# Sami Karppinen

> Sami Karppinen is a Series A investor at Nexit Ventures backing Marketing and Advertising. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nexit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nexit-ventures)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sami-karppinen-6134a

Sami Karppinen is a Series A investor at Nexit Ventures in Helsinki focused on Marketing and Advertising. Sami Karppinen has gained extensive international Infocom and finance-related experience working with industry leaders like Andersen Consulting, SAP and ABB. As a consultant he helped major telecom and financial companies streamline their operations and processes through large-scale IT installation projects.Previously, Mr. Karppinen also workedfor a quoted Nordic investment company as a researcher of Nordic infocom and infrastructure industry opportunities. At Nexit Ventures Mr. Karppinen conducts industrial and financial analysis and valuations of potential and existing portfolio companies.Mr. Karppinen holds a M.Sc. (Eng.) degree in international marketing and industrial management from the Helsinki University of Technology, Finland.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising Platforms | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Boksi | Boksi disrupts the way companies buy content. More authentic than stock photos (your own products are present in the photos / videos) and 70%+ savings compared to traditional photo shoots / media agencies. | $7.4M | Series A | Oct 19, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [3TS Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3ts-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aikainen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aikainen) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Finland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekes) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Trind Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trind-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Nexit Ventures

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

Nexit Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on digital disruption. We invest in disruptive and scalable Nordic companies in early growth and more mature stages of their development. Nexit Ventures has its home bases in the Nordic countries and Silicon Valley creating a transatlantic bridge. Our continuous and active presence on both sides ofthe Atlantic connects technologies, markets, partners, resources, and exit opportunities, creating significant value for our portfolio companies.Nexit has offices in Helsinki and Silicon Valley.

5 contacts available at Nexit Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artturi Tarjanne | General Partner and Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artturi-tarjanne |
| Sami Karppinen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sami-karppinen |
| Michel Wendell | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michel-wendell |
| Pekka Salonoja | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pekka-salonoja |
| Risto Siilasmaa | Co-Founder & Special Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/risto-siilasmaa |

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## FAQ

### What does Sami Karppinen invest in?

Sami Karppinen invests primarily in Marketing, Advertising and Advertising Platforms startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sami Karppinen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sami Karppinen closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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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