# Mikko Suonenlahti

> Mikko Suonenlahti is a pre-seed investor at Optitune backing SaaS and Information Technology. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Optitune](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/optitune)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikkosuonenlahti

Mikko Suonenlahti is a pre-seed investor at Optitune in Helsinki focused on SaaS and Information Technology. Mikko joined the team as a Senior Adviser, focusing on Finland and the Nordic countries and investments in the B2B and B2C software, med-tech, Bio-IT and energy efficiency. He is a chairperson or board member among others, of Boneca, DealDash, Effmag, Mendor and Miradore.He has been an investor and board member of three businesses whichhave filed for a public offering – Carbonite (Nasdaq: CARB), SiGe Semiconductor (acquired by SWKS) and Enfo Oyj (acquired by KPY), while two of his investments have returned 20x. Overall he has personally led investments and held board positions in 13 businesses, which have raised over $300M and are now valued at over $1B.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Simulation | 1 | 25% |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quanscient | Quanscient develops multiphysics simulation software utilizing quantum computing algorithms to improve simulation technology. Its Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) platform integrates a unique combination of cloud-native multiphysics solvers, advanced cloud computing, and future quantum integration. The platform also offers engineers over ahundredfold increase in simulation throughput to enable fully digital R&D processes, addressing complex technology challenges in industries like fusion energy, 6G/7G, advanced semiconductors, biomedical, automotive, and aerospace. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| M-Files | M-Files provides an intelligent information management platform that improves business performance by helping people find and use information more effectively. Unlike traditional enterprise content management (ECM) systems or content services platforms, M-Files unifies systems, data, and content across the organization without disturbing existingsystems and processes or requiring data migration. M-Files breaks down silos by delivering an in-context experience for accessing and leveraging information that resides in any system and repository, including network folders, SharePoint, file-sharing services, ECM systems, CRM, ERP, and other business systems and repositories. Thousands of organizations in over 100 countries use M-Files for managing their business information and processes, including NBC Universal, Rovio, and SAS. | $81.8M | Series C | Jan 12, 2021 |  |
| M-Files | M-Files provides an intelligent information management platform that improves business performance by helping people find and use information more effectively. Unlike traditional enterprise content management (ECM) systems or content services platforms, M-Files unifies systems, data, and content across the organization without disturbing existingsystems and processes or requiring data migration. M-Files breaks down silos by delivering an in-context experience for accessing and leveraging information that resides in any system and repository, including network folders, SharePoint, file-sharing services, ECM systems, CRM, ERP, and other business systems and repositories. Thousands of organizations in over 100 countries use M-Files for managing their business information and processes, including NBC Universal, Rovio, and SAS. | $35M | Series B | Mar 17, 2016 |  |
| M-Files | M-Files provides an intelligent information management platform that improves business performance by helping people find and use information more effectively. Unlike traditional enterprise content management (ECM) systems or content services platforms, M-Files unifies systems, data, and content across the organization without disturbing existingsystems and processes or requiring data migration. M-Files breaks down silos by delivering an in-context experience for accessing and leveraging information that resides in any system and repository, including network folders, SharePoint, file-sharing services, ECM systems, CRM, ERP, and other business systems and repositories. Thousands of organizations in over 100 countries use M-Files for managing their business information and processes, including NBC Universal, Rovio, and SAS. | $6.4M | Series A | Apr 30, 2013 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Partech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/partech) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Tesi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tesi) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bregal Milestone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bregal-milestone) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First Fellow Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-fellow-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Optitune

VC Fund · Oulu, Finland

Optitune is nano-engineered coatings to designed & improve the durability, optical qualities and the sustainablity of materials.

1 contacts available at Optitune.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mikko Suonenlahti | Chairperson | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mikko-suonenlahti |

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## FAQ

### What does Mikko Suonenlahti invest in?

Mikko Suonenlahti invests primarily in SaaS, Information Technology and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Mikko Suonenlahti last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mikko Suonenlahti closed in Dec 2021. 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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