Risto Siilasmaa

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Description

Risto Siilasmaa is the Founder at F-Secure. Risto Siilasmaa attended Aalto University.

Investor Profile

Risto Siilasmaa has backed more than 13 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 2 rounds, about 15% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in Finland, United States, Sweden.
Strong thematic focus on Software, SaaS, E-Commerce.

Stage Focus

Seed (46%)
Series A (31%)
Pre Seed (8%)
Series B (8%)
Angel (8%)

Country Focus

Finland (77%)
United States (15%)
Sweden (8%)

Industry Focus

Software
Saas
E-commerce
Mobile
Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
Machine Learning
Information Technology
Security
Blockchain
Cleantech

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Who does Risto Siilasmaa frequently co-invest with?

PROfounders Capital

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Co-Investments: 1

First Fellow Partners

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Co-Investments: 10

Lifeline Ventures

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Co-Investments: 3

Creandum

Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm

Co-Investments: 1

Capital A Partners

North America, South Carolina, United States, Charleston

Co-Investments: 1

Courage Ventures Management

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Co-Investments: 1

C2 Ventures

North America, New York, United States, New York

Co-Investments: 1

Tesi

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Co-Investments: 4

Spintop Ventures

Europe, Jamtlands Lan, Sweden, Östersund

Co-Investments: 1

Inventure

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Risto Siilasmaa often collaborate with?

Leena Niemistö

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Shared Deals: 1

Ilkka Paananen

Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki

Shared Deals: 2

Ben Feder

North America, New York, United States, New York

Shared Deals: 1

Timo Soininen

Europe, Zurich, Switzerland, Zürich

Shared Deals: 1

Aleksander Leonard Larsen

Europe, Oslo, Norway

Shared Deals: 1

Trung Nguyen

Asia, Vietnam

Shared Deals: 1

Renaldas Zioma

Europe, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania, Vilnius

Shared Deals: 1

Jeffrey Zirlin

North America, United States

Shared Deals: 1

Sebastien Borget

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Viet Anh Ho

Asia, NA - Vietnam, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Risto Siilasmaa?

Donut Lab

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Donut Lab is an EV Development Platform that delivers exceptional performance in all vehicle categories.

AutomotiveElectric Vehicle

SeedJul 8, 2025

Amount Raised: $29,390,776

Inven

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Inven is a technology company that develops B2B SaaS solutions for M&A, private equity, and management consulting professionals.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)B2BInformation TechnologySaaS

Series AMay 28, 2025

Amount Raised: $12,648,536

The Upright Project

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

The Upright Project develops an AI-enabled quantification model to measure the net impact of companies and funds.

Big DataFinTech

SeedDec 13, 2022

Amount Raised: $5,312,085

#Rens

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

#Rens is connecting web3 to the real world via Sustainable Fashion.

BlockchainCleanTechCryptocurrencyE-CommerceFashionWeb3

SeedDec 31, 2021

Amount Raised: $3,412,185

Meeshkan

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Maximise user retention by automating UI tests with AI, and feel confident that each merge will delight your users.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningSaaSSimulationSoftware

Pre SeedDec 17, 2018

Amount Raised: $419,956

Wolt

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Wolt is a food delivery company specializing in real-time logistics optimization.

AppsDeliveryDelivery ServiceFood Delivery

Series AApr 15, 2016

Amount Raised: $12,500,000

BandwidthX

Carlsbad, California, United States

BandwidthX provides cloud services to unlock existing mobile capacity in single operator networks and across multiple networks

ISPMobileWireless

SeedFeb 19, 2016

Futurefly

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Futurefly is a social AR and 3D studio, built up of veterans from the gaming scene & computer vision specialists.

3D TechnologyAugmented RealityGamingMobile AppsSoftwareVirtual Reality

SeedSep 11, 2015

Amount Raised: $3,000,000

Detectify

Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

Detectify sets the standard for External Attack Surface Management (EASM), providing 99.7% accurate vulnerability assessments.

Cloud InfrastructureSaaSSecurityWeb Apps

SeedMar 6, 2015

Amount Raised: $1,700,000

Small Giant Games

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Small Giant Games is an independent game development company based in Helsinki, Finland.

MobilePC GamesSoftwareVideo Games

SeedOct 22, 2014

Amount Raised: $3,100,000

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