Roope Vahahyyppa
InvestorInvestment Director at Slingshot Ventures
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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About
Roope Vahahyyppa began his career in investment banking, working in M&A at Lazard in Amsterdam for over four years advising on cross-border corporate transactions and private equity deals across various industries. He then joined Heineken's M&A team, where he executed minority and majority transactions in markets worldwide and gained experience in the consumer space. He now serves as an Investment Director at Slingshot Ventures.
Experience
- Slingshot VenturesPartnercurrent2026 — present
- Slingshot VenturesInvestment Director2022 — 2026
- The HEINEKEN CompanyGlobal Corporate Development (M&A)2018 — 2022Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- LazardAssociate2017 — 2018Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- LazardAnalyst2014 — 2017Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- LazardIntern Corporate Finance2014Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- INGIntern at ING Corporate Finance2013Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- DataroomServices B.V.Project Employee2012 — 2013Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roope Vahahyyppa?
- Roope Vahahyyppa began his career in investment banking, working in M&A at Lazard in Amsterdam for over four years advising on cross-border corporate transactions and private equity deals across various industries. He then joined Heineken's M&A team, where he executed minority and majority transactions in markets worldwide and gained experience in the consumer space. He now serves as an Investment Director at Slingshot Ventures.
- Where does Roope Vahahyyppa work?
- Roope Vahahyyppa is Investment Director at Slingshot Ventures.
- Where did Roope Vahahyyppa go to school?
- Roope Vahahyyppa studied at Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master of Science (MSc), Financial Economics); Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Grado, Economics); Utrecht University (Economics and Business economics).
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Also attended Universidad Carlos III de Madrid137
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Also attended Utrecht University181
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Also attended Erasmiaans Gymnasium6
Shared employers
Also worked at Slingshot Ventures8
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Also worked at The HEINEKEN Company35
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Also worked at Lazard341
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Also worked at ING102
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