About
Ossi Tiainen is a Partner at NGP Capital, which he joined in 2016. He has over eight years of venture capital experience and three years in management consulting, focusing on AI, cybersecurity, spatial computing, and space tech. He holds an M.Sc. with distinction from Aalto University in Helsinki, where he studied industrial engineering, computer science, and economics.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySpace Tech
Experience
- NGP CapitalPartnercurrent2024 — presentBerlin, Germany
- NGP CapitalPrincipal, VP, Associate, Senior Analyst2016 — 2024Berlin, Germany; Palo Alto, California; Helsinki, Finland
- ESA Business Accelerator GermanyInvestment Advisory Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- Impossible CloudInvestorcurrent2025 — presentHamburg, Germany
- The Exploration CompanyInvestorcurrent2024 — presentMunich, Germany
- Xona Space SystemsInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Akeyless SecurityInvestorcurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
- CodaInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ShippeoBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentParis, France
- ScanditInvestorcurrent2018 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- Dataloop AIBoard Observer2022 — 2025Tel Aviv, Israel
- Perception PointInvestor2021 — 2024Tel Aviv, Israel
- KiuasStartup Coach2021 — 2023Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
- HysolateInvestor2018 — 2022Israel
- DeliverooInvestor2016 — 2021United Kingdom
- August AssociatesConsultant2014 — 2016Helsinki Area, Finland
- August AssociatesAnalyst2013 — 2014Helsinki Area, Finland
- Aalto University Institute of Strategy and VenturingResearcher (Master's thesis)2012 — 2013Helsinki Area, Finland
- Synocus OyConsultant Intern2011 — 2012Helsinki Area, Finland
- August AssociatesAnalyst Intern2011Helsinki Area, Finland
- Aalto UniversityCourse Assistant2010 — 2011Helsinki Area, Finland
- Network TenCommercial Operations Assistant2010Sydney, Australia
- Aalto UniversityCourse Assistant2009 — 2010Helsinki Area, Finland
- Aalto UniversityAssistant Teacher2009Helsinki Area, Finland
Skills & more
EnglishGermanFinnishSwedishVenture CapitalManagement ConsultingFinancial AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentDue DiligenceStart-upsData AnalysisStatistical Modeling
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Business StrategyProgrammingInvestmentsProject ManagementConsultingFinancial ModelingBusiness PlanningTeachingRapidminerStrategyMicrosoft Power BISTATALanguages English · Finnish · German · Swedish
- Building and Managing Boards Training — Invest Europe
From Ossi's professional profile.
Colleagues at NGP Capital
Ann Rosenberg
Advisor at NGP Capital
Anna Teyssot
Advisor at NGP Capital
Anupam Rastogi
Managing Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
Atte Honkasalo
Vice President, Data & Analytics at NGP Capital
Bo Ilsoe
Managing Partner at NGP Capital
Cathy Li
Manager, Post-Investment at NGP Capital
Christian Noske
Partner at NGP Capital
David Tang
Partner at Nokia Growth Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ossi Tiainen?
- Ossi Tiainen is a Partner at NGP Capital, which he joined in 2016. He has over eight years of venture capital experience and three years in management consulting, focusing on AI, cybersecurity, spatial computing, and space tech. He holds an M.Sc. with distinction from Aalto University in Helsinki, where he studied industrial engineering, computer science, and economics.
- Where does Ossi Tiainen work?
- Ossi Tiainen is Partner at NGP Capital.
- What does Ossi Tiainen invest in?
- Ossi Tiainen invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Space Tech.
- Where did Ossi Tiainen go to school?
- Ossi Tiainen studied at Aalto University (M.Sc. (Tech), Strategy); Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia | Exchange Studies); Ressu Upper Secondary School (Matriculation Examination).
Same school
Also attended Aalto University101
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Also attended Macquarie University70
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Shared employers
Also worked at ESA Business Accelerator Germany2
Also worked at Dataloop AI5
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Also worked at Perception Point6
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