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Heli Mehtätalo-Takala

Investor

Head of Investor Relations & Communications at Innovestor Ventures

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

About

A business executive with nearly 20 years of experience across corporations, startups, and venture capital in the Nordic financial sector, focused on strategic communications, investor relations, and fundraising. She is a member of Innovestor's management team.

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Experience

  1. InnovestorHead of Investor Relations and Communicationscurrent2025 — presentHelsinki Metropolitan Area
  2. InnovestorBusiness Advisor, PALO program2023 — 2025
  3. InnovestorDirector, Marketing and Communications2021 — 2025Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
  4. FVCA - PääomasijoittajatChair, Communications Committeecurrent2025 — present
  5. Kasvu OpenAdvisorycurrent2022 — present
  6. OneMind DogsChief Product Officer2018 — 2021
  7. Kaleidoscope HelsinkiStrategic Partner & Business Design2016 — 2018Helsinki Area, Finland
  8. Danske BankHead of Marketing, Fi2014 — 2016Finland
  9. SäästöpankkiryhmäChief Marketing Officer2006 — 2014
  10. SäästöpankkiryhmäMarketing and Product Development Manager2003 — 2006
  11. AktiaProject Manager Business Development2000 — 2003
  12. AktiaFinance Manager, branch1999 — 2000
  13. AktiaManager trainee1998 — 1999
  14. Sofi Investment BankHead treasury1997 — 1998

Education

  1. IMDSTRATEGIC MARKETING IN ACTION2015
  2. London South Bank UniversityMBA, Corporate Strategy2001 — 2002
  3. HeliaBBA, Marketing1993 — 1997
  4. Université Paris-Est CréteilBBA, Marketing1996

Skills & more

NegotiationOperational ExcellenceLeadershipTeam LeadershipStrategy14Strategic Planning8Management5Generative AI for LeadershipCustomer AcquisitionSales EnablementGo-to-Market StrategyStorytelling
+12 morePublic RelationsReputation ManagementCrisis CommunicationsContent StrategyBoard GovernanceStakeholder EngagementCorporate StrategyPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingInvestor RelationsPLAIData-driven Decision Making

Languages English · French · Swedish

  • Personal AI Leadership — hetki.io
  • HHJ-tutkinto / Hyväksytty hallituksen jäsen / CBM / Certified Board Member — Keskuskauppakamari (Finland Chamber of Commerce)

From Heli's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended IMD137

Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpDavidFormer Chief Technology Officer at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve VenturesChris EdwardsManaging Partner at Tall Grass Ventures

+ 131 more

Also attended London South Bank University12

Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundDaniela LiebischerHead of Finance at Burda Principal InvestmentsTom RuddBusiness Development Manager (EIS Fund) at EMV CapitalKatie DhiravanijakulaStrategic Operations Manager, Thailand at Sora VenturesAude DelépineInvestment Manager at OSS VenturesAnupa AggarwalCorporate Accountant at Atempo Growth

+ 6 more

Also attended Université Paris-Est Créteil10

Sylvain SachotPartner at Asabys PartnersHugo VautierBoard Member at SatganaArnaud FaurePartner at Andera PartnersCarlotta MarcheseRegulatory and Corporate Affairs Specialist at XGEN VentureAlex NguyenFamily Officer at Ivesta Family OfficeMohamed DiabakhateData Engineer at Digital Africa

+ 4 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Innovestor27

Wilhelm LindholmGroup CEO at Innovestor VenturesTommi ÄijäläGroup Chair at Innovestor VenturesTomi AsantiManaging Partner, Real Estate at Innovestor VenturesMatti HärkönenPartner, Corporate Venturing at Innovestor VenturesAleksi HuhtaDirector, Investor Relations at Innovestor VenturesMikko RautiainenInvestment Manager, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor Ventures

+ 21 more

Also worked at FVCA - Pääomasijoittajat11

Pirkka PalomäkiFounding Partner at Maki.vcPauliina MartikainenManaging Partner at Maki.vcTimo ArgillanderExecutive Chairman, Co-Founder at IPR.VCTopi PöyhönenInvestment Associate at IPR.VCJussi SainiemiPartner at Voima VenturesTanya HorowitzPartner at Butterfly Ventures

+ 5 more

Also worked at Kasvu Open1

Matti HärkönenPartner, Corporate Venturing at Innovestor Ventures

Also worked at Danske Bank37

Johannes WallénSenior Associate – Equity Capital Markets at ScietyAdrian FriederichPrincipal, Investment at FoodLabsElin BäckmanInvestment Manager at Bonnier CapitalRonnie Møller-ThorsøePartner at Dansk EjerkapitalHenri PeltomäkiAssociate at ProcuritasErik WenngrenPartner and Co-Founder at Spintop Ventures

+ 31 more

Colleagues at Innovestor Ventures

Aleksi Huhta
Director, Investor Relations at Innovestor Ventures
Elie Kopaly
Investment Director, Energy Storage at Innovestor Ventures
Emilia Carlqvist
Analyst, Innovestor Life Science at Innovestor Ventures
Essi Hänninen
Office Manager at Innovestor Ventures
Hannu Jungman
Partner, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor Ventures
Henrik Keinonen
Investor Relations at Innovestor Ventures
Janne Juhola
Partner, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor Ventures
Lauri Karjalainen
Investment Manager, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor Ventures