Timo Ahopelto

Helsinki, Finland

Writes $660K – $1.3M checks · typically $990K

About

Timo Ahopelto is a serial tech entrepreneur who co-founded CRF Health (crfhealth.com) with two friends straight out of school around the turn of the millennium, building it into an international company. He now runs Lifeline Ventures, an early-stage venture fund in Helsinki, Finland, alongside partners Petteri Koponen, Juha Lindfors and Kai Backman. Lifeline invests very early — often before a startup has launched its first product — across sectors from casual games to oncology biotech, and by 2013 had backed around 30 companies including Supercell and ZenRobotics through a €30 million fund. Ahopelto is also the author of the novel Sand Hill Road, a loosely autobiographical account of international startup entrepreneurship that took him 14 months to write.

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Summer turning into August and projects taking shape. https://t.co/SKwT3ipCcZ https://t.co/YOiC1JKaYC

Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 2

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Even one’s grandmother can be sold. https://t.co/TmdPKE7G3B

Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 3

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Hamina Tattoo…. the Finnish Conscript Band gave the strongest performance to my taste! https://t.co/xg5tEpFYrK

Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 22

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Beyond investing

Founded: Co-founded CRF Health with two friends straight out of school around the turn of the millennium. Co-founded and runs Lifeline Ventures, an early-stage venture fund in Helsinki.
Hobbies: Co-organized the World's Strongest Founder/Investor Competition at the Slush conference, where strength is measured by combined bench press and dead lift.
More: Wrote the novel Sand Hill Road, a loosely autobiographical tale of international startup entrepreneurship, which took him 14 months to complete.

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