# Samuli Leppänen

> Samuli Leppänen is a startup investor at Lifeline Ventures (Helsinki). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lifeline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifeline-ventures)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samulileppanen/

Samuli Leppänen is a startup investor at Lifeline Ventures in Helsinki. Before joining Lifeline Ventures, Samuli worked in various finance roles in corporate treasuries, investment banking and startups/SMEs. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Aalto University School of Business. Samuli enjoys spending his free time with family and friends, sports, movies and learning new stuff. Joined Lifeline in May 2016.

## About Lifeline Ventures

VC Fund · Helsinki, Finland

Lifeline Ventures Oy is a venture capital firm specializing in startups, growth capital, and early stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in healthcare, games, web based and general high technology sectors. It seeks to invest in Finland with a few investments made outside Finland as well. The firm targets investing between €0.5 million ($0.66million) and €1 million ($1.32 million). It seeks make inception to Series A investments. Lifeline Ventures Oy was founded in November 2009 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

5 contacts available at Lifeline Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kai Backman | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kai-backman |
| Ilkka Paananen | EIR & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilkka-paananen |
| Juha Lindfors | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juha-lindfors-2 |
| Petteri Koponen | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/petteri-koponen |
| Samuli Leppänen | Partner - Finance & Legal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuli-lepp%C3%A4nen |

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