About
Vesa Laakso has 15+ years' experience, co-founded the first Nordic EdTech fund, and assesses learning products by combining pedagogical soundness with user experience, focusing on early childhood and language learning.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCybersecurityDefense TechEdTech
Experience
- Venuuvanhempi ohjelmistosuunnittelijacurrent2018 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- VenuuDeveloper2013 — 2018
- Aalto University School of Science and TechnologyCourse Assistant2013Finland
- ReaktorSoftware Developer2013
Education
- Aalto University2012 — 2018
Skills & more
HTML 515JavaScript19Git13Ruby on Rails11CSS34React5Node.js3jQuery1AJAX2PHP1MySQL4WordPress1
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C++BashSQLLinuxCSSHTML5ProgrammingWeb DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesLanguages English · Finnish
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Vesa Laakso work?
- Vesa Laakso is Partner at Sparkmind.vc.
- What does Vesa Laakso invest in?
- Vesa Laakso invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, EdTech.
- What check size does Vesa Laakso write?
- Vesa Laakso typically writes checks of $1M.
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