Fundraising Fox

Riku Seppälä

Investor

General Partner at Icebreaker

Helsinki, Finland

Writes $150K – $800K checks · typically $500K

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. Icebreaker.vcCo-founder and General Partnercurrent2016 — presentHelsinki
  2. AibidiaInvestor, Board Member, Board Observercurrent2018 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  3. Startup FoundationBoard Member2020 — 2023Finland
  4. Open Ocean CapitalPrincipal2011 — 2016Helsinki
  5. HopperMarketing Engineer2011Montreal, Canada Area
  6. Canviousco-founder2009 — 2011Montreal, Canada
  7. NHybridco-founder2009 — 2011Montreal
  8. Aalto Entrepreneurship SocietyCo-founder2008 — 2010Helsinki, Finland
  9. BolideaBusiness analyst2009 — 2010
  10. Google Inc.Online Sales & Operations Intern2007
  11. Tietopoli OyPresident2006 — 2007
  12. Tietopoli OyCEO2005

Skills & more

Start-ups99Sales7Capital5Online Advertising10Web Development10Entrepreneurship82Product Management18Venture Capital42Making Coffee1Business Strategy31Online Marketing5Mobile Applications12
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Colleagues at Icebreaker

Aleksi Partanen
General Partner at Icebreaker
Jesse Tinell
Partner at Icebreaker
Lasse Lehtinen
General Partner at Icebreaker
Leo Giertz
General Partner at Icebreaker
Lukas Malmberg
Analyst at Icebreaker
Teddie Wardi
Co-founder & Special Advisor at Icebreaker
Tunde Adekeye
Associate at Icebreaker

Network1

Aleksi Partanen
General Partner at Icebreaker

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Riku Seppälä?
General Partner at Icebreaker
Where does Riku Seppälä work?
Riku Seppälä is General Partner at Icebreaker.
What check size does Riku Seppälä write?
Riku Seppälä typically writes checks of $150K – $800K.
Where did Riku Seppälä go to school?
Riku Seppälä studied at Aalto University (Master's, International Business); Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan (Masters, Corporate Strategy); Fudan University (Exchange, Chinese).

Same school

Also attended Aalto University101

Patrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanMirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesMohammad Zuhair KhanTrainee / Data Engineer at Lifeline VenturesTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline Ventures

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Also attended Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan39

Ralf WahlstenChairman at OpenOceanTimo 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.vc

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Also attended Fudan University97

Mirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanHege TollerudHead of Community & Events at Brighteye VenturesChan Yip PangExecutive Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Adam ZongEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceRin HuangPartner at Fenbushi CapitalSarah ChanController at Stripes

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Shared employers

Also worked at Aibidia5

Steve SchlenkerInvestor at DN CapitalTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline VenturesBenoit JacobInvestment Manager at DN CapitalPhilippe ColletPartner at Global Founders CapitalHannu-Tapani LeppänenFounder at Aibidia

Also worked at Startup Foundation5

Timo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesIlkka KivimäkiFounding Partner & Advisor at Maki.vcInka MeroFounder & Managing Partner at Voima VenturesMoaffak AhmedVenture Partner & co-founder at Sisu Game VenturesVille VesterinenScout at Atomico

Also worked at Open Ocean Capital15

Patrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanRalf WahlstenChairman at OpenOceanMirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanToby ObstbaumFund Controller at OpenOceanReid JacksonInvestor at Luminar Ventures

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Also worked at Hopper12

Laura LenzInvestor at OMERS VenturesJack FraserPartner at BDC Venture CapitalDinar AhmedPartner at BDC Venture CapitalJimmy ZhuSenior Principal at Blumberg CapitalSteven ChungVice President at Inovia CapitalSophie ForestBoard member; Managing Partner at BrightSpark at ACET Capital

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