Invests in
Locations:
Min Investment:
$660,000.00Max Investment:
$1,320,000.00Target Investment:
$990,000.00
Skills
Education
Lists including Timo
Investments
Realm
Total Funding: $49M
Steady Energy
Total Funding: $2M
Solu
Total Funding: $2M
TILT Biotherapeutics
Total Funding: $23M
Huuva
Total Funding: $6M
AREX Markets
Total Funding: $10M
Veri
Total Funding: $4M
P2X Solutions
Total Funding: $2M
Flowrite
Total Funding: $4.7M
HumanCharger
Total Funding: $11M
Work Experience
2009
Founding Partner
2009
Early-stage venture fund founded by serial entrepreneurs Timo Ahopelto and Petteri Koponen. Our goal is to be the first person the entrepreneur reaches out to in times of trouble and joy.
2023
Board Member
2023
2015
Board Member
2015
World's first and only health ring and the most accurate sleep tracker. Personalized guidance to feel and perform better. The first investor in the company.
2013
Chairperson of the Board
2013
The world’s leading wind propulsion technology for shipping. Norsepower Rotor Sails provide a reliable and easy-to-operate auxiliary wind propulsion system with a proven savings record. Norsepower Rotor Sails can typically reduce fuel consumption by 5-20%. The first investor in the company.
2020
Board Member
2020
The food intelligence company providing VERI service. The first investor.
2014
Board Member
2014
Novel T-cell therapy -enhancing oncolytic immunotherapy moving into clinical trials. The first investor in the company.
2016 - 2025
Board Member
2022 - 2025
Chairperson of the Board
2016 - 2022
A leader in software robotics with AI tools embedded. The first investor in the company.
2017 - 2025
Board Member and Deputy Chair
2017 - 2025
Solidium is a sovereign investment company wholly owned by the State of Finland and a minority owner in nationally important publicly listed and selected non-listed companies. The value of the holdings is approximately €7Bn (Q3/2020). Solidium strengthens and stabilises Finnish ownership. I was Deputy Chair for the last two years at Solidium.
2015 - 2024
Board Member
2015 - 2024
EVA is a policy and pro-market think tank. EVA’s aim is to identify and evaluate trends that are important for Finnish companies and for the long-term success of the society as a whole. EVA publishes reports and organises events and discussions.
2017 - 2023
Board Member
2017 - 2023
The leading Nordic IT company with €3Bn in sales and built from the merger between Tieto Plc and EVRY Plc in December 2019. Prior to that, I was a Board Member at Tieto Plc since March 2017.