# Markus Räikkönen

> Markus Räikkönen is a seed investor in Helsinki backing News, Internet and Aerospace. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markus-r%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen-66080183

Markus Räikkönen is a seed investor in Helsinki focused on News and Internet. Markus Räikkönen

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 33% |
| Consulting | 1 | 33% |
| Communities | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ReOrbit | Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, ReOrbit is a fast-growing European space technology company that manufactures sovereign satellites and connected systems for national security. Our technologies provide independent control of critical space assets and enable secure communications for both military and civilian use. Throughlong-term partnerships and knowledge transfer, we ensure our customers achieve and maintain strategic autonomy.With offices across multiple countries, we bring together a diverse team of experts who bring extensive industry experience and technical excellence to our operations. As we continue to expand, we are opening new locations worldwide and are always on the lookout for talented, ambitious individuals to join our journey. | $7.4M | Seed | Aug 30, 2023 |  |
| 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 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [10x Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-founders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Curiosity VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/curiosity-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Expansion Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expansion-f37b) — 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

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## FAQ

### What does Markus Räikkönen invest in?

Markus Räikkönen invests primarily in News, Internet and Aerospace startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Markus Räikkönen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Markus Räikkönen closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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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