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January 22, 2026

From Oura to Wolt: Inside the VC backing Finland’s biggest unicorns

Early-stage VC Lifeline Ventures is working to boost Finland’s unicorn count — including publishing a startup handbook for high school students.


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Timo Ahopelto and Jyri Engeström, partners at Lifeline Ventures.

Lifeline Ventures has made a name for itself by being the first VC to invest in more or less every Finnish unicorn of the past decade.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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