About
Member of the OpenOcean deal team for the Truecaller investment.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Kameleonten AbChairman Of The Boardcurrent2018 — presentEsbo, Finland
- HeavenHRMember if the Boardcurrent2018 — presentBerlin, Germany
- RapidMinerBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- OpenOceanPartnercurrent2010 — present
- Sirius Consulting OyMDcurrent1999 — present
- Nordic TeleCom OyMember of the Boardcurrent2012 — presentEspoo, Finland
- MariaDBMember of the Boardcurrent2010 — present
- Superwise AbBoard membercurrent2007 — present
- BaseN OyBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentHelsinki Area, Finland
- Platform.shMember of the board2015 — 2018
- Carus PBS Ab LtdChairman of the Board2009 — 2017
- ZentyalBoard Member2015 — 2017
- BedditMember of the Board2007 — 2015
- WOT Services Ltd.Member of the Board2010 — 2013
- At KearneyConsultant1994 — 1997
Skills & more
Venture Capital11Strategy22Cloud Computing2Start-ups43Business Strategy34Product Management1Innovation Management2Entrepreneurship21Change Management5Open Source1Corporate Development3New Business Development4
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Business DevelopmentInternational BusinessManagement ConsultingMariaDBMobile DevicesFrom Ralf's professional profile.
Investments
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at OpenOcean
Adrien Levacic
Investment Associate at OpenOcean
Crystal van Oosterom
AI Venture Partner at OpenOcean
Duleepa 'Dups' Wijayawardhana
Venture Partner at OpenOcean
Ekaterina Almasque
General Partner at OpenOcean
Joanna Graiver
Investment Associate at OpenOcean
Kulpreet Singh
Operating Advisor at OpenOcean
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Lisa Edgar
Strategic Advisor at OpenOcean
Michael “Monty” Widenius
Advisor at OpenOcean
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ralf Wahlsten?
- Member of the OpenOcean deal team for the Truecaller investment.
- Where does Ralf Wahlsten work?
- Ralf Wahlsten is General Partner at OpenOcean.
- What does Ralf Wahlsten invest in?
- Ralf Wahlsten invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Ralf Wahlsten write?
- Ralf Wahlsten typically writes checks of $5.4M.
- What boards does Ralf Wahlsten sit on?
- Ralf Wahlsten holds tracked board seats at HeavenHR, Nordic Telecom, RapidMiner.
- What companies has Ralf Wahlsten invested in?
- Investments tracked here include MariaDB, MySQL.
- Where did Ralf Wahlsten go to school?
- Ralf Wahlsten studied at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan (MSc, Engineering); Brändö Gymnasium.
- Does Ralf Wahlsten lead rounds?
- Yes — Ralf Wahlsten has led 1 tracked investment.
Same school
Also attended Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan44
Timo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesPetteri KoponenFounding Partner at Lifeline VenturesIlkka PaananenAdvisor at Lifeline VenturesIlkka KivimäkiFounding Partner & Advisor at Maki.vcPirkka PalomäkiFounding Partner at Maki.vcJussi SainiemiPartner at Voima Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at OpenOcean15
Patrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanMirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanToby ObstbaumFund Controller at OpenOceanReid JacksonInvestor at Luminar VenturesRiku SeppäläGeneral Partner at Icebreaker
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Also worked at MariaDB6
Abdul GueforManaging Director at Intel CapitalPatrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanMichael FanfantGeneral Partner at Runa CapitalKeith BonniciInvestment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Jürgen IngelsFounding Partner and Chairman at SmartFinAri KorhonenGrowth Partner at Evli Growth Partners
