# University of Helsinki

> University of Helsinki is a VC fund backing Medical and Health Care. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-helsinki
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/helsinkiuni
- Website: http://www.helsinki.fi/university/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helsinginyliopisto

University of Helsinki is a VC fund in Helsinki focused on Medical and Health Care. The University of Helsinki has the widest range of disciplines in Finland. It was established in Turku in 1640, but was transferred to Helsinki in 1828. The number of faculties is eleven. There are 35,000 degree students and 7,900 staff. The number of degrees taken each year is an average 5,000, of which about 470 are doctorates. The Universityconcentrates on high-level scientific research and researcher education. Scientific research is also the basis of the teaching provided by the University. The University operations support the development of society, as well as business and industry. University representatives offer their competencies for the benefit of society through a number of positions of trust and expertise. The results produced by the research and teaching carried out at the University have been widely acclaimed. The University participates in more than half of the national Centres of Excellence in Research, elected by international scientific panels. The University of Helsinki has been invited to be a member of the League of European Research Universities, a co-operation body for the leading European research universities. According to international expert panels, also the teaching provided by the University of Helsinki is of a high European level. The University has strong international connections. It has some 80 co-operation agreements with universities on different continents. The University researchers are in great demand as experts in international scientific communities, meetings and publications. The University is bilingual, but in addition to Finnish and Swedish teaching is also provided in English. Besides Helsinki, the University has operations at 20 localities throughout Finland.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for University of Helsinki. Shizune tracks 11 team members at University of Helsinki. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/university-of-helsinki?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $54k–$7.4M |
| Pre-Seed | $837k–$1.2M |
| Series A | $2.9M–$3.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 2 | 18% |
| Health Care | 2 | 18% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 18% |
| Health Diagnostics | 2 | 18% |
| Apps | 1 | 9% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 18% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Grant | 1 | 9% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 7 | 64% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 9% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kustaa Piha | Researcher | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kustaa-piha |
| Alejandro García Pérez | Principal Investigator | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alejandro-garc%C3%ADa-p%C3%A9rez |
| Esko Kankuri | Principal Investigator and Head of Laboratory | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esko-kankuri |
| Gonçalo Barreto | Postdoctoral Researcher | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gon%C3%A7alo-barreto |
| Javier Reyes | University Lecturer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javier-reyes |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ferrivia | Ferrivia Oy is a Finnish health-tech startup specializes in digital health services and personalized tracking for iron deficiency and low ferritin levels. | $57.5K | Seed | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| Avenue Biosciences | Avenue Biosciences is a transatlantic biotechnology company committed to speeding up the research and development of protein biologics and tools for the biotechnology industry, ensuring that no lifesaving therapy goes unmet due to production constraints. | $7.4M | Seed | Jan 12, 2026 |  |
| MultivisionDx | MultivisionDx's computer vision technology integrates the tumor's unique biological and geographical properties, as well as its milieu, to generate patient-specific tumor profiles. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| Perfat Technologies | Perfat Technologies is a health-based technology company that develops fat-management applications based on healthy vegetable oils. | $2.9M | Series A | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Solid IO | Solid IO believes cancer care should be as precise and personal as possible. Solid IO’s tumor-on-chip platform is transforming oncology, delivering real-time, patient-specific insights that empower clinicians to make life-changing treatment decisions. With Solid IO, the next era of precision oncology | $836.9K | Pre-Seed | Feb 24, 2025 |  |
| Moncyte Health | Moncyte Health is developing a patented technology to optimize the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. |  | Grant | Oct 08, 2024 |  |
| Moncyte Health | Moncyte Health is developing a patented technology to optimize the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. | $1.1M | Seed | Oct 08, 2024 |  |
| NADMED | The NADMED test was developed by one of the world's foremost experts on NAD metabolism in humans. NADMED's metabolite extraction system is the only method for measuring all four NADs and glutathione. | $3.9M | Series A | Aug 22, 2024 |  |
| Sustashift | Sustashift offers software solutions and advisory services for both listed and non-listed companies concerning Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive compliance. They offer pre-made templates and digital markup for sustainability reports that is automatically generated. Additionally, they provide personalized audit templates and automatedXBRL tagging to facilitate compliance. | $54.3K | Seed | May 21, 2024 |  |
| Perfat Technologies | Perfat Technologies is a health-based technology company that develops fat-management applications based on healthy vegetable oils. | $1.1M | Seed | Mar 21, 2024 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Nordic Science Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nordic-science-investments) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Big Idea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-idea-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Inventure](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inventure-oy) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Voima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/voima-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Almaral](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almaral) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does University of Helsinki invest in?

University of Helsinki invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is University of Helsinki's check size?

University of Helsinki typically joins rounds of $54k–$7.4M at Seed, $837k–$1.2M at Pre-Seed and $2.9M–$3.9M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds University of Helsinki participates in.

### How do I contact University of Helsinki?

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### Who are the partners at University of Helsinki?

The team at University of Helsinki includes Kustaa Piha (Researcher), Alejandro García Pérez (Principal Investigator) and Esko Kankuri (Principal Investigator and Head of Laboratory), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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