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

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

+12 more

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

Anette Nordvall

Venture Partner at Butterfly Ventures

Anti Kodar

Investor 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

Tanya Marvin-Horowitz

Partner at Butterfly Ventures

Ville Heikkinen

Co-founder 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).