# Kustaa Piha

> Kustaa Piha is a seed investor at University of Helsinki backing Health Care. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [University of Helsinki](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-helsinki)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kustaa-piha-94645

Kustaa Piha is a seed investor at University of Helsinki in Helsinki focused on Health Care and Health Diagnostics. Healthcare business development, management, and investing. Very good knowledge on healthcare services and public health. Kustaa Piha is interested in new business and investment opportunities and better ways of producing excellent healthcare services.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $549k–$1.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 60% |
| Health Diagnostics | 3 | 60% |
| Medical Device | 2 | 40% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |
| mHealth | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moncyte Health | Moncyte Health is developing a patented technology to optimize the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. | $1.1M | Seed | Oct 08, 2024 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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. | $1.3M |  | Dec 13, 2019 |  |
| Klinik | Klinik® is an innovative health website designed from the very beginning to meet the needs of users. They offer advanced tools for consumers to identify their conditions and to treat them properly, and if needed, they connect them with matching health professionals. It’s a unique platform for health experts to show their true expertise toconsumers. Main characteristics of their offering are:1) Easy access to qualified and reliable health and medical information2) Helping people to identify their conditions3) Providing people valid evidence-based info on self care4) Integrating professional healthcare providers with users requesting additional medical. | $549K | Seed | Nov 14, 2016 |  |
| Kaiku Health | Kaiku Health is a digital health company with a mission to improve quality of life through health data science. We have built an intelligent digital platform for monitoring patient-reported outcomes in several therapy areas, such as cancer care, fertility treatments and preventive health care. Its unique algorithms enable early interventions andpersonalized patient support. Currently over 30 European hospitals and clinics are using our platform to better monitor their patients, reducing manual work and allowing prioritization of clinical actions. This along with the capture and analysis of real-world data paves way for more personalized and effective care of each patient. The company, founded in 2012 by five software developers deeply passionate about health care technology, has now grown to team of 20+ dedicated employees. The company is backed by Reaktor Ventures, along with other venture capital funds and private investors, and is supported by Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation. | $940K | Seed | Apr 22, 2016 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Almaral](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almaral) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gorilla Ventures Oy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gorilla-ventures-oy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Icebreaker.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icebreaker-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inventure-oy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Italian Angels for Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/italian-angels-for-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Reaktor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reaktor-polte) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About University of Helsinki

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

The University of Helsinki has the widest range of disciplines in Finland. It was established in Turku in 1640, but was transferred to Helsinki in 1828. The number of faculties is eleven. There are 35,000 degree students and 7,900 staff. The number of degrees taken each year is an average 5,000, of which about 470 are doctorates. The Universityconcentrates on high-level scientific research and researcher education. Scientific research is also the basis of the teaching provided by the University. The University operations support the development of society, as well as business and industry. University representatives offer their competencies for the benefit of society through a number of positions of trust and expertise. The results produced by the research and teaching carried out at the University have been widely acclaimed. The University participates in more than half of the national Centres of Excellence in Research, elected by international scientific panels. The University of Helsinki has been invited to be a member of the League of European Research Universities, a co-operation body for the leading European research universities. According to international expert panels, also the teaching provided by the University of Helsinki is of a high European level. The University has strong international connections. It has some 80 co-operation agreements with universities on different continents. The University researchers are in great demand as experts in international scientific communities, meetings and publications. The University is bilingual, but in addition to Finnish and Swedish teaching is also provided in English. Besides Helsinki, the University has operations at 20 localities throughout Finland.

5 contacts available at University of Helsinki.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kustaa Piha | Researcher | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kustaa-piha |
| Alejandro García Pérez | Principal Investigator | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alejandro-garc%C3%ADa-p%C3%A9rez |
| Esko Kankuri | Principal Investigator and Head of Laboratory | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esko-kankuri |
| Gonçalo Barreto | Postdoctoral Researcher | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gon%C3%A7alo-barreto |
| Javier Reyes | University Lecturer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javier-reyes |

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## FAQ

### What does Kustaa Piha invest in?

Kustaa Piha invests primarily in Health Care, Health Diagnostics and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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 Kustaa Piha's check size?

Kustaa Piha typically joins rounds of $549k–$1.3M 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 Kustaa Piha participates in.

### When did Kustaa Piha last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kustaa Piha closed in Oct 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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