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Tommi Äijälä

Investor

Group Chair at Innovestor Ventures

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

About

Founder and Chair of Innovestor with over 20 years of industry experience. Before founding the firm in 2014, he was CEO of Finlandia Group and held senior roles at Nordea across banking, asset management and capital markets. He is active in the venture capital segment and sits on several portfolio boards. He holds a master's in Economics from Turku School of Economics.

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Experience

  1. InnovestorChaircurrent2017 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  2. InnovestorCEO & Co-foundercurrent2014 — present
  3. FVCA - PääomasijoittajatBoard membercurrent2025 — present
  4. CronvallBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  5. Scratcher.ioBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  6. Feelingstream - stop losing in customer serviceBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  7. SpinDriveBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  8. InnomostBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  9. PS Audio Design OyBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  10. Taitori OyBoard Observercurrent2018 — present
  11. Finlandia Group OyjCEO2009 — 2013
  12. Nordea MarketsSenior Sales Manager2006 — 2009
  13. Nordea Asset ManagementHead of Private Sales2004 — 2006
  14. Nordea Asset ManagementBusiness Controller2001 — 2004

Education

  1. Turku School of Economics at the University of TurkuMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Economics1996 — 2001

Skills & more

Business Strategy17Investment Banking9Asset Management10Retail Banking1Investment Strategies1Fixed Income7Alternative Investments4Private Equity1Investments2Financial Markets4Business Planning2Entrepreneurship2
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From Tommi's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku3

Tommi SilvastInvestment Analyst at Sentica Partners OyMikael LassooyFinance & Operations Manager at Greencode VenturesOlga KauvosaariInvestor at FiBAN

Shared employers

Also worked at Innovestor27

Wilhelm LindholmGroup CEO at Innovestor VenturesTomi AsantiManaging Partner, Real Estate 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 FVCA - Pääomasijoittajat11

Pirkka PalomäkiFounding Partner at Maki.vcPauliina MartikainenManaging Partner at Maki.vcTimo ArgillanderExecutive Chairman, Co-Founder at IPR.VCTopi PöyhönenInvestment Associate at IPR.VCJussi SainiemiPartner at Voima VenturesTanya HorowitzPartner at Butterfly Ventures

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Also worked at Cronvall1

Ines Bergmann-NoltingManaging Partner at Greencode Ventures

Also worked at Feelingstream - stop losing in customer service1

Reima LinnanvirtaPartner at Trind Ventures

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