# Ilkka Teppo

> Ilkka Teppo is a seed investor at Reworks (Helsinki) backing Mobile and Banking. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Reworks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reworks-ltd)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ilkka-teppo/0/9a2/974
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ileteppo
- Website: https://x.com/ileteppo

Ilkka Teppo is a seed investor at Reworks in Helsinki focused on Mobile and Banking. Ilkka Teppo is the Founder & CEO of Sumoing. He attended Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$5.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Banking | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Debit Cards | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ukraine | 1 | 33% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HIMERA | Himera is a defense technology startup, manufactures communication radio stations. | $2.5M | Seed | Dec 18, 2025 |  |
| Benjamin | Benjamin is the holding company for the Benjamin App, a cash-rewards platform that allows consumers, merchants, and gamers to earn cash by completing daily tasks, playing casual games, viewing content and advertisements, and making card purchases with cash back. The application operates within the cashback, gaming, and digital advertisingindustries. Benjamin focuses on creating user-friendly experiences that facilitate engagement and reward participation. | $5.5M | Seed | Mar 11, 2024 |  |
| MyGamez | MyGamez is a publisher and publishing platform for high quality foreign mobile game titles in China. Our mission is to open Chinese market for the best 20% of great games and make it simple, safe and profitable for developers, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.MyGamez was co-founded by Finnish and Chinese long term mobile businessprofessionals who saw the huge opportunity and massive challenges China market presents for foreign game studios and realised that a new kind of publishing model is needed. MyGamez has strong precense in both countries and combining the best of both cultures and markets makes us what we are - a China mobile game publisher with unique edge. | $1.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 13, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Freedom Fund VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freedom-fund-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Green Flag Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-flag-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [F4 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f4-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nezlamni Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nezlamni-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Play Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UA1 VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ua1-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Reworks

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

Reworks publishes mobile apps that combine lifestyle content and social gaming, such as Redecor, which blends interior home design with social gaming.

3 contacts available at Reworks.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ilkka Teppo | CEO, CO-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilkka-teppo |
| Aaro Väänänen | Co-Founder, Content Tech Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaro-vnnen |
| Jarno Fabritius | Product Designer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jarno-fabritius |

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## FAQ

### What does Ilkka Teppo invest in?

Ilkka Teppo invests primarily in Mobile, Banking and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ukraine. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ilkka Teppo's check size?

Ilkka Teppo typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$5.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ilkka Teppo participates in.

### When did Ilkka Teppo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ilkka Teppo closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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