Aleksi Partanen
InvestorGeneral Partner at Icebreaker
Helsinki, Finland
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Aleksi Partanen is a B2B technology executive with twenty years of experience across European markets. He founded Nervogrid in 2006, growing it to 50 employees across four countries before its acquisition by ALSO in 2014, where he subsequently led digital services across 15 European markets managing over €3 billion in combined revenue and 100,000+ reseller partners. Since 2016, he has served as co-founder at Icebreaker.vc, advising early-stage companies on go-to-market strategy, enterprise sales, pricing, and international expansion.
Experience
- Icebreaker.vcCo-Foundercurrent2016 — presentTallinn
- CloudpermitBoard Member2018 — 2024Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
- ALSO GroupSenior Vice President, Digital Services2015 — 2017Europe
- ALSO GroupManaging Director, Cloud Sales and Business Development2014 — 2015Lucerne, Switzerland
- NervogridFounder and Chief Executive Officer2006 — 2014
Education
- Aalto UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Business2004 — 2008
- Lycée franco-finlandais d'Helsinki1991 — 2004
Skills & more
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Growth HackingHustleEarly-Stage StartupsLean StartupDistribution StrategiesNew Market DevelopmentAcquisition IntegrationInternational ExpansionNew Market ExpansionArtificial Intelligence (AI)FundraisingGo-to-Market StrategyLanguages English · Finnish · French · German · Swedish
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