Sami Ahvenniemi

Experience

1. Vendep CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentHelsinki Metropolitan Area
2. InvenBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
3. BookboostBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentMalmo, Skåne County, Sweden
4. BehavixBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentEspoo, Uusimaa, Finland
5. AgiledayChairmancurrent2023 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
6. HopsworksBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
7. MyTelescopeBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
8. OffsightAdvisor & Angel Investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
9. MIT Enterprise Forum of CambridgeMentorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Boston
10. Edge Impulse (acquired by Qualcomm)Angel Investor2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
11. MarketMuse (acquired by Siteimprove)Advisor & Angel Investor2015 — 2024Greater Boston
12. Shark PunchAngel Investor2015 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
13. BehavioSecc (acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions)Member of the Board 2011-2012 & 10/2018->, Chairman 2012-20172011 — 2022
14. Verto Analytics (acquired by DISQO)Member of the Board2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
15. SSH Communications SecurityChief Customer Officer2019 — 2020Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
16. SSH Communications SecurityVice President of Global Sales2018Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
17. AirPairAngel Investor2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
18. Kontena (product and team acquired by Mirantis)Co-founder & VP, Business Development & Member of the Board,2015 — 2018Helsinki, Finland
19. WirepasMember of the Board2016 — 2017Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
20. MicroMedia Ltd.Member of the Board2006 — 2016

Education

1. Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolanMSc (Tech.), Industrial Engineering and Management1993 — 2010
2. Lappajärven Lukio / Lappajärvi Highschool1988 — 1992
3. Greenway Highschool1989 — 1990

Skills & more

Languages English · Finnish · French · German · South Ostrobothnian · Swedish

From Sami's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan33

RWRalf WahlstenChairman at OpenOceanTATimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesPKPetteri KoponenFounding Partner at Lifeline VenturesIPIlkka PaananenAdvisor at Lifeline VenturesIKIlkka KivimäkiFounding Partner & Advisor at Maki.vcPPPirkka PalomäkiFounding Partner at Maki.vc

+ 27 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Bookboost2

SASamuli AheristoInvestment Associate at Vendep CapitalAJAlexander JöndellPartner at FSG

Also worked at MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge5

GBGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesECElaine ChenAdvisor at Cybernetix VenturesJJJennifer JORDANOperating Partner at iGlobe PartnersMFMichael FrankOperating Partner at Stage 1 VenturesJZJulianne ZimmermanManaging Director at Reinventure Capital

Also worked at Wirepas5

MUMargus UudamFounding Partner at Karma VenturesJLJuha LehtolaDirector, Venture and Growth Investments at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)PSPatrick SheehanFounder and Managing Partner at ETF PartnersLGLaurence GarrettPartner at Highland EuropeBSBret SmallAssociate Partner at Natural Bridges Ventures (NBV)

Also worked at Helmi Technologies, Inc.1

JRJuho RiskuCo-founder, Partner at Butterfly Ventures