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Heikki Väänänen

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Founder, EVP Growth at Happy Or Not

Tampere Metropolitan Area

FoundedHappy Or Not

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About

Heikki Väänänen is the founder and Executive VP of Growth at HappyOrNot, a provider of customer experience management solutions, and serves on the board of directors at Master English Ltd. He has over 19 years of experience leading global companies in the SaaS, customer experience, and gaming sectors, including work in fundraising totaling more than €70 million and six mergers or acquisitions. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year in the Ernst & Young competition.

Founder, EVP Growth at Happy Or Not

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Happy Or Not's investors · 3

AirTree VenturesSydney · $132K – $16.5M checksAurumMenlo ParkNorthzoneLondon · $1M – $50M checks

Co-founders at Happy Or Not

VLVille Levaniemi
Ville LevaniemiCo-founder

Experience

  1. Master English LtdMember Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  2. HappyOrNotFounder and Exec.VP. Growthcurrent2020 — present
  3. HappyOrNotBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  4. HappyOrNotCEO, Founder2010 — 2020Finland & the US
  5. Future Board ryFoundercurrent2011 — presentFinland
  6. NGInvited Member of the NG – Young Executives Team2009 — 2020Finland
  7. Optinet OyChairman of the board2011 — 2015Finland
  8. Optinet OyMember of the board2008 — 2011
  9. ScanburgerMember Of The Board Of Advisors2013 — 2015Finland
  10. THQDirector of Operations, Sales and Business development2007 — 2010
  11. Universomo LtdCEO, Partner2005 — 2007Finland / USA
  12. Dicode OyCEO, Co-Founder2002 — 2005

Skills & more

Business Strategy52Management33Strategic Planning21Start-ups30Account Management11Leadership17Market Research7Board of Directors5Sales5Recruiting3Human Resources5Project Planning4
+12 moreNet Promoter ScoreCustomer ExperienceService MeasurementCustomer SatisfactionBusiness DevelopmentBoard of Director experienceEntrepreneurshipStrategyTeam ManagementTeam LeadershipProduct ManagementCustomer Experience Management

Languages English · Finnish

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Who is Heikki Väänänen?
Heikki Väänänen is the founder and Executive VP of Growth at HappyOrNot, a provider of customer experience management solutions, and serves on the board of directors at Master English Ltd. He has over 19 years of experience leading global companies in the SaaS, customer experience, and gaming sectors, including work in fundraising totaling more than €70 million and six mergers or acquisitions. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year in the Ernst & Young competition.
Where does Heikki Väänänen work?
Heikki Väänänen is Founder, EVP Growth of Happy Or Not.
What companies did Heikki Väänänen found?
Heikki Väänänen founded Happy Or Not.
Where did Heikki Väänänen go to school?
Heikki Väänänen studied at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (Master of Science (M.Sc.), International Business - Singapore); Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018 (Master of Science (M.S.), Economics - Finland).

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