# Kristian Ranta

> Kristian Ranta is a seed investor at Meru Health (San Francisco) backing Health Care and Apps. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Meru Health](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meru-health)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristian-ranta/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ihqkristian
- Website: https://x.com/ihqkristian
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kride.ranta

Kristian Ranta is a seed investor at Meru Health in San Francisco focused on Health Care and Apps. Kristian Ranta is based out of San Mateo, California and is the CEO & Founder of Meru Health. Kristian previously worked at Mendor as a co-founder. Kristian Ranta attended the University of Jyväskylä.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $137k–$4M |
| Pre-Seed | $380k–$1.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Consumer | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 40% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 4 | 80% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AIATELLA | AIATELLA transforms cardiovascular diagnostics by harnessing AI to automate quantification, detection, and interpretation of medical images across multiple imaging modalities. Their technology boosts efficiency, ensures standardized analysis, and enables precision medicine, addressing the global challenges of radiologist shortages and the risingburden of cardiovascular diseases. | $380K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2024 |  |
| Solu | Solu mission to revolutionize the world of bacterial DNA analysis. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 15, 2023 |  |
| Junction | Vital API allows developers to access health data from wearable devices and at-home test kits. The company was founded in 2021 by Maitham Dib and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. | $2.9M | Seed | Jun 03, 2022 |  |
| Veri | Veri helps health-conscious individuals achieve optimal metabolic health through a blood sugar sensor and an iOS app. | $4M | Seed | Jun 07, 2021 |  |
| Venuu | Venuu is an event services company that provides solutions for parties, weddings, seminars, meetings and other events. To venue owners, it provides a cost-effective sales and marketing channel to find customers. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Southern Finland, Finland. | $137K | Seed | Feb 25, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lifeline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifeline-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/20vc-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Adventure Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adventure-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amino Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amino-collective) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inflect Health](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inflect-health) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Meru Health

VC Fund · San Mateo, United States

Meru Health offers a digital program that helps improve the lives of people living with depression and saves on healthcare costs. It develops and delivers cost-effective, clinically proven, and engaging digital solutions to empower people living with depression.Founded by Kristian Ranta, Albert Nazander, and Riku Lindholm in 2015, Meru Health isheadquartered in San Mateo, California.

5 contacts available at Meru Health.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Albert Nazander | Chief Product Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albert-nazander |
| Helen Liang | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helen-liang |
| Jennifer Hunter | Sr. Director, Health Plan Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jennifer-hunter-6d5f |
| Kristian Ranta | CEO, Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristian-ranta |
| Riku Lindholm | COO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riku-lindholm |

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## FAQ

### What does Kristian Ranta invest in?

Kristian Ranta invests primarily in Health Care, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kristian Ranta's check size?

Kristian Ranta typically joins rounds of $137k–$4M at Seed and $380k–$1.1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kristian Ranta participates in.

### When did Kristian Ranta last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kristian Ranta closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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