# United Bankers

> United Bankers is a VC fund in Helsinki backing Chemical and Real Estate. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.unitedbankers.fi

United Bankers is an investment company involved in real estate and various other businesses.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for United Bankers. Shizune tracks 1 team members at United Bankers. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/united-bankers?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chemical | 1 | 25% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 25% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |
| Product Design | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 1 | 25% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sakari Saarela | Partner at UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sakari-saarela |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| traceless materials | traceless materials is offering a holistically sustainable alternative to plastics and bioplastics. With our first-of-a-kind biomaterial it’s our mission to contribute to solving global plastic pollution.Our innovative technology filed for patent allows to use food production residues to produce materials that are compostable under naturalcomposting conditions. While bio-based, our materials don’t compete with food nor cause land-use-change, don’t need hazardous additives or solvents and have up to 95% lower CO2 emissions. Our materials are neither chemically modified nor synthetically polymerized, therefore they will not fall under the EU Single Use Plastic Directive. Follow us on our journey, and become a part of the solution, not the pollution! | $38.8M | Series A | Sep 25, 2023 | https://www.traceless.eu/ |
| Woodio | Woodio is a digital designing agency. | $17.7M |  | Jun 29, 2023 | https://woodio.fi |
| traceless materials | traceless materials is offering a holistically sustainable alternative to plastics and bioplastics. With our first-of-a-kind biomaterial it’s our mission to contribute to solving global plastic pollution.Our innovative technology filed for patent allows to use food production residues to produce materials that are compostable under naturalcomposting conditions. While bio-based, our materials don’t compete with food nor cause land-use-change, don’t need hazardous additives or solvents and have up to 95% lower CO2 emissions. Our materials are neither chemically modified nor synthetically polymerized, therefore they will not fall under the EU Single Use Plastic Directive. Follow us on our journey, and become a part of the solution, not the pollution! |  |  | Jun 29, 2023 | https://www.traceless.eu/ |

3 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [European Innovation Council](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-innovation-council) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Oceans Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-oceans-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [b.value AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-value-ag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GLS Community Bank eG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gls-community-bank-eg) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hamburger Sparkasse AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamburger-sparkasse-ag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does United Bankers invest in?

United Bankers invests primarily in Chemical, Real Estate and Biotechnology startups, most often at Funding Round 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.

### How do I contact United Bankers?

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### Who are the partners at United Bankers?

The team at United Bankers includes Sakari Saarela (Partner at UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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