About
Vesa Lehtinen is an angel investor and business development executive with experience internationalizing companies across sports innovation, cybersecurity, medical technology, defense, electric vehicles, and motorsports. He has held roles in Finland's fastest-growing electronic financial services center and managed internationalization strategies for organizations in medical technology and digital business services. Lehtinen brings expertise in international business development, B2B marketing, and organizational scaling, along with background as a competitive racing driver.
Experience
- FG SeriesNeuvonantajacurrent2026 — present
- New Defence Finland OyChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentTampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
- Startup LionsBoard Chaircurrent2024 — presentFinland
- Corenvest OyCEO and Foundercurrent2011 — presentFinland
- Jyvaskylan Yritystehdas OyBusiness Coachcurrent2019 — presentJyväskylä
- NewIcon - Health Technology CompanyInvestor and board membercurrent2012 — presentFinland
- On-Time Research SolutionsInvestor and Chairman of the boardcurrent2020 — presentJyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
- Innovosens ABInvestor and board membercurrent2020 — presentMalmo, Skåne County, Sweden
- Advanced UVC Technologies OyInvestor (+ Chairman of the Board 2019-2020)current2019 — presentKuopio Area, Finland
- Valaa TechnologiesInvestor and Advisorcurrent2019 — presentTampere Area, Finland
- Spintop VenturesInvestorcurrent2013 — presentGreater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- Cah.fi OyChairman of the Board, Co-Foundercurrent2015 — presentFinland
- & an Advisor and a board member in several companiesHands-on Business Angel & Experienced Business Development Executivecurrent2010 — presentFinland
- University of JyväskyläBusiness Development Specialist2022 — 2025Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
- Biopsense OyBoard Member2020 — 2024Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
- EID Robotics OyInvestor2019 — 2024Greater Kuopio Area
- Toroidion LtdInvestor (+ Chairman Of the Board 2016-2020)2015 — 2021Finland
- Visual Strategy Map - a Spin-off from Ceriffi OyBusiness consultant2019 — 2020Finland
- Cahfila OyChairman Of The Board2018 — 2020Kuopio Area, Finland
- Konttiravintola MortonChairman of the advisory board2019Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
- Mega Electronics LtdAdvisor2015 — 2016Finland
- Mega Electronics LtdVice President, Business Development2013 — 2015Finland
- Paytrail PlcInvestor & advisor2011 — 2015
- Kytola Instruments OyBoard Member2010 — 2013Muurame
- Itella Information OyBusiness Development Director2008 — 2010
- Itella Information OyManaging Director (Tuottotieto Oy)1991 — 2008
- Pohjanmaa Oy/TUKO OyjHead of accounting services1990 — 1991
Skills & more
English1GermanFinnish1SwedishPitch DevelopmentStartup DevelopmentMotorsports MarketingBusiness CoachingSponsorshipInvestmentsMotorsportsBoard of Directors1
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Board LeadershipBusiness AnalysisFinancial AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentInternational BusinessNew Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBusiness ManagementBusiness PlanningFinanceAccountingBudgetsLanguages English · Finnish · German · Swedish
- HHJ-kurssi — HHJ - Hyväksytty hallituksen jäsen
- HHJ (Hyväksytty Hallituksen Jäsen) -tutkinto, ABM (Approved Board Member) Certificate — Keskuskauppakamari, Finnish Chambers of Commerce
From Vesa's professional profile.
Colleagues at Spintop Ventures
Ari Korhonen
Growth Partner at Evli Growth Partners
Caritta Seppä
Investment Manager at Spintop Ventures
Erik Wenngren
Partner and Co-Founder at Spintop Ventures
Finn Persson
Partner and Co-Founder at Spintop Ventures
Fredrik Johansson
Investment Analyst at Spintop Ventures
Helen Agering
Partner at Spintop Ventures
Isabel Nilson
Investor at Spintop Ventures
Jasenko Hadzic
Principal at BackingMinds
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vesa Lehtinen?
- Vesa Lehtinen is an angel investor and business development executive with experience internationalizing companies across sports innovation, cybersecurity, medical technology, defense, electric vehicles, and motorsports. He has held roles in Finland's fastest-growing electronic financial services center and managed internationalization strategies for organizations in medical technology and digital business services. Lehtinen brings expertise in international business development, B2B marketing, and organizational scaling, along with background as a competitive racing driver.
- Where does Vesa Lehtinen work?
- Vesa Lehtinen is at Spintop Ventures.
- What check size does Vesa Lehtinen write?
- Vesa Lehtinen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Vesa Lehtinen go to school?
- Vesa Lehtinen studied at University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän Yliopisto (M.Sc., Business/Managerial Economics).
