Inka Mero
Founder & Managing Partner
My passion is to work with and build world-class teams to grow new companies and businesses to a global scale. I believe that we are now facing a new era, where business opportunities arise from the need to solve big global problems through science, entrepreneurship and capital. Hence, working with deep tech founders and the world’s leading scientists is an extremely impactful and concrete way for me to work for the better future.
Jussi Sainiemi
Partner
I’m driven by innovations that change people’s lives for the better. I admire founders and teams who have a mission and are committed to putting their skin in the game in order to achieve the goals. I consider my role as a facilitator and a coach who tries to enable circumstances where the team can focus their energy on building the company and together making sure the direction is right. I’m a great believer in strong company culture which is a quality that is in common for all successful start-ups and growth companies I have worked with. My areas of expertise relate to industrial applications, energy, and new materials.
Harry Santamäki
Venture partner
I am a “product guy” by heart and have been in building deep tech companies from the lab or various research projects to global markets and growth throughout my career. I enjoy working with developer and technology teams from various fields and bring my expertise in strategy, go-to-market and building a big vision for the future. I did my own spin-off from VTT as a young signal processing engineer. Wish a VC like Voima had existed by that time!
Harry Santamäki
Venture partner
I am a “product guy” by heart and have been in building deep tech companies from the lab or various research projects to global markets and growth throughout my career. I enjoy working with developer and technology teams from various fields and bring my expertise in strategy, go-to-market and building a big vision for the future. I did my own spin-off from VTT as a young signal processing engineer. Wish a VC like Voima had existed by that time!
Niko Elers
Investment Manager
I love to see entrepreneurs take their own destiny in their hands and forge something that will change the world. Most of the time it doesn’t work out, but with my experience from early stage startups and finance I can help entrepreneurs sail a bit smoother. The ambition to change the world is far more prominent in deep tech startups and therefore it is important to get these ventures to the market successfully. Helping these entrepreneurs to change the world is in the core of what we do at Voima Ventures.
Kalle Öhman
Venture partner
My mission is to invest particularly in life sciences, medtech, bio, and new materials. Why? Because I believe that in the future the biggest opportunities and solutions are discovered and built in these areas. Globally. Having worked multiple years as an entrepreneur and a CEO and investor, I know what it takes -think big and work with the focus to solve complex problems with simple solutions that produce high value and positive impact.
Kalle Öhman
Venture partner
My mission is to invest particularly in life sciences, medtech, bio, and new materials. Why? Because I believe that in the future the biggest opportunities and solutions are discovered and built in these areas. Globally. Having worked multiple years as an entrepreneur and a CEO and investor, I know what it takes -think big and work with the focus to solve complex problems with simple solutions that produce high value and positive impact.
Pontus Stråhlman
Partner
The passion that drives people to take action into their own hands and solve problems through ventures of their own is what brought me to the startup scene. I’m a serial entrepreneur specializing in sales. Additionally, I am an active angel investor and a startup coach. At Voima Ventures I have a chance to combine my experience with the world class scientists and world class research, and thereby create something completely new and disruptive. In my role, I will be focused on making sure the cutting edge technology has a faster way to make the world a slightly better place.
Pontus Stråhlman
Partner
The passion that drives people to take action into their own hands and solve problems through ventures of their own is what brought me to the startup scene. I’m a serial entrepreneur specializing in sales. Additionally, I am an active angel investor and a startup coach. At Voima Ventures I have a chance to combine my experience with the world class scientists and world class research, and thereby create something completely new and disruptive. In my role, I will be focused on making sure the cutting edge technology has a faster way to make the world a slightly better place.
Jenny Engerfelt
Partner
There are so many great entrepreneurs with ideas with scientific foundation or deep tech focus that have a true impact on the world, but there is not enough money in the crucial early stages. The grassroot-level work we’re able to do with founders in various domains like quantum, biotech or new materials is often overlooked. Especially in deep tech, visiting factories and labs, and connecting with universities and other early stage investors is a big part in assessing the startups potential and supporting the founders in the first steps in scaling and recruiting talent.
Malin Carlstrom
Venture Advisor
At Voima Ventures, I hope to help evaluate promising technologies and support teams in the early phases. With my growth stage and corporate insights, I know the routes to successful expansion – and how to avoid the pitfalls
Malin Carlstrom
Venture Advisor
At Voima Ventures, I hope to help evaluate promising technologies and support teams in the early phases. With my growth stage and corporate insights, I know the routes to successful expansion – and how to avoid the pitfalls
Anna Pölönen
Analyst
Making a change. Thinking differently. Taking steps to the unknown. Those three lie at the core of what both I and Voima Ventures do. How do ideas of change become reality then? We turn thoughts into action via finding, scouting and supporting startup teams on the road to change. At Voima Ventures, I put my curiosity and investigative way of working into use within market and competitive environment analyses as well as assistance in deal flow management.
Anna Pölönen
Analyst
Making a change. Thinking differently. Taking steps to the unknown. Those three lie at the core of what both I and Voima Ventures do. How do ideas of change become reality then? We turn thoughts into action via finding, scouting and supporting startup teams on the road to change. At Voima Ventures, I put my curiosity and investigative way of working into use within market and competitive environment analyses as well as assistance in deal flow management.
Cameron Murphy
Marketing & Communications
As a scientist turned business professional, I’ve applied numbers and scientific methodology to drive growth for startups internationally. My mission is to bridge the divide between scientific breakthroughs and the public, simplifying complex concepts to make them accessible. Through my work with Voima Ventures, I fulfil my professional and personal aspiration of expediting the uptake of innovative technologies to address humanity’s most pressing challenges.
Linda Haapio
CFO
Joining Voima Ventures as CFO is the perfect opportunity to support deep tech innovations that genuinely make a difference. There’s still a real funding gap for early-stage, game-changing technologies—whether it’s quantum computing, biotech, or advanced materials. We are here to bridge that. I’m excited to shape the financial strategy that fuels both growth and impact. For me, it’s about working closely with founders to help them navigate the journey from research to market, ensuring their transformative ideas have the support they need to thrive.
Stina Wallmark
Investment Director
Joining Voima Ventures is a chance to support the life sciences innovations that are redefining healthcare and tackling some of society’s biggest challenges. The Nordic region is filled with brilliant minds pushing boundaries in areas like synthetic biology, AI-driven diagnostics, and precision medicine, but early support is crucial to bring these advances to patients. I’m excited to work with founders to turn their research into impactful solutions, creating a healthier future and driving change where it matters most.
