# Inka Mero

> Inka Mero is a seed investor at Voima Ventures (Helsinki) backing Electronics and Health Care. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Voima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/voima-ventures)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 59%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/inkamero
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/InkaM
- Website: https://x.com/InkaM
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/inka.mero

Inka Mero is a seed investor at Voima Ventures in Helsinki focused on Electronics and Health Care. Inka Mero is the Board Member of Hormona. She previously worked in Voima Ventures as a Founder, CEO & Managing Partner. She attended Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electronics | 2 | 12% |
| Health Care | 2 | 12% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 12% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 12% |
| Solar | 1 | 6% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 53% |
| Series A | 2 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 12% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 6 | 35% |
| Norway | 1 | 6% |
| Sweden | 1 | 6% |
| Germany | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Photoncycle | Photoncycle aims to change the way electricity is generated, stored, consumed and paid for. Our mission is to deploy space-effective, autonomous energy systems powered by the sun, enabled by innovative technology, affordable for many. | $17.4M | Series A | Mar 04, 2026 |  |
| Farang | Farang is an AI research lab based in Sweden developing the next-generation of foundational Large Language Models. The company was founded in 2025 and consists of a team of highly experienced researchers, developers, entrepreneurs and business professionals, joined by prominent deep-tech VCs and angel investors. | $1.7M | Seed | Aug 27, 2025 |  |
| Hormona | Hormona is on a mission to revolutionize hormonal health through the use of home testing & AI to provide women with the first end-to-end solution. | $6.8M | Seed | May 27, 2025 |  |
| Sooma | Sooma is developing a non-invasive brain stimulation device, a treatment option for major neurological and psychiatric disorders. Our products are used in over 100 clinics worldwide. Sooma is the first company to launch a medically approved home-based therapy for depression. Mental health. Digital health. Telemedicine. | $5.5M | Seed | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| n-Ink | N-Ink provides n-type ink which is compatible with Printed Electronics, the Internet of Things, and Bioelectronics. | $1.1M | Seed | Jan 11, 2024 |  |
| Kuva Space | Kuva Space improves life on Earth by using the world's most extensive hyperspectral satellite constellation and artificial intelligence. The company's GREEN DATA® platform will address some of the world's most important concerns, including climate change, disaster response, food demand, and safety and security. | $17.6M | Series A | Nov 02, 2023 |  |
| Origin by Ocean | Origin by Ocean, founded in 2019, is a platform-based algae refining company from Finland. Their patented biorefining process makes it possible to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from harvested invasive algae and ecologically farmed seaweed.The organic algae-based products can substitute conventional chemical ingredients in food &beverage, cosmetics, hygiene, textiles and many other goods and materials. Their algae harvesting platform can provide livelihoods to coastal entrepreneurs across the world, starting with the Baltic Sea and the Caribbean, while clearing eutrophied oceans of polluting nutrients. | $3.3M | Seed | Apr 26, 2023 |  |
| ElFys | ElFys, Inc. was founded in the fall 2017 to commercialize the innovation of photodetector technologies invented by a group of university researchers. The technologies are protected by their patent families. The company utilizes the state-of-the-art processing facilities at Micronova Nanofabrication Center in Espoo, Finland: 2600 square meters ofCMOS compatible facilities suitable for both R&D and semi-mass production. Partners of the company also have vast expertise on silicon photovoltaics and related research. The structure and operation principles of solar cells and photodiodes are very similar and thus innovations from solar cells can often be applied to photodiodes and vice versa. Topics like surface passivation and defect engineering are integral parts of the manufacturing process and essential for achieving the superior response of their photodiodes. | $3.3M |  | Sep 15, 2022 |  |
| ElFys | ElFys, Inc. was founded in the fall 2017 to commercialize the innovation of photodetector technologies invented by a group of university researchers. The technologies are protected by their patent families. The company utilizes the state-of-the-art processing facilities at Micronova Nanofabrication Center in Espoo, Finland: 2600 square meters ofCMOS compatible facilities suitable for both R&D and semi-mass production. Partners of the company also have vast expertise on silicon photovoltaics and related research. The structure and operation principles of solar cells and photodiodes are very similar and thus innovations from solar cells can often be applied to photodiodes and vice versa. Topics like surface passivation and defect engineering are integral parts of the manufacturing process and essential for achieving the superior response of their photodiodes. | $3M | Seed | Sep 15, 2022 |  |
| Finnadvance | Finnadvance specializes in tailored hardware solutions and bio-materials for cell culture, and microfluidic design and fabrication, and our robotics sector provides aerial imaging and analysis services for forest, agriculture and other assets and stockpile management. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 08, 2022 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FTTF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fttf) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Icebreaker.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icebreaker-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lifeline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifeline-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nordic Foodtech VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nordic-foodtech-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Samsung Venture Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsung-venture-investment-705d) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Takoa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takoa-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Voima Ventures

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

Voima Ventures’ mission is to solve major global problems by combining science, entrepreneurship, and value adding capital. They shed light on the ideas and technology which require time and courage to build. Industry domains include bio and new materials, medical technologies and life sciences, imaging and optics, IoT and electronics, robotics,software & ICT and AI. In addition, Voima Ventures has invested in more than 30 deep tech startups, including companies like Solar Foods, Infinited Fiber Company, and Dispelix. Cornerstone investors are VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and European Investment Fund (EIF), backed by Finnish private and institutional investors.

5 contacts available at Voima Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Harry Santamaki | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harry-santamaki-2 |
| Inka Mero | Founder & Manging Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inka-mero |
| Jussi Sainiemi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jussi-sainiemi |
| Mikko Kumpulainen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mikko-kumpulainen |
| Pontus Strahlman | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pontus-strahlman |

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## FAQ

### What does Inka Mero invest in?

Inka Mero invests primarily in Electronics, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Inka Mero last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Inka Mero closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 17 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?

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