About
Co-founder and investor with over 30 years of digital media business experience, previously at Apple.
Experience
- IPR.VCExecutive Chairmancurrent2026 — present
- IPR.VCManaging Partner, Co-founder2015 — 2025Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Finnish Venture Capital Association - FVCAMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2021
- Digital Media FinlandAdvisor2015 — 2018
- Digital Media FinlandConsultant, Partner2002 — 2015
- To the Point Ltd / Morning Digital Design OyManaging Director1999 — 2001
- Edita PlcDirector, Electronic Publishing1998 — 1999
- AppleSales Manager1995 — 1998
- Brainware OyManaging Director1994 — 1995
- Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität MünchenResearcher1993 — 1994
- Brainware OyManaging Director1984 — 1993
Education
- Aalto UniversityM.Sc. (Eng.), Industrial Management1984 — 1990
- Helsingin Suomalainen YhteiskouluMatriculation exam1974 — 1984
Skills & more
Strategy99Management30Strategic Planning27Leadership16Streaming MediaFilm ProductionIndependent FilmManagement Consulting76Business Strategy78Entrepreneurship62Digital Media62New Media31
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Social MediaStart-upsBusiness ProcessBusiness PlanningSalesAnalyticsMediaMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsDigital StrategyBusiness ModelingChange ManagementLanguages English · Finnish · French · German · Swedish
- Duolingo
From Timo's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Aalto University69
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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Shared employers
Also worked at IPR.VC11
Andrea ScarsoManaging Partner at IPR.VCCéline DornierContent Executive at IPR.VCDarragh MatthewsInvestment Manager at IPR.VCHeikki HerlinMember of the Board at IPR.VCJames BakerMember of the Board at IPR.VCJoonas PönniöCOO at IPR.VC
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Also worked at Finnish Venture Capital Association - FVCA11
Pirkka PalomäkiFounding Partner at Maki.vcPauliina MartikainenManaging Partner at Maki.vcTopi PöyhönenInvestment Associate at IPR.VCJussi SainiemiPartner at Voima VenturesTanya HorowitzPartner at Butterfly VenturesTommi ÄijäläGroup Chair at Innovestor Ventures
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Also worked at Apple229
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesNicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applications
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Colleagues at IPR.VC
Andrea Scarso
Managing Partner at IPR.VC
Céline Dornier
Content Executive at IPR.VC
Darragh Matthews
Investment Manager at IPR.VC
Heikki Herlin
Member of the Board at IPR.VC
James Baker
Member of the Board at IPR.VC
Joonas Pönniö
COO at IPR.VC
Kanira Shah
Venture Partner, Future Content Fund at IPR.VC
Kerttu Kuub
Executive Assistant at IPR.VC























