# Sampo Hietanen

> Sampo Hietanen is a seed investor at MaaS Global backing Cycling. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: MaaS Global
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sampohietanen
- Website: https://x.com/sampohietanen

Sampo Hietanen is a seed investor at MaaS Global in Helsinki focused on Cycling and Sustainability. Civ. Eng. Sampo Hietanen is the CEO of MaaS Finland Ltd. He is father to the concept “Mobility as a Service”, a paradigm change in transport offering. Hietanen’s background is in executive positions in civil engineering and ITS and he has been founding and heading several international businesses in the field.MaaS Global is bringing the conceptof Mobility as a Service into reality, by building the World’s first Mobility Ecosystem and aspiring to upgrade the service level of transportation by joining together public and private transportation providers. Collaboration and integration of services will create a seamless and compelling travel experience for everyone, locally and globally.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cycling | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 100% |
| Transportation | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vapaus | A circular economy startup Vapaus provides sustainable mobility solutions – Employee benefit bicycles and shared electric vehicles as a ready-to-use serviceWith its services, Vapaus supports customers’ to create and strengthen a better experience of the work community, to save on the costs of commuting and business travels, and to move towardssmarter and more environmentally friendly modes of transport, both at work and in employees’ leisure time.Every kilometer traveled by the Vapaus mobility solution removes carbon dioxide from the air, helping not only the environment but also customers on their way to carbon neutrality. The mission of Vapaus is to be a global leader when it comes to sustainable Corporate Mobility. | $305.9K | Seed | Dec 21, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About MaaS Global

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

MaaS Global is the Mobility-as-a-Service operator, is set to change how people move in the future. As the world’s first-ever mobility operator, they’re set to make the biggest change in transport since affordable cars came to market. They aim to provide people an alternative to owning a car – an alternative that is not just equally good, but muchbetter. By fulfilling people’s every travel need, complemented by attractive value-added services, they are enabling a future of easy, efficient, and sustainable mobility.

4 contacts available at MaaS Global.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sampo Hietanen | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sampo-hietanen |
| Chris Halloran | CFO | — |
| Jarkko Jaakkola | Area Manager | — |
| Jonna Pöllanen | Head of Global Business Development | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Sampo Hietanen invest in?

Sampo Hietanen invests primarily in Cycling, Sustainability and Transportation startups, most often at Seed 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.

### How do I contact Sampo Hietanen?

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### When did Sampo Hietanen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sampo Hietanen closed in Dec 2020. 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.

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