Fundraising Fox

Rilla Saukkonen

Investor

Fund Analyst at Lifeline Ventures

Finland

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.

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Experience

  1. Lifeline VenturesFund Analystcurrent2025 — present
  2. Lifeline VenturesFund Intern2025
  3. Evli Growth PartnersInvestment Analyst Intern2024Helsinki
  4. TesiInvestment Analyst Intern2023
  5. Combient FoundryVenture Client Intern2023Helsinki
  6. JLLJunior Associate2022Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  7. Aalto UniversitySocial Media Producer2021Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
  8. Includia LeadershipDiversity and Inclusion Specialist2021
  9. Includia LeadershipDiversity and Inclusion Trainee2021
  10. Innokampus OyJunior Innovation Coach2016 — 2017Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Education

  1. Aalto UniversityMaster's degree, Economics2022 — 2024
  2. Aalto UniversityBachelor's degree, B.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration2019 — 2022
  3. Singapore Management UniversityExchange Studies2022
  4. Oulun Suomalaisen Yhteiskoulun LukioMatriculation examination2015 — 2019

Skills & more

Languages English · Finnish · German

From Rilla's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Aalto University69

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

+ 63 more

Also attended Singapore Management University114

Mahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesRoy ChngInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAlessia SohHead of Investor Relations at Openspace VenturesEjazz GaznaviFinance & Operations Manager at TNBAuraJun Wei TanPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalYeo Chee HiongSenior Associate, Southeast Asia at Jungle Ventures

+ 108 more

Also attended Oulun Suomalaisen Yhteiskoulun Lukio1

Juha HovintaloSenior Associate, Investor Relations at Mouro Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Lifeline Ventures10

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

+ 4 more

Also worked at Tesi14

Tony NystenPartner at OpenOceanInka MeroFounder & Managing Partner at Voima VenturesJussi SainiemiPartner at Voima VenturesJuuso PuolanneInvestment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Juha LehtolaDirector, Venture and Growth Investments at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Jussi HattulaDirector, Industrial Investments at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)

+ 8 more

Also worked at Combient Foundry3

Julien BaumontPartner at Shift4GoodJakob GaardDirector, Partnerships Nordics at RockstartJens IngelstedtVenture Partner at SuperAngel

Also worked at JLL51

Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersTraci TeldeschiExecutive Assistant at The Westly GroupTatijana JankoPartner at Fjor FoundersCaroline PhippsSenior Associate at True Beauty VenturesMaxim KaroubiInvestment Associate at NextGen Venture PartnersDavid GersterInvestment Partner at Fusion

+ 45 more

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 Engeström
Partner at Lifeline Ventures
Kai Backman
Partner at Lifeline Ventures
Laura Hyry
Finance Manager at Lifeline Ventures
Maija Muntila
Talent Lead at Lifeline Ventures
Miika Nikinmaa
Investor at Lifeline Ventures