Voima Ventures

Voima Ventures is a Helsinki and Stockholm-based deep technology venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Inka Mero, Founder, CEO and Managing Partner, together with Marko Viinikka and Mikko Kumpulainen, to back science-driven Nordic and Baltic startups solving major global problems. The firm sits at the intersection of academic spin-outs, applied research and entrepreneurial capital, and is one of the only science-centric VC investors in the region with a published multi-fund track record, and it is willing to lead. Voima's investable universe spans bio and new materials, medical technology and life sciences, imaging and optics, IoT and electronics, robotics, software and ICT, AI, clean energy and food. The 16-person team includes Partners Jussi Sainiemi, previously Investment Director at Finnish Industry Investment with deep-tech wins including ICEYE and Oura, Pontus Stråhlman, Investment Director Jenny Engerfelt and two venture partners, distributed across Helsinki and Stockholm. In December 2024 Voima finalized Fund III at over EUR 100M, dedicated to Nordic and Baltic deep-tech founders. Across approximately 54 disclosed investments, with 30 active in Funds I and II at the announcement of Fund III, the firm has produced 5 exits and 1 IPO; named portfolio names include Finnish gas-fermentation alternative-protein maker Solar Foods, AR display waveguide company Dispelix, low-carbon cement Betolar, single-cell protein producer EniferBio, oncology platform MVision, and most recently Quantagonia, which exited in August 2025. By backing science-driven founders across the Nordics and Baltics, Voima Ventures commercializes deep-tech research into global companies.