# Joni Karsikas

> Joni Karsikas is a Series A investor at Tesi (Helsinki) backing Health Care and Elderly. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Tesi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tesi)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joni-karsikas-a29bb218/

Joni Karsikas is an Investment Director at Tesi (FII).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| Elderly | 1 | 25% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Oncology | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 75% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 3 | 75% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CurifyLabs | CurifyLabs develops technology for the automated compounding of personalized medicines used in pharmacies and hospitals. Its platform combines compounding hardware, software, validated excipient bases, integrated quality control, and digital documentation to support the preparation of non-sterile medications through standardized workflows. Thecompany also provides formulation libraries and tools that enable pharmacists to create and produce patient-specific dosage forms while maintaining traceability and consistency throughout the compounding process. Its solutions are used to support personalized medication preparation across a range of healthcare settings. | $13.7M | Series A | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| Hedera Dx | With the use of Hedera Dx's liquid biopsy solution, hospital labs will be able to conduct clinically useful liquid biopsies on their own. This will greatly simplify tumor profiling. It is difficult to accomplish IVD compliance, privacy infrastructure, and validation, and even if these challenges are overcome, the current software workflows areinefficient to use and lack key capabilities.Hedera Dx was established on July 1, 2021 in Epalinges, Vaud. | $17M | Series A | May 27, 2025 |  |
| Algorithmiq | Algorithmiq utilizes its expertise in quantum information, complex systems, and computational physics to develop algorithms to develop new and effective drugs, solve problems in life sciences, and discover new materials. | $15.3M | Series A | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Gubbe | Gubbe supports the elderly to stay independent and active. They help with everything from household chores and guided exercise to caregiving tasks. The service is available to private homes and nursing homes. | $4.2M | Seed | May 12, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Inventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inventure-oy) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Air Street Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/air-street-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amino Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amino-collective) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Investment Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-investment-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eyrir Venture Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eyrir-sprotar) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HealthCap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/healthcap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Tesi

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

Finnish Industry Investment Ltd is a government-owned investment company. It invests the proceeds accrued from the privatisation of state-owned companies in stimulating the growth and internationalisation of Finnish businesses.Finnish Industry Investment invests in venture capital funds and directly in growth companies, together with privateco-investors. The targets are in all sectors. Capital investments are needed for financing the growth of investee companies, and for spin-offs, major industrial investments, and sector and corporate restructurings.The investments of Finnish Industry Investment amount to over MEUR 570

5 contacts available at Tesi.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Henri Grundsten | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henri-grundsten |
| Juha Lehtola | Head of Direct VC Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juha-lehtola |
| Heli Kerminen | Director, Venture Capital Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heli-ahlroos |
| Jan Sasse | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-sasse |
| Joni Karsikas | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joni-karsikas |

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## FAQ

### What does Joni Karsikas invest in?

Joni Karsikas invests primarily in Health Care, Elderly and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Joni Karsikas last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joni Karsikas closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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