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Ilkka Kivimaki @ilkkakivimaki
Way to go @JanGoetz6 & co at @meetIQM! Already leading globally in on-premise deliveries and now speeding up with the 320m investment. https://t.co/jIobX0gHT1
Sep 3, 2025 · ♥ 1
Ilkka Kivimaki @ilkkakivimaki
Mitä jos ostaisimme eurolla päivässä enemmän suomalaisia tuotteita ja palveluita? https://t.co/byh1QbVEu9
Sep 29, 2024 · ♥ 1
Ilkka Kivimaki @ilkkakivimaki
Mitä teidän firmassa on tehty tuottavuuden nostamiseksi uusilla tekoälytyökaluilla? Ettei vaan kilpailijat ole juoksemassa karkuun? https://t.co/7noqGfWqKB
Aug 17, 2024 · ♥ 11 · ⇄ 1
Experience
- IQM Quantum ComputersBoard member / Observercurrent2019 — present
- IXIBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- IXIChairman2021 — 2025
- Maki.vcFounder & Advisor to Fund I, II and III portfolio companiescurrent2026 — present
- Maki.vcFounder and Partner2017 — 2026Helsinki Area, Finland
- QuanscientBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- QuanscientBoard Member2022 — 2025
- Suomen startup-yhteisöBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Startup Sauna FoundationChairman of the Advisory Board & Co-Foundercurrent2016 — present
- Startup Sauna FoundationChairman & Co-Founder2012 — 2016
- Research and Innovation Council of FinlandMember2016 — 2025
- Aalto UniversityVice Chairman of the Board2023 — 2024Finland
- Aalto UniversityBoard Member2019 — 2023
- KasvuryhmäChairman of the Nomination Committee2019 — 2023Helsinki Area, Finland
- KasvuryhmäBoardmember2018 — 2019
- KasvuryhmäChairman2016 — 2018
- KasvuryhmäVice Chairman2013 — 2016
- EnfuceBoard Member & first investor2019 — 2021
- WoltChairman of the Board, first investor2014 — 2018
- Umbra 3DChairman of the Board, first investor2015 — 2018
Education
- Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolanM.Sc (with honors), Industrial Management1991 — 1994
- Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu1991 — 1992
Skills & more
Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Business Strategy85Mobile Devices40Venture Capital91Business Development41Product Management41Strategic Partnerships23Business Intelligence4International Business20CRM6Program Management15
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SaaSSolution SellingLeadershipMobile ApplicationsOutsourcingBusiness PlanningEnterprise SoftwareGo-to-market StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)TelecommunicationsNew Business DevelopmentCloud ComputingFrom Ilkka's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan33
Ralf WahlstenChairman at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesPetteri KoponenFounding Partner at Lifeline VenturesIlkka PaananenAdvisor at Lifeline VenturesPirkka PalomäkiFounding Partner at Maki.vcJussi SainiemiPartner at Voima Ventures
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Also attended Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu14
Roel BulthuisInvestor at SynconaInka MeroFounder & Managing Partner at Voima VenturesLinda HaapioCFO at Voima VenturesDmitry LevitPartner at Cento VenturesJuuso PuolanneInvestment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Will CardwellManaging Partner at Courage Ventures Funds
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Shared employers
Also worked at Maki.vc8
Pirkka PalomäkiFounding Partner at Maki.vcPauliina MartikainenManaging Partner at Maki.vcPaavo RäisänenGeneral Partner at Maki.vcWilson TukiainenInvestment Manager at Maki.vcAnette KinnunenOfficer Manager & Executive Assistant at Maki.vcCaroline GattnerInvestment Manager at Maki.vc
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Also worked at Enfuce3
Also worked at Umbra 3D2
Colleagues at Maki.vc
Anette Kinnunen
Officer Manager & Executive Assistant at Maki.vc
Caroline Gattner
Investment Manager at Maki.vc
Ella Eskelinen
Investment Manager at Maki.vc
Irina Kolesnikova
Head of Finance at Maki.vc
Irina Miettinen
Head of Finance at Maki.vc
Paavo Räisänen
General Partner at Maki.vc
Pauliina Martikainen
Managing Partner at Maki.vc
Pirkka Palomäki
Founding Partner at Maki.vc
Network3
Caroline Gattner
Investment Manager at Maki.vc
David Helgason
Founder at Transition Global
Eamonn Carey
General Partner at Tera Ventures
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