Pre-seed round
Elea & Lili
CEO: Tatu Miettinen
Founders: Tatu Miettinen, Miika Nikinmaa
Founders: Tatu Miettinen, Miika Nikinmaa
We invest in ambitious and determined teams that can one day become industry leaders.
We are a sector agnostic early-stage (pre-seed and seed) investor that wants to partner with founders from the very beginning of their journey and support them throughout their growth. Our team has global experience in building and scaling companies both as founders and in various CxO roles.
New investments
Miika Nikinmaa and Tatu Miettinen
Harri Hallila, Prateek Singh, Tuan Nguyen
Pre-seed round
Proteins.1
CEO: Prateek Singh
Founders: Prateek Singh, Harri Hallila, Tuan Nguyen
Founders: Prateek Singh, Harri Hallila, Tuan Nguyen
Juho Niemi, Dennis Marttinen, Jaakko Sirén, Petteri Pulkkinen
Pre-seed round
CRACI Corporation
CEO: Juho Niemi
Founders: Juho Niemi, Dennis Marttinen, Jaakko Sirén, Petteri Pulkkinen
Founders: Juho Niemi, Dennis Marttinen, Jaakko Sirén, Petteri Pulkkinen
Elva Founding team
Pre-seed round
Elva
CEO: Antonia Eneh
Founders: Antonia Eneh, Zechen Ma, Mengyang Chen
Founders: Antonia Eneh, Zechen Ma, Mengyang Chen
Pre-seed round
Kova Labs
CEO: Touko Rautiainen
Founders: Touko Rautiainen, Luukas Lohilahti, Teemu Rautavalta, Otso Lehtovuori
Founders: Touko Rautiainen, Luukas Lohilahti, Teemu Rautavalta, Otso Lehtovuori
Eerika Savolainen, Joel Oksanen, Riika Wikberg
Seed round
Clair
CEO: Eerika Savolainen
Founders: Eerika Savolainen, Joel Oksanen, Riika Wikberg
Founders: Eerika Savolainen, Joel Oksanen, Riika Wikberg
Lukas Porz, Milto Vlachos, Michael Scherer
Seed round
Illutherm
CEO: Lukas Porz
Founders: Lukas Porz, Milto Vlachos, Michael Scherer
Founders: Lukas Porz, Milto Vlachos, Michael Scherer
Seed round
Arctic Instruments
CEO: Joonas Govenius
Founders: Joonas Govenius, Visa Vesterinen, Mário Ribeiro
Founders: Joonas Govenius, Visa Vesterinen, Mário Ribeiro
Seed round
Bought
CEO: Erik Kymäläinen
Founders: Erik Kymäläinen, Anna Müller, Olli Warro
Founders: Erik Kymäläinen, Anna Müller, Olli Warro
Rodolfo Rosini and Hannah Earley
Seed round
Vaire
CEO: Rodolfo Rosini
Founders: Rodolfo Rosini and Hannah Earley
Founders: Rodolfo Rosini and Hannah Earley
Portfolio events
Fernando De los Rios
Ashish Mohite
Henry Unterreiner
Funding round
Hyperion Robotics
Hyperion Robotics raises $7.4 million to scale physical AI and deliver faster, cheaper and better European infrastructure.
Read moreHyperion Robotics
Hyperion is transforming the way concrete structures are built with their 3D printing Micro-factories and low-carbon concrete made from industrial waste streams. The company works with industrial, infrastructure and building clients and helps them digitally design and robotically manufacture concrete structures without moulds with less materials and less cement, reducing project times, costs, health and safety risks and CO2 emissions.
CEO: Fernando De los Rios
Founders: Fernando De los Rios, Ashish Mohite, Henry Unterreiner
2019
Founded
2022
Lifeline Ventures
Seed round
2026
Series A
Co-led by Course Corrected and the European Innovation Council Fund
07/2026
Lasse Nyberg
Max Quertermous
TJ Casner
Lasse Nyberg, Max Quertermous and TJ Casner
Series A
Led by Eclipse
Ever Cars
Ever raised $31M+ in Series A funding, led by Eclipse. The round was joined by Lifeline Ventures, Ibex Investors, Maki.vc, Joint Effects, JIMCO, Failup Ventures, Illusian and others.
Ever is building an AI-native, full-stack model to modernize this infrastructure and to eliminate the complexities of legacy auto retail, starting with electric vehicles.
Read moreEver Cars
Ever is building AI-native auto retail, unlocking superior scalability in the $1T+ US auto market. Ever’s purpose-built operations, AI-native operating system, and online-first offering deliver unparalleled customer experience and solve for the complexity that burdens legacy auto retail.
CEO: Lasse Nyberg
Founders: Lasse Nyberg, TJ Casner, Maximilian Quertermous
2022
Founded
2022
Lifeline Ventures
Funding round
2023
Lifeline Ventures
Funding round
2024
Lifeline Ventures
Funding round
2025
Seed round
2026
Series A
Led by Eclipse
02/2026
Rafal Modrzewski
Pekka Laurila
Series E
Led by General Catalyst
Iceye
ICEYE has secured EUR 150 million in new funding, as well as a EUR 50 million secondary placement, valuing the company at EUR 2.4 billion (USD 2.8 billion). The Series E round was led by General Catalyst, with strong pan-European participation, including A.P. Moller Holding in Denmark, Bpifrance in France, Vinci (BGK Group) and RiO Family Office from Poland, as well as Finnish investors Solidium, Ilmarinen, European Tech Collective, Keva, Lifeline Ventures, Tesi, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, and Peter Sarlin.
Read moreIceye
Iceye empowers others to make better decisions in governmental and commercial industries by providing access to timely and reliable satellite imagery. Iceye is the first organization in the world to successfully launch synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites with a launch mass under 100 kg.
CEO: Rafal Modrzewski
Founders: Pekka Laurila, Rafal Modrzewski
2014
Founded
2015
Seed round
Led by True Ventures
2017
Series A
Led by Draper Nexus
2018
Series B
Led by True Ventures
2020
Series C
Led by True Ventures
2021
Series D
2024
Funding round
Led by Solidium
2025
Series E
Led by General Catalyst
12/2025
Niilo Pirttijärvi, Ekku Jokinen, Tommi Kupiainen
Series A
Led by Ventech and Vendep Capital
Inven
Inven raised $12.75M to Fix Deal Sourcing and Company Research in Private Markets.
Read moreInven
Inven is an AI powered platform that enables analyzing companies and markets with ease and efficiency. By using AI to identify relevant companies and data points, the Inven platform can supercharge deal sourcing, market analysis, and multiple other workflows for M&A related professionals.
Founders: Niilo Pirttijärvi, Tommi Kupiainen, Ekku Jokinen
2022
Founded
2022
Pre-seed round
2025
Series A
Led by Ventech and Vendep Capital
5/2025