# Juha-Petteri Kukkonen > Juha-Petteri Kukkonen is a seed investor at YSUB (Helsinki) backing News and Internet. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [YSUB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ysub) - Location: Helsinki, Finland - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: May 2022 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpkukkonen Juha-Petteri Kukkonen is a seed investor at YSUB in Helsinki focused on News and Internet. Juha-Petteri Kukkonen runs family office KVKI Capital, which helps food & beverage startups and growth companies with their world-shaping ideas. He has founded the digital agency Piraija Interactive and a mobile app company, CreateTrips. He also have a strong background in advertising and PR and have worked for agencies like SEK & Grey,Satama Interactive, Mindshare Worldwide, and Valve. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $296k–$430k | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | News | 1 | 25% | | Internet | 1 | 25% | | Wellness | 1 | 25% | | Nutrition | 1 | 25% | | Consulting | 1 | 25% | 10 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 3 | 75% | | Convertible Note | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ArcticStartup | ArcticStartup is helping to build communities with uncapped opportunities through media, events, PR and consulting since 2007.Launched in 2007 by Antti Vilpponen and Miikka Kukkosuo as founding writers and getting out two-three articles a week, ArcticStartup quickly started gaining traction. In 2008 Ville Vesterinen and Karri Saarinen joinedthe founding team and ArcticStartup launched its own that were at first held in a small bar of Dubrovnik in Helsinki. Both the media and events started going international in 2009, expanding to the neighbouring Nordics & Baltics. This growth continued until 2012, when the company nearly shut-down as the founders wanted to move-on to other projects. At that point Dmitri Sarle and Greg Anderson took over the company and re-founded ArcticStartup with Jan Ameri joining very shortly. | | Convertible Note | May 19, 2022 | | | ArcticStartup | ArcticStartup is helping to build communities with uncapped opportunities through media, events, PR and consulting since 2007.Launched in 2007 by Antti Vilpponen and Miikka Kukkosuo as founding writers and getting out two-three articles a week, ArcticStartup quickly started gaining traction. In 2008 Ville Vesterinen and Karri Saarinen joinedthe founding team and ArcticStartup launched its own that were at first held in a small bar of Dubrovnik in Helsinki. Both the media and events started going international in 2009, expanding to the neighbouring Nordics & Baltics. This growth continued until 2012, when the company nearly shut-down as the founders wanted to move-on to other projects. At that point Dmitri Sarle and Greg Anderson took over the company and re-founded ArcticStartup with Jan Ameri joining very shortly. | | Seed | May 19, 2022 | | | YSUB | YSUB produces a beverage containing hemp - lemonade with a hint of hemp seeds, soothing botanicals, and some vitamins. It also has CBD beverage, but cannot sell due to regulations in Finland and other Nordic countries and is trying to create a campaign to create awareness. | $296K | Seed | Oct 09, 2020 | | | Taimi.love | Taimi provides functional supplements to promote people's health and well-being. Taimi promotes holistic well-being awareness and the creation of a connection with nature and those close to us. Taimi's products include Immunity Blend, which comprehensively protects and renews the body and mind, Focus Blend, a holistic mind-enhancingsupplement, and Sleep Blend, which promotes body and mind relaxation and supports deep and restorative sleep. | $430K | Seed | Apr 23, 2020 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Butterfly Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/butterfly-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Curiosity VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/curiosity-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About YSUB VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland YSUB produces a beverage containing hemp - lemonade with a hint of hemp seeds, soothing botanicals, and some vitamins. It also has CBD beverage, but cannot sell due to regulations in Finland and other Nordic countries and is trying to create a campaign to create awareness. 2 contacts available at YSUB. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Juha-Petteri Kukkonen | Co-Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juha-petteri-kukkonen | | Stefan Lindberg | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefan-lindberg | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Business Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekes) — VC Fund - [Lifeline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifeline-ventures) — VC Fund - [Tesi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tesi) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [All Angel Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-finland) - [Food and Beverage Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-investors-finland) - [Wellness Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/wellness-investors-finland) - [Wellness Angel Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/wellness-angel-investors-finland) - [Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-angel-investors-finland) - [Social Media Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/social-media-investors-finland) ## FAQ ### What does Juha-Petteri Kukkonen invest in? Juha-Petteri Kukkonen invests primarily in News, Internet and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note 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. ### What is Juha-Petteri Kukkonen's check size? Juha-Petteri Kukkonen typically joins rounds of $296k–$430k 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 Juha-Petteri Kukkonen participates in. ### When did Juha-Petteri Kukkonen last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Juha-Petteri Kukkonen closed in May 2022. 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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