Where does Juho Risku work?

Juho Risku is Co-founder, Partner at Butterfly Ventures.

Where did Juho Risku go to school?

Juho Risku studied at University of Oulu (M.Sc., Economics and Business Administration / Management and Organization); University of Oulu (B.Sc., Economics and Business Administration / Management and Organization); University of Oulu (DI, Process Engineering).

Juho Risku

Investor

Co-founder, Partner at Butterfly Ventures

Finland

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Juho: together at SpinDrive

About

Serial entrepreneur since 1996 and founder of four companies with an M.Sc. in Economics; a VC since 2012 who has participated in 100+ rounds and often serves as the first point of contact for startups, with deep knowledge of products, metrics, and business models.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

j•••@butterfly.vcreveal

Experience

Butterfly VenturesCo-founder, Partnercurrent2012 — presentOulu, Finland
SisuSemiBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentFinland
Flow ComputingBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentFinland
Geyser BatteriesBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentFinland
SapotechBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentOulu Area, Finland
Tribevine, Inc.CEO / Co-foundercurrent2008 — presentOulu, Finland; Helsinki, Finland; Kuopio, Finland
HYPERMEMO OYBoard Member2023 — 2025Finland
NaavaBoard Member2023 — 2025Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
NaavaChairman Of The Board2019 — 2023Helsinki Area, Finland
NaavaBoard Member2015 — 2019Helsinki, Finland
Surgify Medical OyBoard Member2020 — 2025Finland
SpinDriveBoard Member2021 — 2023Finland
Ampliconyx OyChairman of the Board2021Finland
OptiWatti OyBoard Member2017 — 2020Finland
Mainostoimisto VwD, Inc.Board member2010 — 2011Oulu, Finland
Oulu Innovation OyBoard Member2006 — 2010Oulu, Finland
Visualway Design, Inc.Owner, Chairman of the board1996 — 2010Oulu, Finland
Visualway Design, Inc.CEO1996 — 2005
Global Clusters ProgramSteering Committee Member2007 — 2008Oulu, Finland
Helmi Technologies, Inc.CEO, CTO, Founder2004 — 2007Oulu, Finland; Helsinki, Finland; Silicon Valley, California, USA
University of Oulu / CreaM - Creative Business ManagementSteering Committee Member2005 — 2007Oulu, Finland
Mediaforum OuluBoard member2003 — 2006
Global Software ProgramSteering Committee Member2005 — 2006
Consov OyBoard member1994 — 1996
Neste OyjComputer support, Project management1994

Skills & more

Board GovernanceBoard level experienceLeadershipWeb Project Management6Software Project Management15Marketing Management4Online Communications1Venture Capital69Seed Capital4Online Marketing17Business Modeling34Web 2.06

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Public FinanceStrategic PlanningAJAXCrowdsourcingAgile Project ManagementAgile Business DevelopmentOpen Source LicensingSocial Media MarketingStrategyInternational BusinessPresentation DevelopmentUser Experience

Languages English · Finnish · Russian · Swedish

From Juho's professional profile.

Colleagues at Butterfly Ventures

Adam Waglay

Director at Butterfly Ventures

Anette Nordvall

Venture Partner at Butterfly Ventures

Anti Kodar

Investor at Butterfly Ventures

Dustin Beck

Director at Butterfly Ventures

Jenny Goh

Operational Lead – Singapore at 1982 Ventures

Liina Lehtonen

Principal at Butterfly Ventures

Matti Kanninen

Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Butterfly Ventures

Tanya Horowitz

Partner at Butterfly Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Juho Risku?: Serial entrepreneur since 1996 and founder of four companies with an M.Sc. in Economics; a VC since 2012 who has participated in 100+ rounds and often serves as the first point of contact for startups, with deep knowledge of products, metrics, and business models.
Where does Juho Risku work?: Juho Risku is Co-founder, Partner at Butterfly Ventures.
Where did Juho Risku go to school?: Juho Risku studied at University of Oulu (M.Sc., Economics and Business Administration / Management and Organization); University of Oulu (B.Sc., Economics and Business Administration / Management and Organization); University of Oulu (DI, Process Engineering).