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Janne Mäkelä

Founder

Founder & CEO at Adeu

Finland

FoundedAdeu

About

Before starting Adeu in 2024, Janne spent a stint as Founder in Residence at Antler and served as COO of Scale Company, following four years in management and IT consulting. Earlier in his career he co-founded and served as COO of Drocop, led the Americas business at Valo Research and Trading, and worked as a business designer at Reaktor Innovations; he also chairs the board of Rossipohja Invest.

Founder & CEO at Adeu

Intro paths

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Adeu's investors · 3

AntlerSingapore · $3M – $10M checksAntler AustraliaSydney · $3M – $10M checksInnovestor VenturesHelsinki · $270K – $3.2M checks

Experience

  1. AdeuFounder, CEOcurrent2024 — present
  2. Rossipohja InvestChairman of the Boardcurrent2024 — present
  3. AntlerFounder In Residence2024
  4. Scale CompanyCOO2021 — 2023
  5. IT Consulting XManagement & IT consulting2016 — 2020
  6. DrocopFounder, COO2013 — 2016London
  7. Valo Research and TradingHead of Americas2012 — 2013Manhattan, NYC
  8. Reaktor InnovationsBusiness Designer2007 — 2012Helsinki
  9. Reaktor InnovationsDevelopment Manager2004 — 2007
  10. Helsinki University of TechnologyResearcher2006 — 2009

Education

  1. Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolanMSc. Tech, Industrial Engineering and Management
  2. Aalto UniversityMSc. Econ., Finance
  3. New York UniversityBusiness

Skills & more

Strategy1Operations ManagementAccountingBudgeting & ForecastingBusiness Modeling6Scrum5Agile Methodologies5Agile Project Management3Start-ups4High Frequency Trading2Management Consulting1User Experience3
+5 moreTradingFinancial MarketsSoftware Project ManagementEntrepreneurshipBusiness Strategy

Languages English · German · Swedish

  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) — Scrum Alliance
  • Certified NASDAQ OMX Trader — NASDAQ OMX, INET (Helsinki traders)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Janne Mäkelä?
Before starting Adeu in 2024, Janne spent a stint as Founder in Residence at Antler and served as COO of Scale Company, following four years in management and IT consulting. Earlier in his career he co-founded and served as COO of Drocop, led the Americas business at Valo Research and Trading, and worked as a business designer at Reaktor Innovations; he also chairs the board of Rossipohja Invest.
Where does Janne Mäkelä work?
Janne Mäkelä is Founder & CEO of Adeu.
What companies did Janne Mäkelä found?
Janne Mäkelä founded Adeu.
Where did Janne Mäkelä go to school?
Janne Mäkelä studied at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan (MSc. Tech, Industrial Engineering and Management); Aalto University (MSc. Econ., Finance); New York University (Business).

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Also attended Aalto University98

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Also attended New York University365

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Shared employers

Also worked at Antler164

Nicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniAndrea GazviniAssociate at NorthzoneOlivier GrindaVenture Partner at FJ LabsSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesPaige SchultzInvestor at Long Ridge Equity PartnersHarikesh PushpapathanPartner at Stoic VC

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Also worked at Reaktor Innovations3

Vesa LaaksoPartner at Sparkmind.vcTanja DoweManaging Director at Angelini VenturesHannes HeikinheimoFounder at Speechly

Also worked at Helsinki University of Technology27

Tony NystenPartner at OpenOceanMohammad Zuhair KhanTrainee / Data Engineer at Lifeline VenturesPetteri KoponenFounding Partner at Lifeline VenturesRilla SaukkonenFund Analyst at Lifeline VenturesOssi TiainenPartner at NGP CapitalIlkka KivimäkiFounding Partner & Advisor at Maki.vc

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