Number of Portfolio Companies 5
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Sami Inkinen is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Virta Health, a specialty medical clinic that reverses type 2 diabetes safely and sustainably, without the risks, costs, or side effects of medications or surgery. Previously, Mr. Inkinen was the co-founder of the leading online real estate marketplace Trulia, serving as its COO and

president and board member until its IPO and eventual sale to Zillow Group. He also worked on Microsoft’s strategy team for MS Office, and as a consultant for McKinsey & Company within the software, telecommunications, and government sectors.

A physicist by training, Mr. Inkinen started his career as a radiochemist at a nuclear power plant and holds a Master of Science in engineering physics from the Helsinki University of Technology. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University. He thinks his greatest luxury today is a small vegetable garden at his San Francisco Bay area home.

Number of Investments 6
Sami Inkinen has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Cricket Health on Sep 5, 2018, when Cricket Health raised
$24M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 5, 2018
Cricket Health
No
Series A - Cricket Health
$24M
Jan 28, 2015
Edamam
—
Convertible Note - Edamam
$300K
Jan 12, 2015
Augmedix
No
Series A - Augmedix
$16M
Sep 5, 2014
Beddit
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Venture Round - Beddit
$3.5M
Aug 1, 2014
WayBetter
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Series A - WayBetter
$2.8M
Jun 16, 2014
Augmedix
—
Seed Round - Augmedix
$3.2M
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Sami Inkinen has exits. Their most notable exits are Cricket HealthBeddit, and Augmedix.
  • Cricket Health Cricket Health is a specialty kidney care provider of integrated nephrology and dialysis care.
  • Beddit Beddit offers consumer focused sleep tracking.
  • Augmedix Medical documentation, Point-of-care notifications, Structured data, Open ecosystem
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 5
Sami Inkinen is the CEO & Founder at Virta Health. Additionally, Sami Inkinen has had 5 past jobs including Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Obvious Ventures
Venture Partner—2020
Trulia
Co-Founder & PresidentFeb 2010Apr 2012
Microsoft
Business Development ManagerJun 2004Sep 2004
McKinsey & Company
Associate ConsultantJan 2003Aug 2003
Nokia
Business Analyst, Strategy and Business DevelopmentJun 1999Jun 2000
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Sami Inkinen holds 2 board and advisor roles as Board member at Beddit and Mentor at 500 Global.
Number of News Articles 44
News•May 15, 2019
CNBC — 29. Virta Health
News•Feb 26, 2019
Funding Round•Sep 5, 2018
Cricket Health raised $24,000,000 / Series A from Aberdare Ventures and 12 other investors
News•May 12, 2018
Crunchbase News — Proust Goes Tech: The Hits Season 2
News•May 2, 2018