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Tomi Poutanen

Investor

Co-Founder and Partner at Radical Ventures

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Writes $1M – $25M checks

About

Tomi Poutanen is a serial AI founder and fund co‑founder who shaped Canada's AI ecosystem, actively building AI companies and engaging as investor and CEO of health‑AI Signal 1.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechHealthtechSemiconductors

Experience

  1. Signal 1Chief Executive Officercurrent2022 — presentToronto, ON
  2. Radical VenturesCo-Founder & Partnercurrent2017 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. Vector InstituteCo-Founder & Advisorcurrent2016 — presentToronto, Canada Area
  4. TDSVP and Chief AI Officer2018 — 2022Toronto, Canada Area
  5. Layer 6 AICo-Founder & Co-CEO2016 — 2022Toronto, Canada Area
  6. Creative Destruction LabFounding Fellow2013 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
  7. Milq Inc.Co-Founder & CTO2012 — 2017Toronto, Canada Area
  8. MicrosoftPrincipal Software Engineer2010 — 2012
  9. Yahoo!Sr. Principal Engineer2009 — 2010
  10. High Performance Search AlgorithmsFounder2007 — 2009
  11. YahooSr. Director, Product Management2003 — 2007
  12. YahooDirector, International Web Search Operations2002 — 2003
  13. Inktomi CorporationGM, Paid Inclusion1999 — 2002
  14. Data Compression TechnologiesCo-Founder1993 — 1996

Education

  1. University of Toronto - Rotman School of ManagementMBA1997 — 1999
  2. University of TorontoMASC, Computer Engineering1996 — 1997
  3. University of WaterlooBASC, Computer Engineering1991 — 1996

Skills & more

Search Engine5Social Media4Computer Engineering5Scalability9Product Management46Monetization2Distributed Systems31Machine Learning8Search Engines8Web Applications6Search Engine Technology12Algorithms15
+8 moreBig DataE-commerceStart-upsSEMMobile ApplicationsMobile DevicesStrategySearch Engine Marketing (SEM)

From Tomi's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management82

Clayton MacDougaldInvestment Director - Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgLeah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VCKaty YamGeneral Manager at Inovia CapitalGreg AllenPartner at ChrysalixIvan YuenInvestor at AgeTech CapitalSarah FangPrincipal, Finance at Vanedge Capital

+ 76 more

Also attended University of Toronto221

Yasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC

+ 215 more

Also attended University of Waterloo161

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC

+ 155 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Vector Institute3

Paige DickieVice-President at Radical VenturesJordan JacobsCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Radical VenturesAjay AgrawalCo-founder & Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners

Also worked at TD63

Mark FieldsInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersRick GrinnellFounder and Managing Partner at Glasswing VenturesLeah BaePrincipal at Higher Ground LabsJill FrankleSenior Advisor at Navitas CapitalKaki CaceresVice President, Finance at StripesMegan SteeleController at FinTech Collective

+ 57 more

Also worked at Layer 6 AI2

Paige DickieVice-President at Radical VenturesJordan JacobsCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Radical Ventures

Also worked at Microsoft626

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital

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Investments

Investor

Signal 1

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Radical Ventures

Aaron Brindle
Partner, Public Affairs at Radical Ventures
Aaron Rosenberg
Partner at Radical Ventures
Andy Bredar
Investor at Radical Ventures
Anuj Karwa
Manager, Finance at Radical Ventures
Arrika He
Senior Associate, Finance at Radical Ventures
Barney Pell
Venture Partner at Radical Ventures
Blair Bernholtz
Partner, CFO at Radical Ventures
Carrie Barker
Director of Talent at Radical Ventures