About
Katja Toropainen is founder and CEO of Inklusiiv, which works with global leaders and teams on communication, collaboration, trust, and decision-making in distributed work environments. Her background includes roles as Chief Curator at Slush, experience in management consulting and financial services, and angel investing through Atomico. She holds an MSc from Aalto University, a CQ® Certified Facilitator credential from the Cultural Intelligence Center, and Foundation-level certification in Nonviolent Communication.
Experience
- InklusiivFounder & CEOcurrent2019 — presentHelsinki
- Women in Tech FinlandCEOcurrent2020 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Voland PartnersAdvisorcurrent2022 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- University of Eastern FinlandBoard Member2022 — 2025
- Atomico Angel ProgramAngel Investor2021 — 2022
- Atomico Angel ProgramAngel Investor - Angel Programme 20202019 — 2020
- Alma AngelsAngel Investor2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- SlushChief Program Curator2017 — 2018Helsinki Area, Finland
- SlushProgram2016Helsinki Area, Finland
- Luova AaltoCo-founder & Chair of the Board2016 — 2018Helsinki Area, Finland
- Demos HelsinkiProduct Development and Sales2016Helsinki Area, Finland
- SlushEditor at Slush News2015 — 2016Helsinki Area, Finland
- NesteGlobal Finance Process Trainee2015Finland
- Neste OilFinancial Assistant2013 — 2014Finland
- OveniaOffice Worker2012 — 2013Nummela Area , Finland
- McDonald'sCashier2011 — 2012Lohja Area, Finland
Skills & more
Psychological SafetyLeadership DevelopmentGlobal LeadershipCross-Cultural CommunicationOrganizational DevelopmentTraining DeliveryGender EqualityDiversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI)Business Development14SalesManagement ConsultingProject Management26
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Venture CapitalProduct DevelopmentBusiness StrategyStartupsEntrepreneurshipMarketingCQCultural IntelligenceFacilitationTeamworkLeadershipWritingLanguages English · Finnish · French · Swedish
- Fearless Organization Scan Certified Practitioner — The Fearless Organization Scan
- Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Level 1 Foundation Training — CNVC, Center for Nonviolent Communication
- CQ® Certified Facilitator: CQ Certification — Cultural Intelligence Center
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Katja Toropainen?
- Katja Toropainen is founder and CEO of Inklusiiv, which works with global leaders and teams on communication, collaboration, trust, and decision-making in distributed work environments. Her background includes roles as Chief Curator at Slush, experience in management consulting and financial services, and angel investing through Atomico. She holds an MSc from Aalto University, a CQ® Certified Facilitator credential from the Cultural Intelligence Center, and Foundation-level certification in Nonviolent Communication.
- Where does Katja Toropainen work?
- Katja Toropainen is Angel at Atomico.
- What check size does Katja Toropainen write?
- Katja Toropainen typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- Where did Katja Toropainen go to school?
- Katja Toropainen studied at Aalto University (Master of Science (M.Sc. Economics), Information and Service Management); TBS Education (Exchange studies); Aalto University (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Economics and Business Administration).
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