Kim Väisänen

Investor

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

About

Kim Väisänen founded Blancco Ltd in 1997 and led the company for 15 years, building it into an international business before it was acquired by a London Stock Exchange-listed company in 2014. Since then he has focused on private investments. He is also a columnist, blogger, public speaker, and author of two books in Finland.

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Experience

Luxury ActionChairpersoncurrent2025 — present
ValkokangasProgram Coordinatorcurrent2024 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
RowlyGOChairpersoncurrent2024 — present
Scratcher.ioBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
GuidinBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentTampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Evli Growth PartnersGrowth Partnercurrent2019 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Commu AppInvestorcurrent2024 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
HUONE Meeting and Event VenuesChairperson of the Boardcurrent2023 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
refurbedBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentVienna, Austria
TSR | ELSITEBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
YoupretBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentJoensuu, North Karelia, Finland
SuperApp OyChairman Of The Boardcurrent2020 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
LivetoBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentJyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
BuildieBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentTampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Asuntosalkku OyjMember of the Boardcurrent2015 — presentHelsinki, Finland
Takeoff PartnersSenior Partnercurrent2015 — presentHelsinki, Finland
Välitysklinikka OyChairperson2024 — 2025
Lasten ja nuorten säätiöBoard Member2022 — 2025
Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN)Chairperson of the Board2023 — 2024Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN)Vice Chairman of the Board2022 — 2023Helsinki Metropolitan Area

Education

Joensuun yliopistoEconomics1991 — 1998
Outokummun LukioSecondary school graduate, Economics1988 — 1991

Skills & more

Start-ups99New Business Development53Business Development47Business Strategy87Strategic Partnerships46Solution Selling29Strategy25Product Marketing10International Sales13Product Management21B2B14Sales Management7

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EntrepreneurshipSales ProcessEnterprise SoftwareInternational BusinessBusiness PlanningNegotiationTeam LeadershipManagementDirect SalesMobile DevicesMarketingCloud Computing

Languages English · Swedish