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Sakari Pihlava

Investor

Partner at Vendep Capital

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Writes $108K – $3.2M checks

About

Sakari Pihlava combines nearly two decades of software work—engineer to IPO leader at F‑Secure—with cross‑border VC experience, deep technicality (17+ years coding, active GitHub) and focus on AI-driven productivity autopilots.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaS

Experience

  1. Vendep CapitalGeneral Partner at Vendep Capitalcurrent2017 — presentEspoo
  2. Vendep Startup FundFounding Partnercurrent2013 — presentHelsinki
  3. VendepCEO, Partner2011 — 2017Helsinki
  4. Efecte Corp.Vice President Products2008 — 2010
  5. Efecte Corp.Head of European Business Unit2007 — 2008
  6. TVM CapitalSenior Associate2003 — 2007
  7. F-Secure OyjHead of Engineering1995 — 2001
  8. StonesoftSoftware Engineer1992 — 1995

Education

  1. IMDMBA, General Management2002 — 2003
  2. Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolanMSc, Computer Science1990 — 1997

Skills & more

Start-ups99Venture Capital34Entrepreneurship41Product Management21Cloud Computing25New Business Development12Business Development55Corporate Development4Business Strategy32Management Consulting4Product Marketing5Agile Methodologies3
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentBusiness ModelingAngel InvestingMobile DevicesSoftware DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsBusiness AlliancesGo-to-market StrategyStrategy DevelopmentSaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategy

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