitalHayata TokizawaVice President at Fin CapitalBenedict TanAssociate Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Roy ChngInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Also attended Oulun Suomalaisen Yhteiskoulun Lukio1
Shared employers
Also worked at Lifeline Ventures12
Timo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesMohammad Zuhair KhanTrainee / Data Engineer at Lifeline VenturesPetteri KoponenFounding Partner at Lifeline VenturesJuha LindforsManaging Partner at Lifeline Ventures
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Also worked at Evli Growth Partners11
Riku AsikainenManaging Partner at Evli Growth PartnersJere BlomqvistInvestment Manager at Evli Growth PartnersJuuso KoskinenAssociate Partner at Evli Growth PartnersMaiju AspegrenInvestment Manager at Evli Growth PartnersRoni AlsheichGeneral Partner at Awz VenturesAri KorhonenGrowth Partner at Evli Growth Partners
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Also worked at Tesi15
Tony NystenPartner at OpenOceanInka MeroFounder & Managing Partner at Voima VenturesJussi SainiemiPartner at Voima VenturesTomasz CiborowskiPartner at Enterprise Investors Sp. z o. o.Juuso PuolanneInvestment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Juha LehtolaDirector, Venture and Growth Investments at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
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