# Riku Mäkelä

> Riku Mäkelä is a angel investor in Helsinki backing Gaming, Computer and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rikumakela1/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/rikmakela
- Website: https://x.com/rikmakela

Riku Mäkelä is a COO at Wolt. He Attended Aalto University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| Computer | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Online Games | 1 | 25% |
| Generative AI | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Realm | Realm is a conversational search engine for the workplace. With Realm, employees accurately find anything their company has ever written down. Realm gives an organization perfect memory. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Jun 04, 2024 |  |
| Noice | Noice is an early-stage startup building an innovative social platform in one of the fastest-growing areas of the games industry. | $21M | Series A | Nov 09, 2023 |  |
| Linear | Linear allows the user to manage software development and track bugs. Built for speed and efficiency.The founders started Linear from their own frustrations building software projects in successful high-growth companies like Airbnb, Coinbase and Uber. The founders wanted to create the tools that focus us and its team in making progress, not getin the way. Tools that are fast and efficient. Speed and performance were the main things Linear focuses on early on and keep focusing on that. | $35M | Series B | Sep 14, 2023 |  |
| Noice | Noice is an early-stage startup building an innovative social platform in one of the fastest-growing areas of the games industry. | $5M | Angel | May 27, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Illusian Founder Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/illusian-family-office) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lifeline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifeline-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [01 Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/01-advisors-01) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitkraft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [F4 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f4-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Riku Mäkelä invest in?

Riku Mäkelä invests primarily in Gaming, Computer and Software startups, most often at Angel and Pre-Seed 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 Riku Mäkelä last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Riku Mäkelä closed in Jun 2024. 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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