# Valio

> Valio is a VC fund in Helsinki backing Life Science and Biotechnology. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/valio
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/valiofi
- Website: http://www.valio.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valionsivu

Valio is a VC fund in Helsinki focused on Life Science and Biotechnology. Valio Ltd is one of the biggest companies in Finland and mostly produces dairy products

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Valio. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Valio. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/valio-oy?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $8.5M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Life Science | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 1 | 33% |
| Finland | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaurav Kohli | Cloud Architecture Consultant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaurav-kohli-2 |
| Tuomas Salusjärvi | EVP, Growth Businesses and R&D | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tuomas-salusj%C3%A4rvi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Melt&Marble | Melt&Marble, formerly known as Biopetrolia, was founded patent holding firm for co-founder Professor Jens Nielsen’s research group. | $8.5M | Series A | Dec 08, 2025 |  |
| Enifer | Enifer Bio is an expert at squeezing every last drop of value from biorefining operations. The solution is built on decades of Finnish expertise to allow the production of valuable protein-rich feed from streams previously considered worthless. The company has developed a new, sustainable production process for high-quality fish feed raw material.The company's method enables the efficient production of a single cell protein from fish by-products as a raw material for fish feed. The protein can replace soy, which is commonly used in fish feed and whose cultivation poses ecological challenges, such as deforestation in South America. | $16.2M | Series B | May 23, 2024 |  |
| Enifer | Enifer Bio is an expert at squeezing every last drop of value from biorefining operations. The solution is built on decades of Finnish expertise to allow the production of valuable protein-rich feed from streams previously considered worthless. The company has developed a new, sustainable production process for high-quality fish feed raw material.The company's method enables the efficient production of a single cell protein from fish by-products as a raw material for fish feed. The protein can replace soy, which is commonly used in fish feed and whose cultivation poses ecological challenges, such as deforestation in South America. | $12M | Series A | Apr 19, 2023 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Nordic Foodtech VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nordic-foodtech-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Voima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/voima-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aqua Spark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aqua-sparks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beiersdorf](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beiersdorf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Catalyze Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catalyze-capital-63d7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chalmers Ventures AB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chalmers-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Valio invest in?

Valio invests primarily in Life Science and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Valio's check size?

Valio typically joins rounds of $8.5M–$12M 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 Valio participates in.

### How do I contact Valio?

Public channels for Valio include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Valio?

The team at Valio includes Gaurav Kohli (Cloud Architecture Consultant) and Tuomas Salusjärvi (EVP, Growth Businesses and R&D). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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