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Johannes Korpela

Investor

CEO & Investments at Wave Ventures

Finland

Experience

  1. Wave VenturesCEO / Managing Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Wave VenturesPartner2025
  3. Founders House HelsinkiFoundercurrent2026 — present
  4. McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consulting2025Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  5. SupercellGrowth2024
  6. IvoprogCo-Founder & Board Advisor (Sold)2023 — 2024
  7. Various CompaniesOperator2022 — 2024
  8. Helsingin kaupunki – Helsingfors stad – City of HelsinkiMathematics Teacher2021 — 2022
  9. STARKConstruction2017 — 2020
  10. Finnish National TeamAthlete2009 — 2020

Education

  1. Aalto UniversityBachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering
  2. Merisotakoulu - Sjökrigsskolan - Naval Academy
  3. Oulunkylän yhteiskoulu

Colleagues at Wave Ventures

Camilla Komulainen
Investments at Wave Ventures
Elis Hodzic
Investor at Wave Ventures
Margarethe Böhme
Investments at Wave Ventures
Max Larsson
Investments at Wave Ventures
Niklas Kervinen
Head of Marketing at Wave Ventures
Robin Hansson
CFO & Investments at Wave Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Johannes Korpela work?
Johannes Korpela is CEO & Investments at Wave Ventures.

Founder mafias

McKinsey & Company mafia319

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co.Inaki BerenguerAssociateFounded InfiniteWatch +2Ryan XueManagement ConsultantFounded Andco +2Max AhrensFellow InternFounded Maihem +2Pedro SicilianoBusiness Analyst InternFounded Teachy +1Shantanu AgarwalSummer AssociateFounded Sustaera +1

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Aalto University mafia22

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Pauliina MartikainenAalto University School of BusinessFounded Wave VenturesFilip DamesMSCFounded ZalandoJiri HeinonenBachelor of Science - BSFounded SwappieVille VesterinenBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded HousecatPauliina MeskanenMaster's degreeFounded CalectraRiku LindholmMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Meru Health

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Wave Ventures mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rasmus AreskougVenture PartnerFounded ParaglidePauliina MartikainenCo-FounderFounded Wave VenturesElis HodzicInvestorFounded ScapePauliina MeskanenInvestment ManagerFounded Calectra

Same school

Also attended Aalto University97

Patrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanMirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesMohammad Zuhair KhanTrainee / Data Engineer at Lifeline VenturesTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline Ventures

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Also attended Merisotakoulu - Sjökrigsskolan - Naval Academy1

Kaj HagrosManaging Partner at Redstone

Shared employers

Also worked at Wave Ventures15

Rasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesPauliina MartikainenManaging Partner at Maki.vcAnton BackmanGeneral Partner at Play VenturesMartti SuomelaChairman at Korpun Siemen OyDaniela SjunnessonPartner at node.vc

+ 9 more

Also worked at Founders House Helsinki3

Robin HanssonCFO & Investments at Wave VenturesCamilla KomulainenInvestments at Wave VenturesNiklas KervinenHead of Marketing at Wave Ventures

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,453

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

+ 1,447 more

Also worked at Various Companies193

Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesYtsen van der MeerPrincipal at Cottonwood Technology FundHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Danielle AbdelahadInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSiddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCO

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