
Lifeline Ventures
Aleksanterinkatu 17, Helsinki, Uusimaa, 00100, Finland
Overview
Lifeline Ventures Oy is a venture capital firm specializing in startups, growth capital, and early stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in healthcare, games, web based and general high technology sectors. It seeks to invest in Finland with a few investments made outside Finland as well. The firm targets investing between €0.5 million ($0.66 million) and €1 million ($1.32 million). It seeks make inception to Series A investments. Lifeline Ventures Oy was founded in November 2009 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.
- Total investments
- 103
- Lead investments
- 44
- Investments · 12mo
- 15
- Active investors
- 8
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- FinTech
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- Hyperion Robotics
Participated · Equity · Jul 2026
Hyperion Robotics combines robotics, automation and artificial intelligence to manufacture infrastructure components in factory settings located close to project sites. Its Forge platform integrates design, structural engineering, code compliance, robotics and factory operations into a single system that controls its robotic microfactories. The company says its approach can produce components up to three times faster, reduce costs by up to 50%, cut carbon emissions by up to 70% and use up to 75% less material compared with conventional construction methods. With the new funding, Hyperion plans to scale microfactories across Europe and launch Forge I, its first UK facility in Flixborough near Scunthorpe, in partnership with LKAB. The company intends to serve sectors including energy, utilities, water, data centres and carbon capture while continuing development of the Forge platform.
- ICEYE
Participated · Series F · Jun 2026
ICEYE owns and operates a large synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation designed to deliver persistent monitoring and change detection anywhere on Earth. Its customers include organisations in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance, and emergency management. The company says its capabilities enable fast decision-making and contribute to safety and sovereign intelligence needs. Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1,000 employees across multiple countries, including Poland, Spain, the UK, Australia, Japan, the UAE, Greece, and the US. Financially, ICEYE reported scaling revenue, profitability, and cash generation in 2025 and has secured a €300 million 3-year committed revolving credit facility to support growth and provide liquidity; the article also states the company has previously raised over $760 (amount as reported).
- NewOrbit
Participated · Series A · Jun 2026
NewOrbit develops purpose-built satellites and proprietary propulsion technology to enable sustained operations in very low Earth orbit (200–300 km). The company says its design is intended to withstand VLEO environmental challenges such as atmospheric drag and atomic oxygen and to operate for up to five years. NewOrbit targets applications including higher-resolution Earth observation and low-latency satellite connectivity. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Reading, the startup plans to construct the NEO Production Complex in 2027 to manufacture its first commercial satellite. It expects to launch that satellite in 2028 and increase production as operations scale. The company has raised a Series A led by Voyager Ventures and participation from angels, a family office, and existing investors.
- CRACI
Led · Seed · May 2026
CRACI builds a platform that provides visibility across software supply chains while automating vulnerability tracking, lifecycle management and compliance processes. The company positions its product to help organisations meet requirements of the EU Cyber Resilience Act, including supply chain control, traceability and continuous security. CRACI says its platform aims to enable compliance without slowing software development amid rising complexity from third-party components, open-source dependencies and AI-generated code. Founded in 2025 by Juho Niemi, Dennis Marttinen, Jaakko Sirén and Petteri Pulkkinen, the Finnish startup raised €1.4M in pre-seed funding to support product development and expansion ahead of the 2026 regulatory changes.
- Reduciner
Participated · Equity · May 2026
Reduciner commercialises a thermochemical process that converts captured carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using renewable electricity and biogenic carbon, producing activated carbon as a co-product. Its output carbon monoxide is compatible with existing industrial machinery, allowing companies to reduce emissions without major infrastructure changes. The technology targets emissions-intensive sectors such as lime, cement, steel, and pulp and aims to enable circular use of carbon within industrial processes. Reduciner plans pilot and demonstration projects and initial industrial deployments in Finland, with broader international expansion planned. The company recently secured €3.6 million in funding combining equity and an in-kind IP contribution from VTT to support development and commercialisation.