# Jukka Tapaninen > Jukka Tapaninen is a seed investor at Aiforia backing Medical, Software and Education. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Aiforia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aiforia) - Total investments: 1 - Last investment: Oct 2015 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 Jukka Tapaninen is an experienced IT business executive and a board member at Fimmic. Jukka also holds board positions at weVision, Addoro Ab, Findity and MeshWorks Wireless Oy.Jukka has a strong background in the IT industry on managing companies and business units globally. His leadership experience, from large companies like SAP and HP, aswell as from strong midsize companies has given him industry knowledge and excellent network within the strategic ecosystem and major customers. Jukka has experience in working in the United States, Singapore and multiple locations in Europe that have given him a good understanding on how business is done in different parts of the world.Jukka holds a M.Sc. degree from the Helsinki School of Economics. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Medical | 1 | 100% | | Software | 1 | 100% | | Education | 1 | 100% | | Health Care | 1 | 100% | | Life Science | 1 | 100% | 10 industries tracked in total. ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aiforia | Aiforia Technologies was founded as a spin-off company from the Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM) at the University of Helsinki in 2013 by researchers and pioneers in the field of cloud-based microscopy and pathology and experienced life science entrepreneurs. The Aiforia® Platform brings together deep learning AI and high-performancecloud computing. Aiforia assists with the increased demand for image-based diagnostics by providing efficient and scalable solutions – enabling new discoveries and clinical support with highly accurate and consistent data. Aiforia is technologically driven establishment and keeps the capability of being image agnostic thus extending its solutions to multiple fields. | | Seed | Oct 19, 2015 | | 1 of 1 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Business Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekes) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Aiforia VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland Aiforia Technologies was founded as a spin-off company from the Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM) at the University of Helsinki in 2013 by researchers and pioneers in the field of cloud-based microscopy and pathology and experienced life science entrepreneurs. The Aiforia® Platform brings together deep learning AI and high-performancecloud computing. Aiforia assists with the increased demand for image-based diagnostics by providing efficient and scalable solutions – enabling new discoveries and clinical support with highly accurate and consistent data. Aiforia is technologically driven establishment and keeps the capability of being image agnostic thus extending its solutions to multiple fields. 5 contacts available at Aiforia. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Darshan Kumar | Customer Success Scientist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darshan-kumar | | Joeri Blauw | Director of Sales, EMEA / RoW | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joeri-blauw | | Johan Lundin | CSO, Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-lundin-3 | | Jukka Tapaninen | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jukka-tapaninen | | Kaisa Helminen | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaisa-helminen | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [ARCH Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arch-venture-partners) — VC Fund - [OrbiMed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orbimed-advisors) — 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 - [Medical Angel Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/medical-angel-investors-finland) - [Biotechnology Angel Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/biotechnology-angel-investors-finland) - [Biotech Angel Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/biotech-angel-investors-finland) - [EdTech Angel Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/edtech-angel-investors-finland) - [Artificial intelligence Angel Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/artificial-intelligence-angel-investors-finland) - [Life Science Investors in Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/life-science-investors-finland) ## FAQ ### What does Jukka Tapaninen invest in? Jukka Tapaninen invests primarily in Medical, Software and Education startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Jukka Tapaninen last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Jukka Tapaninen closed in Oct 2015. Shizune tracks 1 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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