About
Asanti joined Innovestor in 2016 and founded Innovestor Real Estate in 2018, growing it into a real asset investor and manager operating across Finland with Finnish, Nordic and European private and institutional investors. He previously worked at Sponda, Kone, White & Case, the United Nations and Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and holds law degrees from Columbia and the University of Turku plus an MBA from Hult.
Experience
- InnovestorManaging Partner, Real Estatecurrent2018 — present
- 116 Street VenturesLimited Partner and Investment Committee Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Talas ElectricBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- AzzantumFounder and Chairmancurrent2015 — presentTallinn, Estonia
- Ledistys OyChairman of the Board2020 — 2024
- DottliChairman Of The Board2017 — 2022
- PULS NutritionBoard Member2017 — 2020
- Vicus Capital Advisors OyBoard Member2016 — 2020
- Sponda Plc (the Blackstone Group)General Manager2008 — 2017Moscow, Russian Federation
- KONE CorporationHead of Legal and Compliance, Russia & CIS2006 — 2008Moscow, Russian Federation
- KONE CorporationSenior Legal Counsel2004 — 2006Helsinki, Finland
- White & Case LLPSenior Associate2000 — 2004Helsinki, Finland
- Holland & Knight LLPAssociate1999 — 2000New York, NY, USA
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Department of International LawLegal Counsel1998 — 1999
- United Nations (HQ)Legal Advisor1998New York, NY, USA
Education
- Columbia Law SchoolMaster of Laws (LLM), Columbia Law School2003 — 2004
- Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business SchoolGlobal Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), London / Dubai2014 — 2016
- Turun yliopisto - University of TurkuMaster of Laws (LLM), J.D. equivalent1994 — 1998
- Stockholm UniversityNordplus Scholar, International Business1998
- University of LouisvilleResearch Scholar, Corporations1997
- Université de Fribourg - Universität FreiburgErasmus Scholar, EU trade1996 — 1997
Skills & more
Management41Team Management17Leadership16Business Strategy33Asset Management24Mergers & Acquisitions67Corporate Governance27Valuation34Real Estate25Private Equity20Corporate Finance16Sales Management6
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Financial StructuringTeam BuildingJoint VenturesInternational BusinessVenture CapitalReal Estate TransactionsReal Estate EconomicsB2BFinancial ReportingInvestmentsProject FinanceCorporate Real EstateLanguages English · Finnish · French · German · Russian · Swedish
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Also attended Turun yliopisto - University of Turku2
Also attended Stockholm University71
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Also attended Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg13
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Shared employers
Also worked at Innovestor27
Wilhelm LindholmGroup CEO at Innovestor VenturesTommi ÄijäläGroup Chair at Innovestor VenturesMatti HärkönenPartner, Corporate Venturing at Innovestor VenturesHeli Mehtätalo-TakalaHead of Investor Relations & Communications at Innovestor VenturesAleksi HuhtaDirector, Investor Relations at Innovestor VenturesMikko RautiainenInvestment Manager, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor Ventures
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Also worked at 116 Street Ventures1
Also worked at White & Case LLP21
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Also worked at United Nations (HQ)64
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Colleagues at Innovestor Ventures
Aleksi Huhta
Director, Investor Relations at Innovestor Ventures
Elie Kopaly
Investment Director, Energy Storage at Innovestor Ventures
Emilia Carlqvist
Analyst, Innovestor Life Science at Innovestor Ventures
Essi Hänninen
Office Manager at Innovestor Ventures
Hannu Jungman
Partner, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor Ventures
Heli Mehtätalo-Takala
Head of Investor Relations & Communications at Innovestor Ventures
Henrik Keinonen
Investor Relations at Innovestor Ventures
Janne Juhola
Partner, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor Ventures















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