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81 people in our graph share verified history with Juha — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Timo AhopeltounlockedJuha: together at Slush (2014–2016)
×4Juha: together at Aalto University
Juha: together at VTI Technologies Oy
×6Juha: together at Slush
About
Co-founder and CTO from January 2017 to December 2023; left with Skogman after the ownership change.
Co-Founder & CTO at Blok
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Blok's investors · 8
Blank VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksBonnier CapitalStockholmLifeline VenturesHelsinkiMaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checksManta Ray VenturesLondonPICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checksProtagonistBay Harbor Islands · $10K – $1M checksRackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checks
Co-founders at Blok
Experience
- ElisaAI Architectcurrent2025 — presentHelsinki
- IntentfaceSenior GenAI Engineer2024 — 2025Finland
- Blok EnterprisesCo-Founder & CTO2017 — 2023Helsinki
- SlushCTO2016Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- SlushFull Stack Developer2014 — 2015Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- EricssonSoftware Developer2014 — 2016Kirkkonummi, Uusimaa, Finland
- Aalto UniversityResearch Assistant2012 — 2013Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
- VTI Technologies OyOperator2011Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
Skills & more
Large Language Models (LLM)Cloud ComputingArchitectureBusiness RequirementsAnalyticsCoachingEngineering ManagementProduct ManagementProduct StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Technical LeadershipIT Management
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Digital StrategyWeb AnalyticsHaskellTypeScriptExpress.jsClojureRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Vector DatabasesGenerative AIChatGPTLangChainLlamaIndexLanguages English · Finnish · Swedish
- Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect — Google
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Juha Jokela?
- Co-founder and CTO from January 2017 to December 2023; left with Skogman after the ownership change.
- Where does Juha Jokela work?
- Juha Jokela is Co-Founder & CTO of Blok.
- What companies did Juha Jokela found?
- Juha Jokela founded Blok.
- Where did Juha Jokela go to school?
- Juha Jokela studied at Aalto University (Master's Programme in Computer Science, Big Data and Large-Scale Computing); Aalto University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Helsinki University Viikki Upper Secondary School (Matriculation Examination).
Founder mafias
Aalto University mafia59
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Olli NuutilaIndustrial managementFounded Cactos +1Jan GoetzTitle of DocentFounded Iqm +1Wycliffe RadumaMaster of Science in TechnologyFounded Otos Health +1Arto TolonenMaster's degreeFounded Audiodraft +1Niko KarstikkoMasters (incomplete)Founded Bobw +1Patrik BackmanMaster of ScienceFounded Mariadb Corporation
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Same school
Also attended Aalto University163
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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Shared employers
Also worked at Elisa11
Petteri KoponenFounding Partner at Lifeline VenturesChristian ArrheniusInvestment Manager at Helmet CapitalLauri KokkilaPartner at InventureStanislav IvanovFounding Partner at Tera VenturesTeemu KoskiHead (NODWIN Gaming MENA) at NODWIN GamingTaru WahlroosHead of Platform & Marketing at Vendep Capital
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Also worked at Blok Enterprises4
Also worked at Slush25
Timo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesPetteri KoponenFounding Partner at Lifeline VenturesMaija MuntilaTalent Lead at Lifeline VenturesKonradInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesIlkka KivimäkiFounding Partner & Advisor at Maki.vcPauliina MartikainenManaging Partner at Maki.vc
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Also worked at Ericsson180
Tom HodgesPartner & co-Head of Private Equity Strategy at Generation Investment ManagementBjörn StrömInvestor at EQT VenturesFrank LevinsonInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersHari GopalDirector of Corporate Insights at Tech Square VenturesPedro GomesDirector, Intelligence & Transformation at Bright Pixel CapitalMarc FaucherManaging Partner at ArcTern Ventures
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