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Jere Partanen

Board director at Empty Vessel

Helsinki, Finland

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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238 people in our graph share verified history with Jere — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul BragielunlockedJere: together at Sisu Game Ventures (2020–2026)
×4Jere: together at Slush
×7Jere: together at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

About

The youngest team member, who supported startups through student entrepreneurship societies and founded Panda Training, a coaching automation startup. Ran the games and product programming for Slush in 2019.

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Board director at Empty Vessel

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Empty Vessel's investors · 3

1AM GamingSanta MonicaRaptor GroupMiami BeachSisu Game VenturesOslo

Experience

  1. PandatronAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  2. PandatronCPO2023 — 2025Helsinki Area, Finland
  3. Sisu Game VenturesPrincipal2022 — 2026Helsinki, Finland
  4. Sisu Game VenturesAssociate2020 — 2022Helsinki Metropolitan Area
  5. Panda TrainingCOO2018 — 2023Helsinki
  6. CompensatePeople Strategist2020Helsinki Metropolitan Area
  7. SlushHead of Kickoff Events2019 — 2020Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  8. Helsinki Think CompanyBoard Member - Collaboration2017 — 2019Helsinki
  9. University of HelsinkiCourse Assistant - Quantitative methods2018
  10. SkholeFIIntern + Junior Researcher2017 — 2018Helsinki
  11. University of HelsinkiResearch Assistant2016 — 2017Helsinki

Skills & more

SPSS4English10Social Psychology28Data Analysis12Group Dynamics20Event Planning9Event Production8Human Behavior15Student Organizations6Project Management3MarketingSales
+6 moreStart-upsVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipTeamworkInterpersonal SkillsPublic Speaking

Languages English · Finnish · Swedish

From Jere's professional profile.

Network2

Ed Fries
General Partner at 1Up Ventures
Erik Gloersen
General Partner at Sisu Game Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jere Partanen?
The youngest team member, who supported startups through student entrepreneurship societies and founded Panda Training, a coaching automation startup. Ran the games and product programming for Slush in 2019.
Where does Jere Partanen work?
Jere Partanen is Board director at Empty Vessel.
What check size does Jere Partanen write?
Jere Partanen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Jere Partanen go to school?
Jere Partanen studied at University of Helsinki (Master of Social Sciences, Social Psychology); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Master's degree, Social Psychology); University of Helsinki (Bachelor's degree, Social Psychology).

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